1st Gen Engine swap virgin has a few questions!

[mpk490p]

The emmisions test is sorted out. As reported on a different thread, the VOSA agency have said that cars with delayed registrations are emmision tested to the build date, (i.e.shipping date for Japanese etc), providing you can prove the date. So no emmisions test for Gus in December!

how do you prove that?
mine is a 1986 and it did fail the mot on emissions last year, to be fair i knew the mot tester and he tweeked the carb and got it through (the first mot in my new shell) my old rx was a 85 and was never tested, after getting home i thought the same that it should be exempt but guess it just come into testing?
went through ok this year but now i have the weber on there!

Mark

[mpk490p]

Take them off and throw them sir,release the horses.........:Thumbsup!

indead the only thing they are good for is a door stop

Mark

[Brett]

indead the only thing they are good for is a door stop

Mark

Not true - you can throw them at pikeys too! :wiggle

[David Nock (RIP)]

how do you prove that?
mine is a 1986 and it did fail the mot on emissions last year, to be fair i knew the mot tester and he tweeked the carb and got it through (the first mot in my new shell) my old rx was a 85 and was never tested, after getting home i thought the same that it should be exempt but guess it just come into testing?
went through ok this year but now i have the weber on there!

Mark

Fortunately, when I bought the car \'new\', I made the dealer type up a record of its history as stored for years unregistered and I\'ve also got from them the papers from the cargo ship it came from Japan on.
I can\'t see why a 1986 (C reg?) Series 1 should be subject to any emmisions testing. Try the VOSA telephone line that Trevtubby gave me. Option 3 button when you get through, to speak to the nice lady. No is 0870 6060440

[mpk490p]

Fortunately, when I bought the car \'new\', I made the dealer type up a record of its history as stored for years unregistered and I\'ve also got from them the papers from the cargo ship it came from Japan on.
I can\'t see why a 1986 (C reg?) Series 1 should be subject to any emmisions testing. Try the VOSA telephone line that Trevtubby gave me. Option 3 button when you get through, to speak to the nice lady. No is 0870 6060440

thanks David, its not a problem yet but would rather sort it out before it may become one

Mark

[Cycaduk]

Hi all, my 2p worth.
the exemption requirements include \'without catalytic converter\', so if like mine you still have the 100kg of ironmongery, it should still pass the emissions tests for CO and hydrocarbons.
Just how much power am I losing keeping the emissions gubbins attached?

[David Nock (RIP)]

Well it comes more to the crunch when a new exhaust is due. I\'d have liked to keep the standard set up, which had virtually zero CO and hydrocarbons emissions? The Mazda front pipe set up would have been about £250 on its own, then there\'s the small box/mid pipe bit, then the back box is about another £280. Plus theres all the air pipe to maintain.
I read once that there\'s about 5% improvement with a stainless system replacing all the Mazda trickery, but really, everyone changes because it boils down to the hellish cost of the original system every time.
These things were originally Calafornian specification, which I believe was serious emission control even in the 1970\'s.

[captainbizzaro]

Well it\'s crunch time everyone, he\'s in for MOT on Monday so fingers crossed and all that!

[captainbizzaro]

Well she went for MOT and after being sat since February only failed on two 50pence sized holes in the rear inner arches so I\'m well chuffed,should have full ticket by the end of the week!!

[captainbizzaro]

Oh yeah,and I spoke to the friendly MOT man and he confirmed that all Neville would be subjected to emmisions wise,is a visual check so hurrah for that and all!

[David Nock (RIP)]

Well she went for MOT and after being sat since February only failed on two 50pence sized holes in the rear inner arches so I\'m well chuffed,should have full ticket by the end of the week!!

Now can you keep us all posted about this one? It\'s the body repair I think all the Gen 1\'s have to have at some time. I\'m dreading it. I think the sunroof drains come down inside the main roof pillars and stop short inside - then draining ONTO the inner rear wing INSIDE the car. Gus isn\'t affected yet because he\'s been garaged, (and waxoyled). Let us know how Neville gets on.

[captainbizzaro]

I just realised Neville changed sex a couple of times in the last few posts,I must\'ve been tired!! Thanks to the wife for pointing that out. Anyway,David I\'ll definatly keep you posted on the welding etc-there are a few other bodywork bits that I want to sort so watch this space.........! I get him back Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[mpk490p]

Now can you keep us all posted about this one? It\'s the body repair I think all the Gen 1\'s have to have at some time. I\'m dreading it. I think the sunroof drains come down inside the main roof pillars and stop short inside - then draining ONTO the inner rear wing INSIDE the car. Gus isn\'t affected yet because he\'s been garaged, (and waxoyled). Let us know how Neville gets on.

i added some pipe to mine whilst the wings were off but you can get to them with  the inner wings out, i drilled a hole in the inner wing and the pipe just drains out from there, did the same with the rears:Thumbs-up
Mark

[Cycaduk]

I thought the sunroof drains were actually those air vents at the front of the rear side windows?

[mpk490p]

I thought the sunroof drains were actually those air vents at the front of the rear side windows?

the front of the sunroof drops into the inside of the front wing (great idea, wonder why the bottom of the wing rot out?) the rear pipes from the sunroof drop out into the vents just behind the doors (next to the rear quaters) the rear hatch drops in the rear vanlence (wonder why this rots out?) it was these i add the pipe to also just to stop it dropping onto the vanlence

Mark