13bt in a series 3

[captainbizzaro]

Nice one mate thats gonna be an awesome bit of kit.

[Archbish]

Thanks y\'all.  And yup, that is the wheels

[kiwimazda]

It must be nice to have that at the wheels. Oh well one day:rolleyes:

[Archbish]

well, it\'s a start... >)

[David Nock (RIP)]

Nearly there \'Bish.......Sun\'s out....ready for the road?

[Archbish]

Oh yes - been out this morning already.  Surprised a lot of people (including me...) on the private roundabout down to the private slip road onto my private road.  lots of tyresmoke, and sideways action.  


this is going to be hilarious...

[captainbizzaro]

Can I come and play on your private estate lol

[RamoNZ]

Ive just come to pay my respects and add a little jealousy.
 
I too plan this conversion on my \'85. Its going to be stock on the outside apart from a mild lowering kit.
 
The only thing I think I am going to have problem with is finding a suitable engine for a reasonable price - I dont want to buy a whole car and try to offload the rest, but not sure if ill have much choice. Im happy to rebuild the motor, but how do you tell if its going to need rotor housings from the outside of a running motor - this could be the difference between cost effective and budget out the window...

[mpk490p]

nice to see the hard work paying off and i finally fitted those calipers your car was only just running when i came down!

[RamoNZ]

If you dont mind, I have a couple of questions myself...
 
Sump - what did you use?
Engine mounts - did you slot the 12a front bar?
Clutch?
Radiator?
Radiator hoses?
Was the engine already rebuilt, or did you change the seals etc?
 
Any other little things likely to trip up like minded people looking to take on the challenge?
 
Oh, and what are the final numbers? That thing must be a weapon

[Archbish]

Sump - what did you use? 13b GLSE from Pip at WGT.  New part ordered directly.  You\'ll also need a different oil pickup (pip should be able to advise)

Engine mounts - did you slot the 12a front bar?  I didn\'t.  I did buy a 12a front cover, which requires a trim of the water pump, and you will need to drill and tap the front cover for a turbo drain.  Seemed such an integral part, I didn\'t want to weaken it.  The gearstick is a bit further back than it could be, but that was personal choice, and it\'s only about 20mm

Clutch? off ebay.  Still using the Turbo II gearbox.

Radiator? ASI jobby off ebay (remarkably similar size to the PWC one)

Radiator hoses? Flexible silicon ones - can\'t remember the supplier, but they work great.

Was the engine already rebuilt, or did you change the seals etc?  unopened running engine.  It\'ll be interesting to see what it\'ll take.
 
Any other little things likely to trip up like minded people looking to take on the challenge?
I decided to rewire the car - bought a universal loom from the states for £108.  All polybushed, new springs and struts. Use the turbo 2 oil cooler, with new braided lines.

The fuelling is interesting - I\'ve a lift pump, swirl pot, pressure pump, and made the fuel lines myself.  If you were using the stock injectors and fuelling, you could probably get away without doing most of that, but this car is future proofed (or intended to be anyhow).  
Reco prop can make the propshaft out of the two ends (so you\'ll need a first gen prop, and a 2nd gen prop, for the ends).  
Gearbox mount is tricky, but can be manipulated into place with bolts and metalwork.
Manifold for a turbo can be bought from \'Steve\' on ausrotary.  The exchange rate was in my favour at the time, but the quality is amazing, and depending on what turbo you\'re looking at, he has them on the shelf.
Oh, and Ebay has been the source of nearly everything here.  Intercooler hoses, injectors, turbo, intercooler, rad, braided hoses, and connectors, wheels, tyres, FPR, carpet, you name it, I ebay\'d it.
 
Well, I\'m hoping for 300 rwhp at the mo.  It is damned quick, and leaves traction far behind, so for road use, I\'ll settle for 200rwhp or so.  cos it weighs not a lot.

[RamoNZ]

Do you premix or did you work out the OMP? I really want to run some kind of metering, preferably a separate 2 stroke oil tank so I can run synthetic oil in the engine.

[mpk490p]

Seach for prof he has done a good conversion with a seperate tank

[Ada7]

Are you bringing it to Brooklands Bish?

Adam

[Archbish]

Premix - yup.  From memory, the omp is taken out of the equation, so I chose to go premix.

and Brooklands - hopefully...