Uaz 452 Turbo First Start?! - Saab 2.3 Powered Russian 4x4

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Original Van Specs;
1981 Uaz 452 T
2.5 litre petrol
4 speed manual with high and low ratio 4wd
Latest Van Specs;
2.3 Saab B234 turbo engine from Saab 9000
5 speed box from Vauxhall Frontera with selectable 4 wheel drive and low ratio
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[@bryangilbreath]

So glad to hear this fire up. I’ve been on a loop thinking about doing a diesel in my UAZ, first with an OM 602 and then a VW AHU. Now I’ve come full circle back to copying yours and using the engine from my 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero. It’s already a minimum of 75 HP higher in stock form and I he ave all the parts to rebuild it so, I’d rather drop it in the UAZ than back into the estate. It’ll help with my auto overstock situation as well :-) Going to go check out your merch

[@ched999uk]

Great to hear it run for the first time, well done. Looking forward to seeing it move for the first time.

[@benediktioakim]

nice hearing it finally ! well done !

[@JakobKsGarage]

Wow, congratulations! 🏆 Good to see you back at the core stuff, fiddling with Turbo SAABs in all kinds of strange cars. Would love to see one in the brown Toledo/1300/whatever Triumph/Leyland era thing also 😎

[@sirhhenry9379]

Yes it has been a while!

[@v8jim891]

Brilliant 👍🏻 that must be a much needed morale boost, long projects are hard especially when the more interesting fabrication part is over and you’re left with the job of actually making everything function

[@mikestinyshedofdreams]

Well done, that's a lot of work. It will be a hoot when you've got it back on (and off) the road.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

You just popped up randomly in my feed, its good to see a new channel.

[@paulchearman6261]

its the electronics/wiring that puts me off using one

[@KevinSimpson_MTB]

Nice update and a moral booster. Thanks Adam.

[@roughengineering3673]

Great to see you back that uaz will be sweet no doubt

[@SlightlyModifiedUk]

Nice one Adam. Great video, love seeing how you program the ecu. Info on that seems a little thin on the ground for the trionic7. You inspire me to get mine back on the road.

[@tompettersson3814]

Yey uaz! 😊

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

I've heard of people putting the saab efi system on the Toyota 22re

[@tractorhead971]

I had a rhd UAZ that got dressed as a police car for ‘Charlie and Chocolate Factory’ film with Johnny Depp later given as a competition prize by a car mag. Ultra low mileage, never been in public roads really. Does it still exist? 😬

[@agafonovas]

Posting weekly videos makes YT algorithm your friend. A short weekly progress update will favor existing and upcoming viewers.

[@LivingMyBoostLife]

I know it does but I feel like it would be 'all filler no killer' kind of content! Once this project feels less mundane maybe I'll give an attempt at the more frequent uploads 👍

[@benediktioakim]

Cant you use a virtual machine to simulate a w7 on a newer laptop ? We do that at my work, we have plenty of old software that dont run on newer machine.

[@LivingMyBoostLife]

I need to speak to some IT savvy mates and see what they recommend. I've got it working for now on the newer lap top but from experience with a Windows 10 setup it will uninstall the unsigned driver on next start up of the lap top. We'll see if this lap top does the same

[@benediktioakim]

put a like and then i gonna watch it

[@markburley9443]

quality laptop there i think i deleted all the porn off it............

[@LivingMyBoostLife]

ALL of the porn? No wonder it didn't work properly!