Robin Hood Zero kit car build site

Build Photo's

2009-08-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

All the build photo's are in three albums

Album 1
Album 2
Album 3

On the stand at Detling Kit Car Show 2009

2009-04-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

The first drive

2009-03-28T06:53:00.001-07:00

SVA & Rolling Road

2009-02-05T02:40:00.000-08:00

Some pictures of the car ready for the SVA - unfortunatly it failed on emmisions which I will sort out over thext week or so.

Also pictures of Dave Walker at Emerald at the rolling road session

Front Wings

2008-12-21T12:47:00.000-08:00

Well I thought the rear arches were tough enough to fit but the front ones are equally tricky, I still have some final adjustments to do but theyre getting there.

It's beginning to look like the finished thing now, spending every weekend on it now as I try and get it the SVA before it's no linger the SVA !!! (application has been sent and looking for a date at the end of January)

Photoalbum updated here

Interior

2008-12-07T09:45:00.000-08:00

Small jobs seem to take ages, like sticking leatherette on the outer dash and tunnel tops, still it's coming together now ....... not that far to go !

More pictures here

Also the Catalytic look horrible but is required for SVA, so made up a stainless steel cover for it - turned out a bit better than I thought!

Cutting the bonnet

2008-12-01T02:17:00.000-08:00

Scary! - cutting a big hole in my stainless bonnet!, happy with the result though, need to find some nice metal trim to go round where the exhaust comes out

It now has wings !

2008-11-16T10:32:00.000-08:00

Rumour has it that the last possible date for an SVA is the end of February 2009 before the more expensive BIVA tests start - so, because I'm very close the weekends have been a bit frantic.

Been tidying up the engine bay and connecting the rear lights - and Millets are doing ally drink bottles for £2.99 - make great oil catch tanks and expansion bottles!!!

Pictures updated

Been continuing with the never ending wiring - guages are fitted temporarily.

Fitted the rear wheel arches - what a job !!!

New album for November here

She Starts !

2008-10-28T12:54:00.000-07:00

What a day !, finished connecting the sensors and other parts of the loom, bonded in the fuel tank and plumbed in the lift pump.

Put oil and water in the engine, oil ok but water all over the floor ... must remember to tighten the thermostat housing next time !

Phoned Richard from 'Great British Sports Cars' and he helped me program the ECU, turned the key and nothing ....... then a cough ......... then nothing again.

Let Richard go and checked my wiring ......

Fuel pump relay wired wrong, not only did I think the ECU switched live instead of earth but I used a dark green and a light green in my loom - discovered I had used the wrong shade of green for the relay so no fuel was being pumped !!!

Also used a waer temperature sensor from the scrappies which read permanantly at boiling point, so changed for the one supplied with the ECU

Corrected this and tried again, this was the result........oh yeeessssss !!!!

Build Photo's from October

2008-10-28T02:34:00.000-07:00

Click Here for Build Photo's from October 08

Build Photo's up to end September 08

2008-10-28T02:29:00.000-07:00

Click here for Photos from June to end of September 08

October 08

2008-10-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

Just started a new album for October's photos - click here to see them

Monday 27th October - Fitted the Throttle Bodies today and spotted the first problem, they sat far too high and there was no way the bonnet would be able to sit properly - infact the top of the TB's held the bonnet up by at least an inch and a half !

Solution was to turn the TB's upside down with the fuel rail at the bottom!

Also finished the plumbing with a bit of help from a 32mm aerial pole from B&Q -quite happy with this !

Well after a lot of swearing the radiator is in. Its a very tight fit inside the nosecone but hopefully it will be ok, I really didn't want to fit it flat and worry about fitting expansion bottles and re-welding the filler hole etc.

The bracket was made from 30mm box steel (from an old computer table!!)

Scrapyard next week I think to find some long hoses.

Build Photos up to the end of September 2008

2008-10-14T02:54:00.000-07:00

Click Here to see all the build photos up to the end of September

Zetec 2ltr Kit Car Build

2008-10-08T08:09:00.001-07:00

This web site will hopefully detail the build of my Robin Hood Zero Kit Car, the build started in June 2008.

To start with click here to view all the pictures of the build up to the end of September.

Latest news - the Exhaust manifold and Throttle Bodies have turned up at last.

Uh oh, now I have the Exhaust Manifold I can hold the CAT and end can in place and obviously it's never going to fit snug to the bodywork !!!!!