Back with rotary power.

[grinder]

errr not sure about the rev counter to be honest ( i really cant remember )

It certainly worth trying to source a ECU to test .. i think i paid about £20 for my last one

I have about 5 in the garage now .. but i have no idea what works and what doesnt

oh yeah and there should be no "ticking" noises when you put the ignition on

if you plough thru that thread , you will see what steps i took etc..

But from past experience .. defo try an ecu if you can get your hands on one ..

if you get REALLY stuck i can prob lend you one to try

[grinder]

and i assume you dont live in a 40 mile radius of me either ??

[TiddlesRX7]

I\'m sure mine ticks with the ignition on sometimes. A relay tick or something. Its never bothered me or the car so kinda just thought it was normal.

Make sure the battery has had a really really good charge. If you\'ve got fuel and spark it should fire up. Worst case a tow start will help.

Ade

[Mazzyrx7]

Had a good read of your thread Grinder.

Plan of attack tomorrow is make sure all grounds are good. if that doesn\'t get it started I\'ll pull out the ECU and have a good look and see if it has any damage. The one you pulled out of your car looked pretty bad. I\'ve only got one relay/solenoid clicking away none at the front.

Batteries are hooked up and charging for tomorrows attack.

[jimmydanny]

I pulled mine out after a leaking vert roof. Didn\'t see any damage at first, had to study it really hard to see the corroded copper on one foot on a resistor. Made my car go in emergency mode/fail-safe.

[Mazzyrx7]

It\'s now running. After a bit more fiddling it start straight up. Ran up to temp and seems fine.

Next on the list is brakes and then sorting out a few electrical gremlins.

[grinder]

thats great news

Well done

[TiddlesRX7]

Well done mate. Good to hear.

Ade

[Mazzyrx7]

Thanks guys. I\'m pretty chuffed it\'s up and running

Next question: I\'ve noticed a water leak at the water pump. So who is the best cheapest place to source a gasket or pump?

[Mazzyrx7]

Bit of an update

The car has been fighting me at every turn! I\'m seriously thinking of sell once I\'ve sorted the problems and got an MOT on the car.

I\'ve had water leaks galore got to the bottom of these and now the water pump weep hole has started leaking.

Had to replace a couple of oil injection hoses due to being brittle and broken. Now looks like the oil metering pump isn\'t pumping. So bought a used one of those

Vacuum lines being broken and brittle, so all these had to be replaced.

The car has self locking activated when the engine is running. So the door shut when I was checking under the bonnet. I only have one set of keys, so was locked out with car running. Wasn\'t to difficult to get back in but just another annoyance.

To top all of this off, got the V5 back and discovered the car was a CAT C write off back in 2005.

So I think I\'ve lost all love for the thing and once it is all up and running it\'ll be going up for sale to hopefully cover what it\'s costing me.

[Mazzyrx7]

Here are some update pictures. I think I can safely say it\'s an improvement from 2 months ago. Still got some jobs to do to tide it up a bit more. It really needs a good machine polish.


The new correct front bumper looks a lot better than than the one that arrived on the car

The Skyline R32 GTR wheels look a lot better than the flakey old original on the car. I\'ve got the originals on ebay and hopefully they\'ll cover the cost of the replacement (£70 bargain)

The car does show its age and does have a good few battle scars to show for its years

The seats are a bit of a mismatch on the colour. The interior is nearly finished but needs a few bits to finish. But it might be all getting ripped out if final make my mind up to track day it.

Now just got to get it MOT\'d. I\'ve found classic insurance for £190 which I think is pretty cheap. It\'s only £30 more than my Land Rover 90 with a good deal more poke.

[grinder]

ohhh a 90 , thats a toy i would like