Kermit II (K-II) Triple rotor rebuild project

[Sicknote]

Will the angle of the turbo be fine for draining oil? I\'m sure there\'s a certain angle you can\'t go passed? Maybe I\'m wrong

Looks like it is dry sumped, shouldn\'t that be keeping a positive pressure of oil going to the turbo regardless of the angle it\'s mounted at?

Damn, beaten to giving the answer, yep, through the dry sump pumps its always on a pressure feed which
massively helps with the cooling of the turbo.

[Grant Monkhouse]

Ahh I see, but won\'t the pressure of the oil force it out and forwards, through the front seal? Hmm. Just ignore me if I\'m talking crap.

With the dry sump do you have to prime the system to get oil pressure before starting the engine?

Have seen a build on rx7 club and he has mounted some gubbings inside the car for his oil system. I will find a link and show you, you will know what it is better than me.

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Ahh I see, but won\'t the pressure of the oil force it out and forwards, through the front seal? Hmm. Just ignore me if I\'m talking crap.

With the dry sump do you have to prime the system to get oil pressure before starting the engine?

Have seen a build on rx7 club and he has mounted some gubbings inside the car for his oil system. I will find a link and show you, you will know what it is better than me.

I\'ve got the oil resevoir in the passenger footwell but the system isn\'t under enough pressure to go through the
seals and defo doesn\'t need priming, the only thing I have to wait for momentarily is the fuel pumps to fill the
swirl pot.

[Grant Monkhouse]

Here\'s the thread, last page, second pic, writing above it describes what it is. Maybe require for NA high rpm motors??

http://m.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=747809&page=26

[Will66]

I\'m guessing it\'s something to do with wanting to prevent the motor starting without oil pressure.

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Here are a few manifold pics... and a rare pic of me in the process.

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Ok guys, now the car is back the photos will come thick and fast, here is tonights work, the focus tonight was
the windows, wing mirrors, roof scoop and fuel filler caps and necks.

Enjoy.  

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A few more :-




















And the finished article for tonight, onto the exhaust tomorrow.  

[Grant Monkhouse]

Somebody should be wearing goggles when cutting metal, tut tut. Is the flexi duct for cold air feed for the turbo?

[Sicknote]

Lol, tht would just be health and safety gone mad fella !!   lol

No I just put that there for a laugh, it\'s actually the armour for the petrol
filler pipes inside the car.  

Somebody should be wearing goggles when cutting metal, tut tut. Is the flexi duct for cold air feed for the turbo?

[Casey]

Coming along very nicely indeed Dave :mmmm

[Grant Monkhouse]

Filler pipes? Ah yes 2 tanks, do you have cross pipes so that the level stays the same across the tanks? Will you be running it on race fuel or are you going for vpower and WI?

[Sicknote]

Yep, there\'s a pipe at the top of the tanks to equal out the gasses and one at the bottom to level the fuel, we
only require one fuel sender then.  

She\'ll be mapped on BP Ultimate or VPower, still thinking about the methanol
at the moment.  

Filler pipes? Ah yes 2 tanks, do you have cross pipes so that the level stays the same across the tanks? Will you be running it on race fuel or are you going for vpower and WI?

[Sicknote]

Thanks Malcolm.  :Thumbs-up

Coming along very nicely indeed Dave :mmmm

[Grant Monkhouse]

Yep, there\'s a pipe at the top of the tanks to equal out the gasses and one at the bottom to level the fuel, we
only require one fuel sender then.  

She\'ll be mapped on BP Ultimate or VPower, still thinking about the methanol
at the moment.  

Methanol as fuel or extra injectant?