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[Thealastair34]

I love this thread please do not stop.

 

only going to get better!

[Thealastair34]

more engine work tonight, checking everything and torquing it all to make sure al is fine. 

 

not much to show but enjoyable and gives peace of mind 

 

 

[Tony H]

Are the red blobs so you can see if something has loosened? Or do you spanner with a nosebleed?

[Thealastair34]

Yes, just so it's easy to check as everything vibrates a lot

[Thealastair34]

block back in

 

 

 

need to get the right piston ring next week for it then i can get the sump and head back on and get it running.

 

decided to build the head back up ready to drop on while im waiting for that ring 

 

 

 

 

[Duncan VXR]

How did I miss this thread? Epic stuff B-) DG

[Thealastair34]

How did I miss this thread? Epic stuff B-) DG

 

thanks, 

 

might see you around in yours! 

[Thealastair34]

more work done today, 

 

pistons back in

 

 

dry sump all cleaned and and refitted

 

 

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bottom end 

 

 

new headgasket

 

 

head back on

 

 

 

turbo cooling lines refitted

 

 

alternator and dry sump belt on

 

 

also cut bonnet vents out and meshed them to get air out of the bonnet 

 

 

Edited by Thealastair34, 20 July 2013 - 08:51 PM.

[RabnaKS]

Al, Now I see why you've not bothered doing the window wobble, too trivial!!!!!! You're a genius.  A future 'how to book' for your pension?

[Nev]

Blimey that head gasket looks nice.

[Thealastair34]

a fair bit done this morning, just needs cams in and timing up and its ready to go again

 

sometime this weeks jon is coming from shawspeed to retime it all up 

 

out for a wash today 

 

 

 

mascot sill it one piece 

 

 

[Thealastair34]

back in the game

 

needs a spanner check and some more engine oil then im good for a road test

 

 

[Thealastair34]

afew clips 

 

car going well, have a weeping axle that needs looking at this week just retaxed it too, not sure how much ill use it as it gets colder though!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thealastair34]

been a while, 

 

anyway went out a month or so ago and clipped the rev lmiter and it stopped working 

 

free ride home then found the cause, 

 

 

 

 

 

new cam thanks to shawspeed and piper for making it quickly 

 

 

 

fitted 

 

 

 

made a carbon footwell cover, needed to do this to firewall the car so i can past testing

 

 

also making a new bottle and mount

 

 

 

 

and plug lead cover

 

 

 

mount made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thealastair34]

nearly finished the carbon dash front and rear, just to neaten the edges

 

also made a carbon spark plug cover to make that look nicer

 

thing about making some vented side panels to help with cooling and im also redoing the fuel system with -6 aeroquip throughout in the next few weeks

 

 

 

 

[Duncan VXR]

Looking good as per usual! Going to get my track beast out early this year on track and want to do some work in advance DG

[Thealastair34]

Looking good as per usual! Going to get my track beast out early this year on track and want to do some work in advance DG

 

thanks, im just potter on improving areas i know are not perfect

[Thealastair34]

heat has allows been a concern for me in such a small compact bay

 

my oil temps in there current setup fair ok for road use but rise quickly after afew 8-10 full boost blasts enough to know that sustained track work will cause me some issue, also the cooler the oil the higher oil pressure which is good 

 

my plan is to move the oil cooler and turbo cooler to outside the engine bay onto the side panels in clear air, they will be located in alloy covers and i will have one o feach side which also helps reduce he pressure drop in the oil lines as they will be shorted

 

to help with this i needed to make the side panels more taught so started to refit a flat floor setup, still needs some work and a engine inspection panel making for the centre

 

current setup

 

 

 

 

 

floor

 

 

chopped modded and fitted roughly

 

 

 

[Thealastair34]

little more work tonight, sorry for poor pic quality

 

rad and cooler off to reveal turbo cooler

 

 

 

turbo cooler removed, oil cooler left in for now, you can see how tight it is for space its fair to say

 

 

basically my aim to to mount both cooler on each side of the car like th below pictures will illustrate, they will be covered in by alloy to channel the air in and out, further to this is i plan to have a extended floor section to also help remove hot air from the bay into the oil/water cooler low pressure area 

 

that is that plan anyway

 

cooler a this oriantation, with the inlet facing inwards of course

 

 

 

another advantage is the shorted oil cooler lines, they will go from 3 foot there 3 foot back to 6" each so i should have a higher oil pressure in theory 

 

will make the templates for the alloy side pods from card this weekend all being well

[Thealastair34]

afew more bits done over the weekend

 

coolers mounted 

 

 

will be the other way round but working out measurements

 

 

 

 

fastened on with performace duct tape and card