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[Anarchy]

Doh I feel stupid, I was trying to fit them before the rail was in place and could not figure it out. Thank you for all the help.

[Seb.F]

I should probably think about making a slow start on mine... Looking good though matey.

[Anarchy]

I am finally making some good progress. Seb can you remember if the SC was filled with oil, I came to check it the other day but it happened to be an Allen key size I did not have.

[vocky]

imperial sized allen key

[Anarchy]

Update 6

I have modded the alternator to fit, the picture pretty much shows how much I removed and there is now a clear gap between the positive and the manifold casing, enough to fit a plastic cap over.



Tip: Fit the pulley bracket and alternator before the manifold, I had the alternator in place and then fitted the manifold but forgot about the bracket and with such long bolts was very awkward to tilt just enough to get the bolts in and the alternator is surprisingly heavy holding it with one hand awkwardly in the engine bay.

Talking of awkward jobs, the manifold bracket had my fingers to the bone trying to get the M10 bolt in, access is just so limited and it did cross my mind that Joe's bracket may be out a bit but no, it went on in the end.

My plan was always to use the standard airbox, I narrowly missed out on a cheap Pipercross Viper so I have stuck to the original plan. I have basically used the existing intake pipe which the sensor can go in and shifted the box further to the outside of the car, fabricated a couple of mounting points and cut the bottom off the box off to get it to fit and be less restrictive.












The ECU has been away to CMS, come back and is now moved to the back wall of the engine bay using the little tubes from the old plastic manifold and screws.

[Anarchy]

imperial sized allen key

Will have to go see me dad, he says all I go round for is to borrow tools.

[Seb.F]

I am finally making some good progress.

Seb can you remember if the SC was filled with oil, I came to check it the other day but it happened to be an Allen key size I did not have.

From memory it should have oil in it yes!

[Anarchy]

I am gonna skip a few details, I got it all together yesterday, left it overnight and connected the battery this morning then fired it up and it just worked, not sure what I was expecting but I thought there might be some issues. There was slight high revving for a minute or so as expected, I let it warm up then went up and down the road a couple of times slowly in first and second gear and I could already feel the urgency. It was a little hessitant revving from tickover and stange hearing different noises to what I am used to for the last eight years, the hissing and whining is much louder than expected. It settled down and is smoother now at tickover than before the SC, everything seemed good so I finished the final touches like wheel arch, undertray etc. and went out for a 20 odd mile cruise. I must say I have been beaming today , partly because it actually worked but also because the way it drives is awesome, just effortless and exciting and this is going steady staying under 5K or whatever the limit is. It feels like when I first got the car so many years ago, it feels lively again and makes me glad I have stuck with it. I am totally happy with it but I can now see why you could easily get sucked into the modding bug and strive for more but for now this will do. again for all the help and advice.

Edited by Anarchy, 10 June 2012 - 07:38 PM.

[Goosenka]

Well done pal

[techieboy]

Well done. Glad it's finally all sorted and working.

[G-Bob]

Sounds like you are happy with it. Will look forward to seeing the results once the map is done.

[Anarchy]

Sounds like you are happy with it.

Will look forward to seeing the results once the map is done.

There is quite a wait to get in at Courtenay apparently but I wanted to see it working before I booked it in, probably be July now.

[Nelly Vx]

Glad you got it up and running , I was a bit hesitant to start mine for the first time ( last weekend ) But well worth the wait , I'm in Courtnay's tomorrow for mapping , feel like a child waiting for Santa :-D !!

[Goosenka]

Glad you got it up and running , I was a bit hesitant to start mine for the first time ( last weekend )
But well worth the wait , I'm in Courtnay's tomorrow for mapping , feel like a child waiting for Santa :-D !!

You might feel like a child now but after that bloody journey you age a few years.

Good luck tomorrow Nelly

[JG]

Timbuktu is quite a lot closer.

[Nelly Vx]

It is a fair old hike , how long will the final mapping take ? Is it all straight forward or Is every one different ?

[CocoPops]

Depends on stefans availability. We had to wait for an hour or so mid mapping with my car on the rollers but nothing happening.

[techieboy]

I've never had anything less than an 8 hour day there, sometimes more.

[smiley]

Depends on stefans availability.

He does all the vx mapping remote?