Progress

[Guest docter fox]

Spent most of the day p*ssing about with that stupid bl**dy shortened sump! :gdit: the pick up pipe was wrong and we had left the welder at a friends so had to use bending and copper pipe, also had to change the oil pump as that was broken in the process :angry:

 

it's on now but I would never try making one again, caused to many problems! if for some reason this decided not to work, after grinding it into a mush I would definately give Bill a call, IMO with the problems encountered, it wasn't worth the effort in doing it

 

anyway, also got the engine back in however... I forgot to put the new exhaust manifold on :boohoo: and it won't go on with the engine in place so I'll be fitting it when I get hold of an injection head

 

basically, today has been taking the piss

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

the batery boys do a good service worth thinking about

[Guest docter fox]

update:

engine is in and running, just need to do the timing

havnt found ay leaks from the new sump yet

fuel gauge now actually works! although it never reads full even if you pull it right up but nm, it add's character

sorted out a bit more off the wiring at the back end

tidied up the engine bay

fitted the new clutch quadrant and boxed in all of that section

 

so now need a BIG tidy up n to mask everything off before spraying

[Longboarder]

Sounds like you are realy cracking on. Keep at it.

 

Nigel

[Guest megablade]

Sounds like you'll be finished in time for Barkston ?

[Guest chris brown]

Sounds like you'll be finished in time for Barkston ?

Which meeting through

It does sound as through you are well on the way James well done. How about a few photos now and again so we can all say "I wouldn’t have done it that way" or similar.

[Guest docter fox]

I've been taking the photo's but had temporarily misplaced the cable

 

I havn't booked for the first barkston so that gives me plenty of time to sort things out

 

however there was a slight change of plan today, the bonnet on that was on it has never really fitted, it's the wrong profile, woring size and on the wrong car but we were going to leave it until getting a new one sorted out, but I got a phone call this morning from dad saying he'd found a big bit of alluminium sheet that should be perfect for the job 15 minutes later I was at college picking up this sheet and brought it back took a while to carefully mark the edges and then grind all the edges smooth after bending it to the right profile but I think it turned out ok, just need an extra clip as something to hold the middle of the bonnet down a little

 

it may not be perfect but I think it's pretty dam good and all it cost me was time and a a bit of petrol, opinions....

[Guest docter fox]

heres a pic of the (bstard) shortened sump before fitting

[Guest docter fox]

he's how we jacked the car up for the welding

[Guest docter fox]

pic of the lightened flywheel (posted elsewhere) and engine has now been painted ( as well as being back in the car)

[Guest docter fox]

anything else you people want a picture of? I plan to take a side view of my ground clearance tomorrow

[Guest docter fox]

opinions welcome but I may retaliate I now have 2 weeks of english work to do in what's left of tonight

[Guest Battery Bill]

James

heres a pic of the (bstard) shortened sump before fitting

 

I wouldn't have done it like that

 

Looks like your getting there though, bet it will rev quick with all that off the flywheel.

BB

[Peter Bell]

James it is looking good, well done on the bonnet, perhaps you could make a few for others?

bet it will rev quick with all that off the flywheel.

I expect it will be interesting in traffic too. Good luck with the English.

Peter

[Guest docter fox]

I wouldn't have done it like that

 

then you wouldn't have done it the right way I wouldn't have paid over 200 quid for a new bonnet either

 

it revved pretty freely before so hoping it'l be even better now