Elford Turbo Conversion...

Ian65 · July 22, 2010, 09:25:23 PM

Quote from: myatt1972;706256Now one of those would be great on your conversion, youve gotta get one. Ive never seen one before is it an aftermarket job or was it original for the jap market?
You only need the rev counter.

it was factory fitted to the jap market 12a RX7 Savanna turbo, I\'ve never seen it before either.
Those 12at factory cars were nice... adjustable shocks, nice seats, fuel injection etc.... not as powerful as an Elford though apparently.

There\'s a nice one here in NZ...

http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23431

David Nock (RIP) · July 22, 2010, 09:32:02 PM

Will I get flamed as an old Farxt if I comment that the voltmeter\'s gone? :flamed

Ian65 · July 22, 2010, 09:38:49 PM

Quote from: David Nock;706267Will I get flamed as an old Farxt if I comment that the voltmeter\'s gone? :flamed

Probably!!
I wonder where it went though? Perhaps they ditched it altogether.
I know i\'d rather watch that boost going up than the volts going down!

myatt1972 · July 22, 2010, 10:06:28 PM

Quote from: David Nock;706267Will I get flamed as an old Farxt if I comment that the voltmeter\'s gone? :flamed

Never flame a fart, the results can be explosive!

captainbizzaro · July 22, 2010, 11:48:36 PM

That is sexy

Ian65 · August 06, 2010, 08:44:26 PM

bought a rebuild kit for the carb this week, Burlen Fuel Systems who own SU still list the Elford on their system...

http://www.sucarb.co.uk/CarbEssentials.aspx?ProductId=10543

It used the HIF44 SU, same as the MG Metro Turbo.

Opened my carb up and the old fuel has solidified like rock hard varnish. Carb cleaner hardly touches it.
A guy I know who rebuilds Dellortos professionally always uses cellulose thinners to clean the carb bodys....
anyone got any other ideas?

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Ian65 · August 07, 2010, 06:57:37 PM

Quote from: Ian65;709093bought a rebuild kit for the carb this week, Burlen Fuel Systems who own SU still list the Elford on their system...

http://www.sucarb.co.uk/CarbEssentials.aspx?ProductId=10543

It used the HIF44 SU, same as the MG Metro Turbo.

Opened my carb up and the old fuel has solidified like rock hard varnish. Carb cleaner hardly touches it.
A guy I know who rebuilds Dellortos professionally always uses cellulose thinners to clean the carb bodys....
anyone got any other ideas?

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all done.... what a complete b**tch of a job that turned out to be.
Took me all day to strip it, clean it and then rebuild it.
The instructions and diagrams that came with the rebuild kit were rubbish and a nightmare to follow.
As it was a standard HIF 44 SU carb that was adapted for use with a turbo, certain seals had to be reversed, nothing was labeled, it was a rebuild kit which included the parts for 2 slightly different carbs and so I ended up with a pile of bits that I didn\'t need..... nice of SU to let me know before hand.

Anyway, it\'s sorted now and ready to go on the car so I\'m a step nearer to doing the conversion.
I\'ll put a straightforward description of this carb rebuild on my website in case anyone else ends up doing it sometime.

A few pictures...

The \'Beadles About\' style prank, otherwise known as the SU HIF44 rebuild kit...

The stripped carb body...

The challenge as completed...

Think I\'ll go and cut the grass and calm down!
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myatt1972 · August 07, 2010, 07:43:27 PM

Dont worry about doing a write up, I will just give you mine to do !!!

captainbizzaro · August 07, 2010, 08:47:37 PM

That looked like fun!

Ian65 · August 07, 2010, 08:57:30 PM

fun it ain\'t!
This picture shows a bit better all the seals and bits.... like a jigsaw puzzle with no picture on the box.

JBerg · August 07, 2010, 11:29:32 PM

wow nice job! looks like a total nightmare

A7RXY · August 08, 2010, 03:54:53 PM

Not as nice as a new Nikki carb,

David Nock (RIP) · August 08, 2010, 05:31:40 PM

Grrrrrr........:Hammer

shaunwil · August 08, 2010, 05:46:11 PM

Looks extremely nice ! Very good job indeed

Shaun

Ian65 · October 09, 2010, 08:33:06 PM

I was going to put this conversion off until the spring but after my clutch woes last week, I decided that if I\'d got to take the gearbox out, I might as well get on with it.

I started off today by labelling everthing up...

and then dropped the bonnet off ready to lift the engine...

after disconnecting everything and undoing the engine mounts I lifted the engine out...

the empty bay waiting for the turbocharged engine...

the complete 12a...

stripped off the inlet, emission control junk & beehive oil cooler, non of which is needed and gave the engine a clean up...

then took the standard sump off ready to fit the modified Elford sump...

Just waiting for some gaskets and the clutch pinion bearing and seal to arrive then I can put the clutch on, fit the gearbox and bolt up the turbo.