Clown car

[welshone]

Originally Posted by adam

Whoop, just won a lotus cam cover on Ebay! Been after one for ageeeees.....it's in green but at least that now gives me a colour to accent the engine bay with

Should go on the TDR BRM

[adam]

Originally Posted by welshone

Should go on the TDR BRM

Nah, that already has the crackle coated/polished rocker cover, form over function for that bad boy. The Clown is just for a laugh

[adam]

It no longer squeaks!! I've solved it at last!

So I went to the unit this morning and set about replacing the suspension top mounts and fitting the rubber seals that were missing with new items, while I was at it I took off the adjustable upper camber arms and replaced with oe units....no squeak at all! The car is actually a joy to drive now and I can really start enjoying the coilovers, had a nice blat back from the unit and she's running beautifully

However, the upper adjustable camber arms...complete *****. The 'polybushes'...if you can call them that...have failed and distorted enormously, the nuts don't 'lock' on the adjusting section and the circlips have come away on one side of each as well. These weren't even the cheapest ones out there, they were purportedly half decent, so a word of warning for anyone with them fitted....keep an eye on them...

[adam]

Aah, so nice to have a non-squeaky car

So now the shopping really starts for operation ITB. Lots of bits and bobs already and some ordered, so the plan is to keep the standard ecu to begin with and see how it runs. Might be awful but we shall see, if it's really bad then i'll swap over to the emerald sooner rather than later. So the shopping list should be....

Jenvey ITB's and trumpets - Got
Altering ITB's for water take off - To do
Throttle cable attachment - Got
Airbox - Got
New sealing foam for airbox - Need
Dzeus fasteners for airbox - Need
100mm Piping - Got
Open cone filter - Got
Brake servo to manifold piping - Need
135 cams - Ordering tonight
VVC injectors - Ordering tonight
New cam cover gasket - Need to order
Loctite for cam carrier - Need to order
New belts (non aircon)- Need to order
Non aircon alternator bracket - Got
PRT kit - Got

And extra bits for sh*ts and giggles....
Lotus cam cover - Waiting delivery
Catch tank - Waiting delivery
Catch tank piping - might have some somewhere to use

So not much more to go, then it's just booking some time to fit it all and the brakes which I STILL haven't got around to, ugh!

[ZS Phil]

Really enjoying this thread, looking forward to seeing what sort of results you get. What sort of power are you aiming for? Is the long term plan to keep the standard 1.6 internals?

[adam]

Originally Posted by ZS Phil

Really enjoying this thread, looking forward to seeing what sort of results you get. What sort of power are you aiming for? Is the long term plan to keep the standard 1.6 internals?

To be honest I have no idea on power, it's just a bit of fun at the moment. I have the BRM track car and MGB for my power craving so really this is just for some noise and to say to people....why not....it bugs me when people ask what can be achieved from an engine and the stock response is "get a bigger engined car" so this is just flying in the face of that

Long term is to run the 1.6 till it explodes and then I'll use the 1.8 block and forged internals I have laying about to make something more bomb proof. I aim to keep the car for quite a while so might as well have some fun with it

[Maxfly]

Excellent work and brilliant thread. Looking forward to more pics and vids min

[adam]

Originally Posted by Maxfly

Excellent work and brilliant thread. Looking forward to more pics and vids min

Cheers

I'm actually starting to enjoy the car now it's getting near where I want it. Still lots of plans, even for the interior, so she'll keep me busy for a while

[talkingcars]

Which injectors are you going for?

[adam]

Originally Posted by talkingcars

Which injectors are you going for?

Some 143 vvc injectors, they're a better spray pattern and flow rate than the 160 versions.