Anth's 79 300d N/a Coal grenade
Anth's 79 300d N/a Coal grenade
After a few years of owning my 79 300d I have decided to turbo it ........We named the old girl the "Coal grenade" as to how long it will survive who know's
I began fabricating my own manifold which proved to be tricky due to clearance problems with the automatic gearbox rods ,brackets and the N/a manifold.
In Australia we don't have factory turbo om617 and all the crap cluttering the righthand side of the car caused a great headache, I moved the turbo further forward than a factory manifold would have the turbo to allow more room for the new exhaust.
A blown head gasket set the mood for this project,
So I In the last 3 weeks I have ported the head where needed , changed springs and cam to a later model which had 80 thou more lift and some other little modification here and there and replaced the headgasket.
The engine has the stock "mw" pump fitted but later models have "m" pumps which I have as a spare if needed
please feel free to chime in on any advice as I play around with this project and I know this style of project probably has been posted to death but not by me
Cheers Anthony
Hello fellow members ,
After a few years of owning my 79 300d I have decided to turbo it ........We named the old girl the "Coal grenade" as to how long it will survive who know's
I began fabricating my own manifold which proved to be tricky due to clearance problems with the automatic gearbox rods ,brackets and the N/a manifold.
In Australia we don't have factory turbo om617 and all the crap cluttering the righthand side of the car caused a great headache, I moved the turbo further forward than a factory manifold would have the turbo to allow more room for the new exhaust.
A blown head gasket set the mood for this project,
So I In the last 3 weeks I have ported the head where needed , changed springs and cam to a later model which had 80 thou more lift and some other little modification here and there and replaced the headgasket.
The engine has the stock "mw" pump fitted but later models have "m" pumps which I have as a spare if needed
please feel free to chime in on any advice as I play around with this project and I know this style of project probably has been posted to death but not by me
Cheers Anthony
Is that a purple HZ I see? My grandad had an HQ wagon the same colour
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Nice work, wish I could do that sorta thing myself...
Is that a purple HZ I see? My grandad had an HQ wagon the same colour
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Installed the gauges there now patiently waiting for the rest of the project
It's a Hj Monaro that my wife bought 13 odd years ago one day it will get some loving,she has her HG premier to worry about so it's on the bottom of priorities
I ordered the exhaust today and mandrel bends should get it tmrw or the next day .
Cheers Anthony
G'day all,
Installed the gauges there now patiently waiting for the rest of the project
It's a Hj Monaro that my wife bought 13 odd years ago one day it will get some loving,she has her HG premier to worry about so it's on the bottom of priorities
I ordered the exhaust today and mandrel bends should get it tmrw or the next day .
Cheers Anthony
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
04-07-2015, 11:47 PM #6Right on man! Good work!
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Im in sydney about to do the same to my Merc and would love to hear more
Cheers Graeme
Several of us have learned how to make the MW pump preform so do not hesitate to ask for help. There will of course be those who will say that only the M pump will do, so don't be surprised by that. Knowledge is power!!
When you are ready for more fuel the MW has lots of adjustability available. No need for the M unless you want bigger elements.
Several of us have learned how to make the MW pump preform so do not hesitate to ask for help. There will of course be those who will say that only the M pump will do, so don't be surprised by that. Knowledge is power!!
Cheers anthony
Went for my first drive today ,what a improvement, doesn't struggle up hills and is happy cruising around, temp stayed on 80degc ,with the stock pump setting and manual shifting it made 16psi of boost with a slow climb of egt @480 deg C in 2nd gear, it will be interesting to see what it does when I'm able to turn the fuel up
Cheers anthony
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
When I get around it I'll be doing something very similar.
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Sweet progress. That EGT is lower than I thought...stock fuel though still I guess
When I get around it I'll be doing something very similar.
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Still smokey on idle im guessing injectors next and im yet to touch the pump !
Cheers Anthony
My car will be out for similar surgery as soon as I get another DD.
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Really neat. Turned the juice up yet? And how are your EGTs?
My car will be out for similar surgery as soon as I get another DD.
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Would be nice to do a dyno run
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Nice to hear. What WM injection pump do you have?
Would be nice to do a dyno run
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Wish I had a track around here to even do a proper 1/4 mile..
Tito, looks like a stock oil cooler in beside the radiator
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Been looking at plenty of W/M pumps but none of the "cheaper" ones look ideal to me.
Wish I had a track around here to even do a proper 1/4 mile..
Tito, looks like a stock oil cooler in beside the radiator
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHiinaAodlA
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
Never thought I'd see it on MCM...knew what it was as soon as I saw the thumbnail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHiinaAodlA
1978 300D, 373,000km... OM617.912 with a Holset HX30W, 7.5mm IP, 711.113 5 speed (project car, 7 years off the road and counting ;/)
1977 250 270,000km (parts car)
1977 300D (ex 280) 500,000km
1981 240D 498,000
1975 HJ45 ???,000
2001 2.8TD Rodeo 4x2 - 456,000 - DD
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