Bonzo's progress

[BORNXenon]

Nice choice of engine!
I have a modded X20XEV sat in the corner of my garage at the moment which I am considering using if I go down the Sierra route.
I'm waiting to see the Saturn MX-5 plans first, although I'm certain which route I go down will depend greatly on the availability of the donor.
Really struggling to find a Sierra for the kind of money I want to pay (not very much)!!

Are you using an Omega Gearbox or a Ford Type9 with the Belhousing adapter?

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

First uj on the prop will allow for any "misalignment" of the crank in any direction
oh and nice to see you back to PROPER work go Ronnie go go go

Kinda of my line of reason Kev

I didn't realy enjoy the first day or so back on the build but have now managed to catch a healthy dose of enthusiasm

I have seen a few pictures of 7's fitted with an offset engine so I guess the prop should be able to cope !!??

Looking at the photos, if I can shift the engine 20mm ish over to the passenger side, I can probably get that engine 75 - 100 mm further back & that would probably resolve the bonnet clearance issue.

Just thinking aloud here ..... Would the engine offset to the passenger side better ballance the car ??
Just thinking, all the heavy stuff like the starter, alternator & inlet manifold is on the drivers side of the engine.


BORNXenon

Thought about buying a bell housing for the type 9 gearbox but in the end went for the type R25-R28 Omega box that came out of a 2.5 litre v6 Omega

[BORNXenon]

Its a good strong box, I believe they also used it attached to the 3.2v6 in the elite models, should handle quite a bit of poke.

[michael92]

Hey bonzo may i ask a little question regarding your clutch,

as you may know I too am using this gearbox along with my x25xe and was wondering what sort of master cylinder to slap on. do you reckon a non integral master would work just fine?

Michael

[Bonzo]

Hi Michael

To be honest, I havn't delved too far into the best clutch master cylinder to use.

Managed to sort out Borg & Beck clutch kit but sill need to sort out a spacer for the concentric slave cylinder, then decide on what master cylinder will give me the throw needed.

My gut feeling is that I will not need too big a master cylinder & kinda hope that the Volvo one I have sitting on my shelf may do the trick

If all else fails, I am sure these guys will have the answer

QED Motorsport

Not touched my build for quite a while but will try & keep this tread up to date

[AshG]

have got a 0.75 on mine but im thinking of changing it to a 0.65 over winter as its a bit heavy to be honest

[AshG]

oh and ronnie... that xe is screaming throttle bodies at me

[Bonzo]

Much thanks for the info

The Volvo MC is quite small, I suspect quite close to .65

Got a set of Fireblade throttle bodies & MS here, that said the Fireblade ones are probably a bit small for the Redtop engine.

Was Kinda giving some thought into Jenveys for an easy life, gonna cost a packet though