House's ITB XE build and re-build

[8valve-craig]

Wrong front wings

Correct front wings.

[House]

I suppose I shouldn't have expected you to be cutting some out of a steel door and bolting them on

We're supposed to be keeping it all under wraps Colin!! Now you've told everyone how we're doing it!!

[House]

Started today with a bit of bumper fixing





Holds the lower valence perfectly and is just the right height for a shin buster!!

Alternator cutout







Then alternator tensioner and I made the alloy spacer for the bottom bolt.



The bolt is temporary before anyone questions it







Next we turned out attention to the external crank sensor, well, I stayed out the way and Ben played around with the mill to create this













Bolted through the wall of the sump, will be loctited and then the bolt head lockwired together. It won't go anywhere and the bolts will be safe.

[House]

Picked up where we left off yesterday

Cleaned the alternator cutout back to allow the alternator to fall all the way forward, easier to install



I turned up some little spacers for the boot fixings



Meanwhile Ben was making something





All in an effort to get this





Which allowed this





The tubes put in for measuring, they will be flush with the outside when finished



They don't look too bad



Meanwhile in a dark corner of the workshop it was turning







Coil on plug done!!



More tomorrow!!

[totalnova]

Loving the daily updates. All this lathe and milling is making me want to get my wallet out, I just don't have space.
Nick

[House]

Loving the daily updates. All this lathe and milling is making me want to get my wallet out, I just don't have space.
Nick

I'd love a mill and a lathe.

If I win the lottery again I'm gonna employ Ben full time so we can just build shit, all day everyday!!!!

[House]

Not too much today, Ben finished the rally stands, they look proper!!





Plenty of room for skinny old me to fit under



Whilst Ben was cracking on, I looked at a wheel speed sensor, I turned up a little stud, that will be held in with resin on the finished CV, then set about making a bracket to hold the sensor, bit of jiggery pokery









Oh and we threw the headlights on to see how it would all look. Reasonably happy with it



The big job list is complete and we're onto a few smaller fiddly jobs now.

Fingers crossed off for exhaust manufacture next week, we'll see if it can be fitted in.

[millworm]

I now need a set of rally stands...

[novarally]

I now need a set of rally stands...

Same stands that I have for mine. No substitute for a 2-post lift though ��

[millworm]

Same stands that I have for mine. No substitute for a 2-post lift though

Don't think I'll get one of them in the garage though

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