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[fezzasus]

But this is all on a standard engine right? So the limiting factor will always be the conrods long before you worry about charge density.

 

High water content in the air can also cause cylinder liner scuffing, try to use it sparingly.

[Crabash]

But this is all on a standard engine right? So the limiting factor will always be the conrods long before you worry about charge density.

 

High water content in the air can also cause cylinder liner scuffing, try to use it sparingly.

 

The problem was inconsistant performance due to charge temps, the goal is not to raise power but keep it consistant and not have the ecu cutting the power. We are using a very small amount, less water in there than on a wet day.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Looking forward to seeing the results of this rather than having a large CC rad up front Hopefully it will do what your after 👍 see you at Anglesey

[Acidpopstar]

Another full day working on the car. No idea where the time went.

 

Front clam off - easy peezy. The lightweight front racing clam from Jonnyboy really weighs nothing. He needs to do a lightweight rear one now to balance things out

 

Steve mainly did all the complicated wiring bits today. He found a route for the power cable through a grommet in the foot well and into the front where we had a very frustrating experience trying to connect it to an existing 15A cable in the loom. The cable was too thick for our puny soldering irons to get hot enough. And the blowtorch ran out of methane...

 

Back to it on Saturday where we should get the WMI turned on and start putting the car back together. Tried my new original gloss black V and silver Griffin on the front clam and it makes a huge difference setting the car off.

 

Few pics. The car has been at my folks place as they have a garage where as I don't even have a drive. They are away this week so as the sun was shining we drove it out onto the drive to work on it. Neighbours from 4 out of the 5 houses in the court came out for a nosey and a chat about the car.

 

One of many compromising positions Steve found himself in today. I'll save his blushes with the other ones.

 

 

Leaking radiator.

 

 

Luckily it wasn't the Pro Alloy rad, just the hose not being secured properly. New clips fixed this.

 

 

When I got the VX almost three years ago I knew feck all about working on cars. Taking one to pieces under Steve's supervision has been great for me. I still know feck all about cars but not quite as panicky at the thought of pulling it to pieces. The outside workshop

 

[Crabash]

Stop taking photos of my arse you perv!

 

TBH we are spending more time putting right other things than actually doing the WMI.

Edited by Crabash, 28 April 2015 - 12:48 AM.

[SteveA]

I've got a pretty decent soldering iron if you want to borrow it.

[siztenboots]

interior needs to be brighter now to match outside

[TazN]

 

When I got the VX almost three years ago I knew feck all about working on cars. Taking one to pieces under Steve's supervision has been great for me. I still know feck all about cars but not quite as panicky at the thought of pulling it to pieces. 

 

It's amazing how good these little plastic boxes are to learn on.

[Acidpopstar]

interior needs to be brighter now to match outside

 

The interior is bloody awful - some kind of ox blood red seats and shoulder pads that now clash even worse with the bodywork. I want to change it to black but to be honest it's on the very bottom of the list.

[Crabash]

I've got a pretty decent soldering iron if you want to borrow it.

 

Might take you up on that, I have a good one somewhere, was stuck with the cheap emergency iron in my tool box.

[Crabash]

interior needs to be brighter now to match outside

 

I keep telling him he need some orange details in and around the car for the full on mystery machine look.

[Crabash]

We have a prob with the wiper motor/arm, with no arm on the spindle is turning when you turn the wiper on but spindle does mot drive with arm attached. Never had the wiper assembly to bits before, any ideas, likely to be able to fix or will it need new parts? This happened in the crash when the bonnet was pushed up towards the windscreen.

Edited by Crabash, 28 April 2015 - 10:58 AM.

[Acidpopstar]

Full 8 hours on the car today. We are crippled and in need of beer so we're off to the pub. Will post progress later

[Acidpopstar]

So, exhaust wrapped with posh wrap.

 

 

Routed the lead underneath the sill and drilled a hole to fit the 'arm' button snuggly. Crap photo.

 

 

Mr Crabash thunk a lot about how to tap into the loom to get power. Good news is, it works! Hallelujah! Will replace red tape with proper loom wrap when I get some.

 

 

All the power and water pipes fitted with some nice little cable securing solutions. They are firmly held in place and protected from abrasion and heat at crucial points.

 

 

While Steve was doing all this I had the lovely job of removing the wiper mechanism. Proper PITA job locating and accessing the bolts but got it out eventually. Turns out the spindle had sheared with the impact of the Landy's rear end in the crash. Steve has now taken this and welded it and also returned the bonnet hinge to it's original angles so it stays open.

 

Back on it Thursday, hope to start putting it back together. Time is fast running out for the National (1).

 

[Acidpopstar]

Short but productive day. Steve was on form and kept saying my favourite phrase 'that's fixed'.

 

Soldered the broken ABS wire

Sprayed the exhaust wrap with high temp silicon spray

Sprayed everything else within sight with the rest of the can of the silicon spray

Attached jubilee clips to exhaust wrap for extra security

Replaced rear poly engine mount inserts where last one had melted

Removed and cleaned small heat shield then sprayed with high temp aluminium paint

Refitted fixed wiper motor. (Just as much of a PITA as taking it out.)

 

The wiper has never come to rest in the correct position. Rather it just stops seemingly where is feels like which is really irritating on intermittent. So Steve had the idea of taking the mechanism apart. Turns out one of the 3 contact arms was a couple of mm higher than the others. Bent it back slightly and put it back together - it now works properly Also the spray jets were damaged in the crash so we decided to sack them off completely and I'll get a wiper bar spray fitment instead. Never could get the damn things to hit the windscreen anyway.

 

I also did some painting.

 

Hammerite smooth black brushed onto the mesh on front clam. Looks 100% better now.

Silk black spray paint onto rear engine cover mesh. Also looks way better. Just front bonnet mesh to do.

 

Probs lots of other bits and bobs we did. No time for pics today though.

 

Monday is refit clams day.

 

I can smell the end now.

 

[SteveA]

Good work, not long till Anglesey.

[Acidpopstar]

Good work, not long till Anglesey.

 

I am acutely aware

 

We'll get there.

[Bargi]

The wiper has never come to rest in the correct position. Rather it just stops seemingly where is feels like which is really irritating on intermittent. So Steve had the idea of taking the mechanism apart. Turns out one of the 3 contact arms was a couple of mm higher than the others. Bent it back slightly and put it back together - it now works properly

You got pics or better description of this? Mine has decided to start doing this as well

[Crabash]

The wiper has never come to rest in the correct position. Rather it just stops seemingly where is feels like which is really irritating on intermittent. So Steve had the idea of taking the mechanism apart. Turns out one of the 3 contact arms was a couple of mm higher than the others. Bent it back slightly and put it back together - it now works properly

You got pics or better description of this? Mine has decided to start doing this as well

Pull plastic cover from gearbox on end of motor, can be done in situ. You will see then, very simple.

[Acidpopstar]

A back breaking 10 hrs work on the car today. The frustrating thing is no one will see 90% of the work we've done. Steve has so many good ideas for fixing problems I've totally lost track.

 

I drove it without clams on for literally 50 yards to see if the speedo was working since the hub wire was soldered (it works) and even in that tiny moment I got the tingle. It sounds epic.

 

Also, some exciting plans have been made for future Crabash / Acidpostar developments

 

Anyway, clams getting fixed back on on Thursday. Couple of other little bits to finish, then some WMI testing the following Thursday. Then the Anglesey National the following week. Can. Not. Wait.