getting there...

[Archbish]

I decided to go new loom as most of the stuff on the original I felt was (a) 25 years old so not in the best of form, and (b) meant I could keep the body electrics and the engine electrics seperate.  Because the car had a piston engine in it previously, I wasn\'t sure which of the wiring was stock, and which was screwy, so ripping it all out and starting again sounded like the best plan.  

I\'ve run the body loom for the front of the car down the chassis rail, so the engine bay should be pretty empty apart from Engine stuff.

Looking to go for a microtech ECU for the fuelling and timing, and then a boost controller of undetermined type for the boost control.

[Archbish]

so getting further along in the plan...

the brakes are all complete, the clutch is complete, the wiring is started, and the engine turns over on the key (although without an ECU, it\'s not going to be starting any time soon).

This weekend has been oil cooler hoses & downpipe from the turbo.  

some pics:



Bought the parts from //www.boostdaddy.com, and Marv is a really great guy.  Will be buying more parts from this guy again.  Getting pretty good at putting these hoses together, and the advantage of making them myself is that I can mock them up on the car, and get it spot on.





I WELDED THIS!!!!  just a little bit chuffed - bought the bends and the flange, my bro did the flange part, and I welded the rest!!

[Ada7]

Good work big feller. Coming along nicely.
Now just get some fuel in it, open the new car smell air freshner and turn the stereo up

Adam

[David Nock (RIP)]

That pic of the turbo and steering box together is a corker. Imagine the old Jap designers sitting in Hiroshima in the \'70\'s. "Ris car wirr nev be serious fast, steering box be OK my Chief Engineer san."
I wish they could see it now.
Have you got the Reg or series \'Bish, and the original colour?

[Brett]

Looking good :Giggle

Got an ETA for the MOT?

[BlitzBoy]

looking good bish baby

[Archbish]

So big week this week...

Got the ECU from Pip a couple of weeks back, and spent the time putting it in nice and neat.  Then got the last bits to give it a start (injector connectors, stuff like that), and tried to start it...  Nothing.  Asked around, gave Pip a buzz, and found two things - the tdc was 90 degrees out, and the injectors in the base map had 550 primaries, not 1200s.  Trimmed 50% out as suggested to give it a start, and BRUM!!!  IT WAS ALIVE (albeit briefly and revving very quickly).

So put the 550 primaries back in, reusing the oval connectors from the loom.  Spent a few minutes blocking all the bits that would leak to stop it revving (although going to make some proper plates up methinks), put it all in, turned up the map again...
...and BINGO!  started up first time!  It\'s got quite a high idle, but I\'m putting that down to dodgy sealing and the map needing tweaking.

the best part was (bearing in mind I started it about 1/2 hour ago) turned it off again, and suddenly heard a shout from next door.  The deaf retired fella from next door had rushed out after hearing the car from the back of his lounge...  and was chuffed to pieces that I\'d got it running!!!

so need to
- sort out a proper oil drain (at the mo, keeping it topped up, and draining it to a nice clean bucket
- get all the coolant bits sealed so it can remain topped up with water
- send the prop shafts off for making one and one alone
- start to put the electronics back in place
- get gauges sorted out
- put gearstick in
- throttle cable
- electric fan
etc, etc

also maybe a screamer pipe, although might just bend and weld it back into the exhaust...

OH IT IS SO ....ING COOL!!!! *GRIN*

anyhow, target is still 12th July for a road legal version (even if not complete!!)

Couple of pics:

[gsb876]

Looking good ya gay bear :cheers

[shaunwil]

Good man

You are so going to enjoy that car !!!! They are awesome without much grunt !

Shaun

[David Nock (RIP)]

Bish, PLEASE e mail us a Reg to dgnock at btopenworld dot com
I know now it was Red on a C plate, but when you photographed it going onto Bryan\'s trailer that day you little thought I\'d be standing on my head trying unsuccessfully to make out the Reg. from your Photo. I deserve it Bish, I really do, I\'ve followed the trail of this car for yonks.
Cheers Dave.

[Kieron]

Love it

[BlitzBoy]

This is going to be one very fast car

[Archbish]

Bish, PLEASE e mail us a Reg to dgnock at btopenworld dot com
I know now it was Red on a C plate, but when you photographed it going onto Bryan\'s trailer that day you little thought I\'d be standing on my head trying unsuccessfully to make out the Reg. from your Photo. I deserve it Bish, I really do, I\'ve followed the trail of this car for yonks.
Cheers Dave.

it\'s definitly C something something something something something something...

I\'ll try and dig it out when I get home, I promise!! *grin*

As for fast, I\'d like to think so - the fuelling, ecu, engine, turbo, etc, is all set up to be a bit funky...  Although with stock ports, I\'m not going to go over 12psi at the most.  Any guesses on final HP figures???

[mpk490p]

ah i like this game 232bhp in 1200kg car + Bish lol

[BlitzBoy]

oh cmon 15psi with that setup
well at 1 bar stock TII ports with a T04R type turbo I would say 300-330 rwhp