Dave's Build (Attempt)

[garyout]

Cheers Dave

I think driving position is different for so many people soI think I will wait for body work sounds like vmax is on the mend anyways so hopefully it wont be to long now.

If you could measure how low your sump hangs I might be able to get engine and box mounted next weekend or at least make a start time dependant.

Cheers mate Gary

[Dave F]

Originally Posted by garyout

Cheers Dave

I think driving position is different for so many people soI think I will wait for body work sounds like vmax is on the mend anyways so hopefully it wont be to long now.

If you could measure how low your sump hangs I might be able to get engine and box mounted next weekend or at least make a start time dependant.

Cheers mate Gary

No worrys, I'll measure the sump drop, I think it's around 40mm, I have also offset my engine to the passenger side to help clear the inlet manifold and give the clutch fork alittle more space.

[garyout]

Dave

I think 40mm seems to ring a bell, cheers for info though.

Gary

[SteveH1]

Yea mine is fourty millimetres below i just put the chassis on fourty millimetre blocks and put the engine on the ground it balances nicely on the sump then just moved it around until it looked good. And fits under vmax bodywork

[vmax1974]

Dave did i see that you have put the "book spec" rear tub tubes cause they don't fit under the rear tub

[Dave F]

Originally Posted by vmax1974

Dave did i see that you have put the "book spec" rear tub tubes cause they don't fit under the rear tub

I have the ones that where supplied by Phil with the TMXR Flatpack, I'm sure he said they be ok! If needs be I'll have to modify them, it would't be the first thing I've had to modify.

[Dave F]

Well, not had loads of time in the garage as it's been silly season at work, now that's over and a couple of week in Egypt for some R&R, I decided it was time to build again. So I basically got the pedal box finished, painted, and assembled, not got it in the car yet, then the fuel system plumbed, tonight I got the spaghetti loom out, made some seriously dodgy tempory earth connections, whacked some fuel in and turned the key and f**k me, it fired up.

Not the best video and when it started it shook the camera as I'd ballenced it on the garage door to get the video but you'll get the general idea.

https://youtu.be/otp5Rb61Sgo