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Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
You were planning this all along you big woofter!! Group hug (and squeeze!) I know your game!!!
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Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
You were planning this all along you big woofter!! Group hug (and squeeze!) I know your game!!!
lol
Any news on this mr simps??? Little birdie told me you have an ecu? :D
hey bud.
Larndersport is making my manifold for me in his spare time so thats on the go. I'm still doing the wiring - very slowly! lol And yes, I have picked up a Megajolt ECU! Just need to get a ford EDIS-4 system to get it all working.
Its all coming together slowly. Money & time are issues at the moment. I can't see me having it out this year tbh :(
Tell me about it, the old money and time is always the dark cloud above...
Shame you don't think it will be ready this year, but keep at it mate every bit of progress is still progress thats the way I look at it :cool:
Honestly boyo are you pulling my leg?! Get on with it....and you Ian! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Mine will be done this year! :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
I still need to buy shafts, diff, seats, brakes, turrets building, clutch that I can think of off the top of my head. At least £1k there.
Sure does add up like you say.
Are you going to be mapping your ecu yourself?
Also hows the carb spacing going? have you bolted them back together or do you still need some parts to do so?
As its only ignition mapping I'll have a go myself. I've got a base map for XE on 45s (I think!) so won't be a million miles out.
The carb spacing should be relatively simple, just time taken to machine bits. Once Shaun has finished the manifold we can then look to measure up what we need for the spacers etc.
I recon i have at least 2k worth of bits left to source lol
I gave up my Audi saving me £500pm then my lodger goes an moves out losing me £450pm!! Sods law.
Rubbish!
Lovin the build so far :D
Some read like :eek:
Turbo rims all the way ;)
cheers.
hoping to get all the wiring done and ticked off the list this weekend.
With no pussy to cater for this weekend I'm determined to check some jobs off the list. I was going to get the wiring done but needed to multi plugs first so went down the scrappy this morning and filled up my toolbox! lol While I was there I picked up a citreon zx wiper linkage and bracket.
I need to get the wiper sorted before I can finish the wiring so I know where things run. Out came the old setup I made and fitted up the new one (motor not yet fitted)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4-02-09001.jpg
Much better!!
Just had to work out how to mount it so decided on making up some brackets using some box like so...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4-02-09002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4-02-09004.jpg
Wire wheel then came out...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4-02-09005.jpg
I put it all back on and tacked the brackets to the bulkhead - brilliant I thought! But no. I couldn't then remove the linkage without having to break the tacks off! lol
I then spent the next 30mins staring at it trying to work out a tidy way of doing it but nothing has immediately come to mind so I walked away, will sleep on it and go back tomorrow - any suggestions?
Is the corsa brake set up done and dusted? What wiper arm are you using? I should be receiving mine in the week so you can always wait to see how i do it lol lol
All i can suggest now (without having it in my hands to actually see) it to try fitting it with nuts and bolts so everything is removable ie not welded.
definatley interested in how this works out, i would go for a bolt on set up though, would'nt fancy welding somthing french to my car LOLlol
Is the linkage just to stiff and cracking the tacks?
The plate has been tacked in. Will get my welder mate to blast all the way round it with his bigger MIG and much more talent! lol I won't chop the pedal to the clutch cable is in place etc just in case. Going to see how it feels before looking to strengthen it anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
I got a wiper arm from the ZX too but its a too long. I'd also bought a few weeks back a corsa B setup with brand new storm single wiper conversion fitted to it but fitting the corsa stuff is just an ass! I've end up using the arm off that kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
Regarding just bolting it up. Prob is the other side of the bulkhead is that hollow tube section and don't really want to go cutting it out.
I had thought about welding the brackets lower down and using some longer bolts with nuts halfway up the thread but it might be too weak + look gash!
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Originally Posted by bowman
It all works tacked in and only the little brackets out of box section are welded on the linkage still unbolts. Problem is you have to pull the assembly down for the spindle to pass back down but of course the brackets are in the way. :tard:
Could you not turn the whole thing round and make up a bracket to bolt it to the front edge? if that makes sense? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Heater is in the way.
a la Olivers attempt
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0597.jpg
you ditch the heater and fit one of these under the dash!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Powerful-200W-...1%7C240%3A1308
thats my plan anyway!:)
The ZX one appears to be different to the AX ones.
There is another bolt hold tab that is along the middle edge on the other side to the others (can't see it in pics). That lines up so I could bolt it to the gutter the bonnet sits in but thats not really tidy enough tbh.
Thinking about it, the spindle clamp to the scuttle take the weight on the left so if I just welded the rhd bracket as per my original plan, it should still let me pull it clear. Maybe. lol
^^ I had one of those before Bowman years ago in my red nova when I ran it stripped and they're crap!! lol
Utter crap.
Comming along tho dude.
And so on with the show!
Long hard think and several cups of tea later I made some more bracketry!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5-02-09002.jpg
To fit like so...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5-02-09003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5-02-09004.jpg
And proof i works :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5-02-09007.jpg
You can just make out in the pics that the motor and bracket does move slightly when it hits the end on the drivers side to come back. I'm fairly confident tho that when I do the bolt attaching it to the bracket up tight it will stop it.
The setup is completely removable and the bracket utilises an existing captive nut that the brake pedal assembly would have attached too. I'm gonna leave it all in for now while I finish up the wiring then when its out I'll chop off the excess metal and beef up the welds :D
Back onto the wiring and now I had some more connectors I finished off the single multiplugs for the headlights so they're easier to remove...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5-02-09001.jpg
I then sussed out and chopped the rest of the wires in the bay to length then laid out the wires to the rear and they'll be nothing to chop out here if I don't want to but we'll see. Just need an assistant then I can get it all soldered up then just need to run the wires for a few switches, fuel pumps etc.
My "dumb" question today is my rad fan is mounted engine side - do I want it to suck theair through or blow back forward through the rad?
Fuuck my old boots that could have sunk the titanic are you sure the nova doesn't move around the wiper now lol nice to see you have over come though :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Might be a little overkill but it was easier to chop some of that down than chop into some sheet! lol
Don't dare even think about how much weight is in it tho...
Fan wants to suck if its on the engine size.
I like the wiper setup, would like to do away with my standard setup but dont want a single wiper, so i think my only real option is to cut and weld the corsa settup.
I know its a random question, do you know what dealer the car was sold from? I work at the kingston branch (previously lance own, now know as Now vauxhall)
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Originally Posted by Rich
Sorry mate, not a clue! Why do you ask?
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Originally Posted by AW06
2 wipers can be done using the corsa B setup just takes time planning out how to mount it.
Update??? its been a week! lol
Where are the tubbed arches up to?
only got a couple of hours on it this weekend gone. Was fettling with the gearbox mount as theengine wasn't sat true. Gonna be drilling 2 new holes in the mount this week on my mates pillar drill as I snapped 2 drill bits trying to do it with a normal hand held drill! :doh:
tubbed arches havn't changed but the hope is to have michael back either march or april to finish them.
hiya mate, just noticed this and thought where are u getting the vacum for the brake servo from? as ive never heard much talk of this obviously it would come from the inlet manifold but have never actually noticed it on any pictures?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
great work as allways by the way.
hi ben, I'll be welding a thread for the vacuum to the bottom of one of the manifold runners.
I thought you had just updated your wip....silly me lol