opel monza 24v conversion

[127 Gordo]

Have you considered the sound a N/A six makes with a decent exhaust and sidedrafts/TBs?

Better than sex

Chad - you're doing it wrong!

[021 Chad]

Have you considered the sound a N/A six makes with a decent exhaust and sidedrafts/TBs?

Better than sex

Chad - you're doing it wrong!

No my priorities are just a wee bit skewed from the average joe.

[017 Michael]

hahaha yes well that sound would be rather addictive.as for the timing chain issue is it the chain or the guides that give the trouble???

now for the diff sides of things,anyone know off other diffs being a sutible change??a simple fix would just be to lock it but is there anything else out there worth looking at.

what book are those pictures out of neville???

[001 Neville]

As far as I know, the pics were a story for a UK magazine, but i'll have to find out if you want to know especially.....?

Seems to be the chain guides which are the problem. When they break, the chain is able to jump off the teeth, but those with more knowledge in this area will be able to confirm.

[022 Ian]

Sidedrafts rock on a valver



Full thread here

http://totalcarlton.com/forums/index.ph ... 280.0.html

Can't really spend the time to do a detailed thread on here - all the info is on that one and can be viewed without registering unlike some of the other forums that I covered it on

[020 Brad]

Is that your engine there Ian? I remember reading that it awe a couple of years back. I think there are links to it in my Omega thread perhaps?

Very, very nice. Really makes me consider going to the dark side. One day...

[001 Neville]

Welcome back, Ian.

Hope you don't mind me posting up those pics of your mag appearance? Which one was it?

[022 Ian]

Is that your engine there Ian? I remember reading that it awe a couple of years back. I think there are links to it in my Omega thread perhaps?

Yeah my engine - I got bored and had the carbs already so thought what the heck!!

Very, very nice. Really makes me consider going to the dark side. One day...

It's been a revelation - everyone said it won't be as drivable and it cough spit bang and run like rubbish - well it did at first but I've ironed the issues out now

Just need some bigger carbs now

[022 Ian]

Welcome back, Ian.

Hope you don't mind me posting up those pics of your mag appearance? Which one was it?

Been in a few

Practical Performance car, Total Vauxhall, Retro Cars............. Well you know seemed like a good idea

That one was Total Vauxhall

Have a good pic from the photoshoot - they doctored the pics to remove some advertising!!!!

[022 Ian]

I have done the conversion 2 times now.
And its really easy you need to change a couple of things:

The front swaybar must be lowerd 1,5-2cm bij spacer blocks or else you can change the oilfilter

Alternatively if you can get hold of one a Senator 24V roll bar and then you don't need spacers and can still change the filter



You need to use corresponding Senator24V drop links too which are a bit longer - I shortened mine but it would have still worked std - schoolboy error

You need a custom made flywheel with 8 bolts for the cranck instead of 6.(i have a adres from a guy in Gemany who makes them in combination with a BMW 6 serie changed pressure plate that can handle the torque easy and a normal 9inche 30E friction plate.)

Better still buy one from the UK £300 Billet 5kgs and pre-made set up to run Audi S3 Pressure plate - can use original Monza friction disc and release bearing and it will cope with anything you throw at it



Cut down OE Flywheel to crank bolts



The BMW pressure plate is too damn big and heavy and you may find to need to do this to the bellhousing

You need to change the exhaust take the first part from the Senator B or Omega and weld it to your own Monza middle pipes.

You need to shorten the downpipe where it is a single pipe before the bend to join the original system too or the exhaust hangs too low

You need to make a alternator bracket or else your alternator will hit the chassie because:

Nope just fit a smaller alternator

You need to place the vacuum tank for the dual-ram valve

Scuttle pannel is fine - can even use the original pipework then

Its not very hard,wiring is very easy:
http://www.senator-monza.de/index.php?z ... TM9EkUBBVT

I know the links are in German but i can translate them for you if you want.

Google Language tool is fairly good

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... =&ie=UTF-8

[022 Ian]

Ian would have been another member to contact since he has already done to a Monza in UK just what you are planning, but his registration has dropped off due to not being used for the last 12 months!

Meh - life sometimes gets in the way

[118 Ben N]

http://www.senator-monza.de/?wM9QUSE1kJ ... TM9EkUBBVT

Sorry most people cant read german,but just look at the pics,thats a BMW 6 serie clutch and its the same as my bro has in the car...Works 100%.

[022 Ian]

http://www.senator-monza.de/?wM9QUSE1kJ4ETPElUTT1kJ1ETM9QUSF10UmMDN8lTM9EkUBBVT

Sorry most people cant read german,but just look at the pics,thats a BMW 6 serie clutch and its the same as my bro has in the car...Works 100%.

easy

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... =&ie=UTF-8

No offence intended but it's still a pretty poor conversion when you have to cut lumps of the cover plate to make it fit inside the bell housing - I'm still running same set up but I decided on the next one I'd do something much better

[020 Brad]

It doesn't look like too much needs to be taken off, perhaps just running a laser cut alloy spacer between the block and the gearbox would be suitable?

[022 Ian]

It doesn't look like too much needs to be taken off, perhaps just running a laser cut alloy spacer between the block and the gearbox would be suitable?

I'd be worried about poor seating of the input shaft in needle bearing located inside the crank

Like I said I had to scarf a load of material out of the bellhousing even after I cut the material of the pressure plate as without material removed you could still hear it rubbing as you turned the engine over