Benn's on going build

[Benn]

So where did i get too?


Ah yes, the loom needed re routing as i wanted it hidden as poss. So with a huge thanks to Dan for his hard work, he did some fantastic loom re-routing and work for me.... Can't thank you enough.


This was the looms new home. (cover is off)








Comes through here, very very tight. But with a bit of works it sits ok and clears the brake pedal.





Looks tight and is, but clears.





Loom joined to where it needed to be and the car started straight up... Yay.
Now i'm at work at this point (ggrrr ) and i get the txt " cars running.... Been a fire... All ok now"


Seems my alt had caught fire! The grounds had melted/rubbed though.








Dan took the alt to bits and rebuilt it from some spares i had....








Refitted, which is a total c***. Had to do it in half and then put back together in the car... Even tho id fitted it before. Bloody things!





All back and running.





Me refitting the front back up. (wing at the time to check front clearance and no it's not 100% finished)





Thanks to Sharon SR for the last two pics... Our 90s car meet....





So car now runs, but is idling a bit lumpy... Reving a bit funny and would stall under load.... Que lots of head scratching.
On to sat, day before the show...


I changed the AFM to see if that helped... No.
So tried a spare ECU... and it fixed it.... We think the alt fire must have damaged the ecu.... So i drove to PVS running PH2.

[peester]

Hats off for making it in the circumstances, will be tricky to top an episode like that again. Hopefully never of course.

[nova_niek]

Indeed hats off for making it in time. Well impressed!

[Benn]

Hats off for making it in the circumstances, will be tricky to top an episode like that again. Hopefully never of course.

Thank you Sir, never again. I had to take it apart to re do bits now..

Indeed hats off for making it in time. Well impressed!

Thank you, same as above tho.

The story didn't end there tho.....
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So with the PH2 ecu fitted and running ok, i took it for a test drive around the block.. All drove ok, pulled well, boosted ok. Now this is 3pm on SAT...

Back on the drive, i washed the car and gave it a quick clay. Loaded the car up and left for PVS.
So i went for a lap around the block, which is maybe 1/4 of a mile... To meeting Sharon SR on the Motorway and following her at 80mph.
Think that's a baptism of fire...

All was ok, got to the hotel ok, left in the the morning, joined the normal queue to get in to pod. Was all ok till just after the camping area when i heard someone say "think he's boiled over" I look at the bonnet and see steam, look at the clock to see my oil pressure drop off to zero! F**k! I switch off right away.. Open the bonnet and all i can smell is hot oil and see it dripping fron box the cross member/gearbox.. Drop that point there is a big puddle on the floor! Luckily for me a few random guys help me push it on to the grass (big thanks guys.. Who ever you are) Dan has now come running to see what's happen.
The feed to my oil cooler has blown off dumping all the oil from it. The jubliee clip had broken and let go under pressure. Very handily there was one in the tool box we tool, fitted that and it held, put 4lt of oil in and it was ok.
Drove to the stand with no problems, drove home with no issues too thank god.

Another big thanks to Dan for helping me fix it.

Show was great, every time i came near the car there where people around it, looking at the box and such. Which made me happy, a few people said the empty bay

[Benn]

Two pics thanks to Johnny A.

[Scottcooper85]

Lucky you turned it straight off and heard people mention it, that could of been an expensive do. The car looked lovely on Sunday btw glad I got to look around it

[Iain]

What's the plan for the jubilees then? Can you get mikalor clamps in the size you require, would they be stronger?

I had my oil lines made up and properly fitted together by Pirtek once I knew the size.

[Benn]

Oh and there is a reason i went back to turbo rims.


I was featured on the official PVS 2014 t-shirts ( which you can still buy online) and after taking to Jamie at Tv i ran the turbos rims due to the t-shirts.. Which made me very proud to see people wearing them on the day and even more so when i was told they sold out by lunch time.


Which is here. (had one of my drivers seat thru the day....)







Oh yeah and my awesome Gen GM Swing proper fitting mats... Which cost me a tenner...

[Benn]

Lucky you turned it straight off and heard people mention it, that could of been an expensive do. The car looked lovely on Sunday btw glad I got to look around it

Very much so, as i was looking around and not at the clocks. Glad you glad a look.

What's the plan for the jubilees then? Can you get mikalor clamps in the size you require, would they be stronger?

I had my oil lines made up and properly fitted together by Pirtek once I knew the size.

I replaced when at the show to two new wider clips from the guys selling the silicone. I think the first jubliee-clip had broken that's why it let go.. I would redo them, but the lines cost £67!

[novadave24]

looks perfect benn you have done a great job I like the tshirts as well