Finally got the engine back together mostly
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Scrubbed up nicely :)
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Just read you entire build, great work!!
I’m just starting mine (mx5 just stripped) Keep up the good work, and posts |
So ive got a bit done recently
First i built an spacer for the new rear coolant pipe for the reroute to move it out from the block Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Then i filled in the the hole in the side coolant connector Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Used a 20 cent to stop the epoxy running into it Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Filled with epoxy Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr The hole was a feed for the interior heater so is not needed |
This is the coolant reservoir That i got
It only has this mounting point so i made a bracket to hold the whole thing Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr I also removed the old mounting points for the heat shield from the manifold and cleaned and painted it Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr |
I also started on the pedal box
Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr I also mounted the ecu under the dash Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr And made a bracket for the accelerator cable Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr And the engine is back in Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr |
Next up was to mount the radiator to the chassis
I was originally going to use a spurious golf rad which was not great looking to be fair then coolex had nice ali rads for a polo for quiet cheap at the national kit car show so i picked one up I Got two brackets bent up for it to mount it to the chassis Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Clamped in place to check everything lines up Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Checking the fit of the nose cone Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr I decided to add two new pieces to the chassis rather than drill through the existing chassis Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr |
Then i started on the piping for the cooling system which i picked some of it up at the kit car show
And some of the rest of the parts came from aliexpress I picked up the wrong size pipe so i need to get some more 32mm id piping Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Then i started on the wiring which is a whole other can of worms Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr Untitled by stephen harborne, on Flickr |
Wiring is one of my next big tasks. Are you going to shorten/remove unneeded pieces on the stock harness?
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I have most of the unnecessary wiring stripped out now.
The car i stripped had almost every extra electronic thing available so i reckon i have about half of the origional wiring removed I just needs lots of organising and adjusting. If your gonna strip the unnecessary wiring make sure you have a good wiring diagram |
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