Well after 5 hours reading this from start to finish..... WOW !!!
I love this motor, was only meant to be having a quick look then got carried away .
Oh and is there anything which you cant do? Lol ... Amazing work mate.
Theres only a few things i would change, but it really is amazing mate!
Ok update on a few changes....
The centre console was looking a bit aged , the Dell Axim PDA has been somewhat troublesome for the last 3-4 years and completely packed up in 2013.
The underlying adhesive had started to crack....
So it was out with the old.....
Any one wants a free PDA.....
And out with the angle grinder. A TomTom Start 60 was inserted and I got busy with the fibreglass filler...
And then some more...
Then after lots of sanding I got the filler out and smoothed things off...
So broke the flocker out and the blue flock....
I have de-blinged it a bit as well. And all wired back up in the car...
Couldn't resist changing the start up and shut down screens to the 888 logo !
Also did a job I have been putting off since 2013 (as I didn't have the Nova out last year) - the cambelt !
Here is the original one from the engine build - well over due on time rather than miles...
After removal it seemed in very good condition, but I didn't want to take any chances...
So on with the new idlers and belt (after a lot of swearing and grazing of knuckles)...
Used the special tensioner tool I got a few weeks back and tensioned using the Haynes method of winding on 7 teeth from the marks and tensioning at that point . Seemed to work fine with just under 90 degrees of deflection in the belt.
Suffice to say my levels of patience and good will have been somewhat diminished today - I forgot how much of a git changing belts with an inch and a quarter clearance can be!
Need to change the oil and flush through some new brake fluid and it should be ready for the MOT in a couple of weeks.
Cheers
Joff
Love the new center console. Though youd of gone with a tablet over a satnav. Looks much better. Black knobs are nicer too.
Oh and the smoother and tidier you put filler in, the easier it is to sand out.
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one PepsiFar from suicidalStill I get them tendenciesBringing back them memories
That I really miss when I reminisce
TomTom, proudly engineered in the Netherlands.
One day I'll start a build thread. One day...
that doesn't surprise me....
what with the number of people staggering out of hash cafe's without a clue where they are going........
What happened to this old beast, always loved this build?