Benn's on going build

Cracked on too day.

Well got these yesterday. Needed fittings for my oil cooler, so i popped to a local hydro place and got these..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit413.jpg

Then took the std cooler lines apart..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit417.jpg

Then found some strong pipe which i had in stock.. And made this up..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit411.jpg

Polish jubilee clip of coarse..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit415.jpg

That gave me this...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit414.jpg

Fits hidden in the front, wing against the front panel. Which i might made a few air holes in, as it will get direct air there.

Now who remembers the water pipe i didn't like?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...aterpipes1.jpg

Too many clips on it, just looked messy..

While i was getting the oil cooler fittings i asked about tubing.. So popped back and asked if they could bend me something like the pipes shape..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit416.jpg

Needed a little cutting to shape. And a good polish..

(after a light buff)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit418.jpg

Made up..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...inerefit41.jpg

Fitted.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...inerefit46.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...inerefit45.jpg

Also got a nice set of better fitting stainless P clips to hold the fuel lines up..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...inerefit44.jpg

Filled the engine was oil, gear box oil, water and then fuel, fit new plugs. Battery on... Turn over to get the oil pressure up.. Then try and start....

And boom it started right almost right away. One slightly noisey tappet.. Then switch off as one water pipe was leaking.. Tighten up hose clip. Re start engine, good steady idle, no bad noises.

The fuel return to the tank is leaking a bit, so need to check that out. But she runs! :)

Turbo water pipe looks great dude!

are all your braided fuel hoses using push-on connections?

Brilliant pal top work.

That oil cooler pipe you had made is exactly what I was thinking. Did it cost much to get done?

Good work on the water pipe too :thumb:

I would have used that as a turbo cooler and got a smaller cooler for the oil

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit413.jpg

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Originally Posted by The Simps

Turbo water pipe looks great dude!

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Needs a bit more buffing to mirror it up tho, but its nice.

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Originally Posted by peester

are all your braided fuel hoses using push-on connections?

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Yeah, using the small fuel style jubilee clips.. Why? None leak by the fuel return at the tank end..

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Originally Posted by Nova_Tek

Brilliant pal top work.

That oil cooler pipe you had made is exactly what I was thinking. Did it cost much to get done?

Good work on the water pipe too :thumb:

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Cheers dude, the fittings where 14£ cause i had to put them on my card as i have no folding money.. I had the tube in stock..

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Originally Posted by Mieran

I would have used that as a turbo cooler and got a smaller cooler for the oil

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nerefit413.jpg

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A turbo cooler? You mean IC? I have one.. The oil cooler is the smallest i could find, 8-9row (iirc) and about 9-10 inch long.

nah just wondered ben; ive never had leakage trouble with push on/jubilee's myself.
a great evolution from already a super build.

:thumb: Looking good benn :thumb:


iain

Could you not have got the water pipe bent to the radius of the cross member and clipped it to the back of that?
Also mate them I/c end pipes are less than ideal being mitred is there no way you could have used some short radius 90's?
Looking clean tho!

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Originally Posted by peester

nah just wondered ben; ive never had leakage trouble with push on/jubilee's myself.
a great evolution from already a super build.

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Ah, none of the rest leak. i'm gonna trim the braiding back a bit, see i the tube in the middle isn't right at the end or something...

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Originally Posted by NOV4_SPORT

:thumb: Looking good benn :thumb:


iain

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Thank you Sir.

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Originally Posted by dan16v

Could you not have got the water pipe bent to the radius of the cross member and clipped it to the back of that?
Also mate them I/c end pipes are less than ideal being mitred is there no way you could have used some short radius 90's?
Looking clean tho!

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There's no real room going up the back of the rad, so i don't think i could of..
The ic was gonna have a 90deg pipe put in as my cad he said wasn't best for air flow.. Then did the same kinda thing... Think it will be a prob?

Cheers too.