Also pictures of Dave Walker at Emerald at the rolling road session
Thursday, 5 February 2009
SVA & Rolling Road
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
Also pictures of Dave Walker at Emerald at the rolling road session
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Front Wings
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
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Interior
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!
Monday, 1 December 2008
Cutting the bonnet
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
Sunday, 16 November 2008
It now has wings !
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
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
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
She Starts !
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 !!!!
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 !!!!
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