Elford Turbo Conversion...

[CHC (RIP)]

It was going dark so it was tea drinking and chatting.
I may start digging my elford bits out now.

You do choose very good company though Keith
:cool

[Ian65]

It was going dark so it was tea drinking and chatting.
I may start digging my elford bits out now.

and a very enjoyable couple of hours it was too!
another plus of 1st gen ownership...!!!

[CHC (RIP)]

I\'ll drink to that - tea or coffee of cause.
:cheers

[Ian65]

I\'ll drink to that - tea or coffee of cause.
:cheers

any time you\'re passing..... you\'re more than welcome!

[CHC (RIP)]

When JAZ is fully fledged we have a number of visits to do around the country so I dare say I\'ll be taking you up on this - will let you know well in advance too.
Ditto by the way - if you are ever up this way, drop me a line and we\'ll sort something.
:yes

[Ian65]

I do get up to Cheshire Oaks quite a bit so maybe we can do this sometime.

[CHC (RIP)]

Not to far from home that - say 15 miles for me, sounds gud mate.

[Ian65]

the 1st comment people make when they look under the bonnet at this conversion is how clean and neat the top of the engine looks without the Nikki carb, rats nest and all the solenoids and wiring.....



Got a spare S3 engine loom and I\'m going to strip out all the redundant plugs and wires and rebind it all.



The \'on boost\' ignition retard system always looked a bit diy on Elfords so I\'ll incorporate that into the loom as well. Hopefully the reduced wiring will keep things looking neat.

Just need to double check the wiring diagrams now before I cut out something critical....

[syebba]

Ian,
I\'d just like to say how clean and neat the top of the engine looks without the Nikki carb,rats nest and all the solenoids and wiring.
 
Me thinks you,ve been dribbling over Jasons blue fb & Ramonz engine bays!
 
It does look much tidier,you\'re nearly there now.
ta stu..

[Ian65]

Ian,

Me thinks you,ve been dribbling over Jasons blue fb & Ramonz engine bays!
 
ta stu..

yeah, they are inspirational.

[RamoNZ]

When I see this I wish I had taken the easy road - 200 real hp beats 1 million imaginary hp anyday!

Good luck mate - like your work.

[captainbizzaro]

Keep the faith man lol.

[Ian65]

Started stripping back and cutting this S3 loom but I need some help please...




I\'ve identified most of the wires but have 3 that I can\'t remember if they are supposed to be connected or if they are one of the many that just hang around unused.
If I try to describe them, could one of the S3 owners check their cars for me sometime please and let me know if they should be connected or not. ( the workshop manuals are useless when it comes to the wiring)

They are all in the loom that comes out of the big connector covered in a large rubber boot on the n/s inner wing. I think most are in the area around the oil pressure switch.

Wire 1.

is a single yellow wire with brown bands and a female bullet type connector...



wire 2.

is black with a light green stripe and a female spade type connector and it\'s taped together with the wire that goes to the oil level sensor in the sump



wire 3.

is brown with a yellow stripe and black bands and has a female bullet type connector and is bound together with the wire going to the oil pressure switch



any help would be appreciated!

[David Nock (RIP)]

Might be a day to get back to you Ian....On the case though.

[Ian65]

Might be a day to get back to you Ian....On the case though.

cheers, appreciate it!