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the passion you have for your work is inspiring...great craftsmanship
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Finished off some last bits of dashboard wiring yesterday (few extra's been added, launch control settings, etc), and tidied all the wiring behind it into neat runs, switched idiot lights out for LED's (which then required ripping them to bits and trying to add diodes and ballast resistors in the case of the alternator charging light....good fun trying to solder them in a space about 8mm x 4mm.....lots of swearing, some burnt fingers.
Anyway, kettle went on, coffee came out, shiny lights:
As promised, new front bonnet, ignore the steel box section, it was just there to hold the front square whilst welding as it's fairly thin aluminium, it's on hinges now and will get a gas ram lifter fitted to secure it, much easier to work on if you break down away from the service area then.
And new floorpan is on, new bulkhead, seat mounts, pedals, etc:
Anyway, kettle went on, coffee came out, shiny lights:
As promised, new front bonnet, ignore the steel box section, it was just there to hold the front square whilst welding as it's fairly thin aluminium, it's on hinges now and will get a gas ram lifter fitted to secure it, much easier to work on if you break down away from the service area then.
And new floorpan is on, new bulkhead, seat mounts, pedals, etc:
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Well, thanks to some advice from Jim, there's a lovely EWM unit in the workshop which is so much better than the old Parweld it's unreal, it sounds different just firing it up.
I haven't been in for a long time due to more family health issues (seriously, cancer seems to have something against my family this past year or two, it's picking on us, b******d thing), anyway, the dry sump belt cover needed finishing off, so it was a good chance to have a little play to get used to it on something not particularly important structurally.
Too much cleaning (seems to need far less than the old Parweld), but reasonably happy:
Anyway, that's finished off, and has a matching Polycarbonate cover for the front which seals it against dirt/rocks and still lets us take a quick look in service, final bits of oil hose have gone in and a new water pipe has been made up (old one was a bit too close to hot area's for our liking), so that's the engine finally plumbed in completely.
Nearly there. Nearer than the last time I said nearly there, and the time before, and the one I said about 2 years ago.
I haven't been in for a long time due to more family health issues (seriously, cancer seems to have something against my family this past year or two, it's picking on us, b******d thing), anyway, the dry sump belt cover needed finishing off, so it was a good chance to have a little play to get used to it on something not particularly important structurally.
Too much cleaning (seems to need far less than the old Parweld), but reasonably happy:
Anyway, that's finished off, and has a matching Polycarbonate cover for the front which seals it against dirt/rocks and still lets us take a quick look in service, final bits of oil hose have gone in and a new water pipe has been made up (old one was a bit too close to hot area's for our liking), so that's the engine finally plumbed in completely.
Nearly there. Nearer than the last time I said nearly there, and the time before, and the one I said about 2 years ago.
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Haven't had many updates this month, but my grandad passed away suddenly and I broke my arm to boot - oh, and the daily drive has been on axle stands for 2 weeks just to top it off - but back to making things:
The the new front brake bells are done, and I've just finished drawing up some matching new front discs - the old ones are fine - in fact, we fitted them to dry trial it all before anodising - but, when you have shiny wavy ones on the rear, they're nice on the front too, no?
Can't be having the old rusty ones touching the shiny things!
Probably the last machined things for a while because the lathe is up for sale, so will be without one for a little while, she's done some nice work for an old girl though!
The the new front brake bells are done, and I've just finished drawing up some matching new front discs - the old ones are fine - in fact, we fitted them to dry trial it all before anodising - but, when you have shiny wavy ones on the rear, they're nice on the front too, no?
Can't be having the old rusty ones touching the shiny things!
Probably the last machined things for a while because the lathe is up for sale, so will be without one for a little while, she's done some nice work for an old girl though!
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Discs, just off for a quick dip at the platers to stop any corrosion between mounting surfaces (as it'd throw the disc off from running true), and then the front goes back together and outside to see how she looks in some sunshine!
They look rather big in the pictures but there's no chamfer on there yet:
And mounted with calipers:
However, the workshop assistant sayeth:
"Stop ****ing about with shiny coatings and get these wheels on!"
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They look rather big in the pictures but there's no chamfer on there yet:
And mounted with calipers:
However, the workshop assistant sayeth:
"Stop ****ing about with shiny coatings and get these wheels on!"
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The conversion of the engine, wiring loom, new clutch, new rear arms, bonnets, new tubework, front/rear hubs, brakes, shafts, plumbing, and all the associated bolts/bits/plating has come to about £4.5k, there's probably another 500 quid in replacement parts for wear/tear that would have been done anyway as well.
With some of the old bits we've sold, plus the bits we'll sell on once the new stuff has been proven, then we'll probably get around 1500 back, which lessens the pain a little, if not much
The initial budget was about 2k for the engine + mounting, loom and new rear bonnet. Kinda went out of the window
Mind, it's amazing how much steel and ally has gone up since we first started, that hasn't helped.
With some of the old bits we've sold, plus the bits we'll sell on once the new stuff has been proven, then we'll probably get around 1500 back, which lessens the pain a little, if not much
The initial budget was about 2k for the engine + mounting, loom and new rear bonnet. Kinda went out of the window
Mind, it's amazing how much steel and ally has gone up since we first started, that hasn't helped.
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Right, now you've depressed me with the costs, I'm cheering myself back up - the change of loom connector is done, the stuff comes back from plating on Monday, the fuel pump/filter/reg gets mounted Tues/Wed along with the piping, then it's pull the covers off the hoses/intake, etc, clean it all out, drop the sump and clean that out, bolt it back on....annnnd.....
TAKE IT OUTSIDE TO PLAY ON THE WEEKEND AT LAST
TAKE IT OUTSIDE TO PLAY ON THE WEEKEND AT LAST
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Thousands of miles and plenty of trophies to it's name, but that abused old Peugeot 106 steering wheel is finally retiring from it's life of misery and pain (Ed's taking around the back and having it shot*).
Of course, that means an adaptor is required for the new one. The remains of my 306 got butchered for a column spline to use for spinning a new adaptor up in the lathe - thankfully it hasn't been disconnected to sell yet!
Lightening scallops courtesy of a Mr A.Grinder...
Due to having to TIG the old centre spline in it's all in steel, so no shiny anodised ally things today for you all. Terrible, I know - I'm sorry.
I think that's -5bhp for lack of anodising and -8bhp for not being able to say 'Billet Ally!' when talking about it.
(*KIDS! I'm joking, the wheel has gone to a home for retired steering wheels, it's getting leather food every day and frollicking in fields with other wheels, it's in a caring, happy place - and definately hasn't been violently butchered by an angle grinder wielding maniac requiring the steel spline out of the centre.)
Of course, that means an adaptor is required for the new one. The remains of my 306 got butchered for a column spline to use for spinning a new adaptor up in the lathe - thankfully it hasn't been disconnected to sell yet!
Lightening scallops courtesy of a Mr A.Grinder...
Due to having to TIG the old centre spline in it's all in steel, so no shiny anodised ally things today for you all. Terrible, I know - I'm sorry.
I think that's -5bhp for lack of anodising and -8bhp for not being able to say 'Billet Ally!' when talking about it.
(*KIDS! I'm joking, the wheel has gone to a home for retired steering wheels, it's getting leather food every day and frollicking in fields with other wheels, it's in a caring, happy place - and definately hasn't been violently butchered by an angle grinder wielding maniac requiring the steel spline out of the centre.)
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No, we're still waiting on some odds and sods coming back from plating as we decided to send extra at the last minute (engine cage and bumper) for a bit of corrosion protection, so they're all getting done together. Unfortunately some of the engine mounts are in there so it's rather difficult
However, we have had a test run on the starter just to check and compression is okay, belt runs look nice and true and the injectors and ignition are all firing fine. So fingers crossed it'll be going soon.
We could have spent a lot less money to be honest but with it being over such a long time a few hundred that's been spare here and there on upgrades has soon added up when it knocks onto needing other parts altering (such as the new pedal box, discs, wheel, etc) - but, they're all things that should make driving it easier or the car more reliable so hopefully it's well spent.
However, we have had a test run on the starter just to check and compression is okay, belt runs look nice and true and the injectors and ignition are all firing fine. So fingers crossed it'll be going soon.
We could have spent a lot less money to be honest but with it being over such a long time a few hundred that's been spare here and there on upgrades has soon added up when it knocks onto needing other parts altering (such as the new pedal box, discs, wheel, etc) - but, they're all things that should make driving it easier or the car more reliable so hopefully it's well spent.
