Elford Turbo Conversion...

[David Nock (RIP)]

Right....This is the feedback. My engine is unmodded Ex Factory as is the wiring.

No.1 on your list, Yellow with Brown Bands goes to an angled sensor device right at the side of the Oil Pressure Switch. That must be the water temperature sensor.

No.2 on your list, Black with Light Green Stripe is loosely tied with the wire that goes to the Oil Level Switch and is not connected.

No.3 on your list, Brown with Yellow Stripe is longer than the other wires because it is bound up onto the top of the engine, where it goes nowhere - not connected.

Hope that helps.....Dave.

[Ian65]

Thanks for the info Dave and Keith...... sussed it now with your help.....cheers!

[myatt1972]

Any progress this weekend Ian?

[Ian65]

Any progress this weekend Ian?

Ha, Ha! my creation..... IT\'S ALIVE, IT\'S ALIVE!!






Put the oil cooler on and connected up the breathers and vac lines and the coolant hoses then unplugged the fuel pump and spun it over to get the oil pressure up.
Put the old slave cylinder back on and bled the clutch then plugged the fuel pump back in and fired it up.
Took a bit of fiddling to get the carb settings roughly right so that it would tick over but sorted now.

Left it on tickover for about 5 mins  then my bargain £15 oil cooler leaked!  
What a b*******!
On the positive side, the engine sounds as sweet as a nut so I just need to track down a T2 oil cooler now.
I\'d already decided to put the larger S3 rad back in and go for a T2 cooler up front but hoped to run the S2 setup for the time being. Oh well, not to worry!

The 1st RX7 I ever saw back in 1984 was an Elford down in Bournemouth where they made them and I\'ve wanted one ever since.
I managed to drive to the bottom of my drive and back to test the clutch so after waiting 26 years, my 1st drive in an Elford lasted about 100 yards and wasn\'t quite how I envisaged it but hey, what the hell, I now officially own an Elford Turbo!

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[captainbizzaro]

Woooopwooooop, good times mate well done.

Just had a thought, thats just doubled the going rate for a TII cooler now bugger.:D

[A7RXY]

Well done mate ........... All comes to him who waits .........

  Dibs

[Ian65]

cheers guys....  forgot to add, click on the pic to go to video

[captainbizzaro]

I love that sound

[CHC (RIP)]

cheers guys.... forgot to add, click on the pic to go to video

Congratulations, well done and all that mate - bet that really felt good after all that research, grafting, head scratching & tinkering.  Looks great and that sound ..... corrrrrrr, brilliant.
You\'re the man
:god

[myatt1972]

Well done mate, I better brush the dust off the crypton tuner for you.
Ahh, is that the oil cooler the dog was chewing on in the back of my car :eek

[TRIND-FD]

Nice job you done there Ian, Bet you got a great big smile on your face still.
 
 
Keith

[syebba]

Well done Ian,thats impressive in such a short space of time.

[David Nock (RIP)]

Looks Good, Sounds Great.....Well Done Mate.

[Ian65]

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I must say it was very satisfying doing the conversion myself
I enjoyed working out how it all went together as much as doing the conversion itself but I couldn\'t have done it without the help, advice and encouragement from the members on this forum so thankyou very much for all your support.
I really appreciated it, cheers.

[shaunwil]

Wonderful feeling when it fires up for the first time

Well done !

Shaun