Rosco's haynes Build

[Rosco]

New gear lever made





Also made a bracket for the starter relay

[SeriesLandy]

Looking spot on like normal.
I've got a dash2 as well and had problems with the Hall effect sensor picking up the diff bolts (prop side).
I would loose speed after about 20mph. I put it down to the prop spinning too fast.
I ended up putting the sensor on the half shafts and haven't had a problem yet.
It may just have been a 1 off but it was a pita to change it as I had pretty much got the car finished.
A mate also used the studs on the front front uprights but he had the other type of sensor. It also caused Problems at iva as they couldn't do the speed test as the wheels went driven

[Rosco]

Originally Posted by SeriesLandy

Looking spot on like normal.
I've got a dash2 as well and had problems with the Hall effect sensor picking up the diff bolts (prop side).
I would loose speed after about 20mph. I put it down to the prop spinning too fast.
I ended up putting the sensor on the half shafts and haven't had a problem yet.
It may just have been a 1 off but it was a pita to change it as I had pretty much got the car finished.
A mate also used the studs on the front front uprights but he had the other type of sensor. It also caused Problems at iva as they couldn't do the speed test as the wheels went driven

Cheers for that, I will have a look into it

[Rosco]

Almost two full days of wiring!

All dash wires into terminal rails



These are the ends, crimp forks soldered on



Two 13 way plugs fitted on the end of the bike loom and fly leads out the other side to the rails



Engine loom in position and getting neater

[Rosco]

Water pump removed, need to block the hole in the block, I'm going to run an electric water pump



And that's it, doesn't look a lot, got a few more plugs to fit and get my switches mounted then I will be linking the rails together, I might get rid of the rails when it's all wiried but I will see, I did it this way as its all laid out and I'm hoping it will be easy to keep track of

[norton]

Look great as always? Why the electric pump?

[voucht]

Originally Posted by norton

Why the electric pump?

I'm sure Rosco will have an answer to that, but as the company I used to work for sells this kind of equipment, I think I can give an an answer too

With an electric water pump, like the EWP's from Davies Craig, if it is connected to an electronic controller, the water circulation in the cooling system does not depend on the engine rev, as it does with a mechanic pump. And the cooling needs of an engine are not always propositional to its rev (overheating when the engine is idling in traffic jams for example, or too much cooling at high speed, when not necessary)

The electronic controller is normally connected to both the electric water pump and the electric cooling fan. It detects the water temperature, and adapt the speed of the pump (and the fan when needed) to maintain the optimum temperature in the cooling system, independently from the engine's rev, providing the engine with a very constant temperature. The electronic controller can be set to the optimum working temperature of the engine.

The second advantage of an electric water pump is that it does not take mechanic power from the engine (as a mechanic pump does), so a few hp can be gained.

Hope this answer your question

[Rosco]

cheers for that Sylvain, yeah that's it really, but im not going to be running a controller to start with as i do have a budget to keep to

the main reason is heat soak once the engine is turned off, with an electric pump i will be able to keep the pump and fan running once the engine has switched off

[voucht]

Originally Posted by Rosco

the main reason is heat soak once the engine is turned off, with an electric pump i will be able to keep the pump and fan running once the engine has switched off

You're right, that is another good reason for using an electric water pump!

[norton]

I need the same continuation of circulation after powering down for my PC...

Is there no diy controller out there that could be made to manage the pump?