10-05-2014, 10:38 PM
Sooooo, it's probably time to put an update in with this. The car has been a little neglected of late with me training for a Triathlon among other things. Shes decided shes not gonna play ball at the minute and I'm waiting on parts that wont get here till monday but Ill explain that with pics.
Anyway it's suddenly dawned on me that I have rather alot to do before FCS as I'm gonna be on the track so I need to remove the rear thermostat, replace the lower hose with a ph1 item and then a ph1 rad. Fit a FMIC and re tune the pump again. I also probably need to get a tyre changed and do both wishbones but I'm gonna steal the ones out the pile of rallye parts as I have Partner 800 P-bushes for them. Then I need to tidy up some bodywork, stop the roof leaks, fit the passenger bucket, stop the fuel tank leak and hopefully if time allows fit bigger fuel lines and sort the exhaust leak (although it looks like turbo elbow so might get left)
Tomorrow I'm gonna sort the coolant and air systems so remove a stat, change a bottom hose, change the rad and then fit the FMIC and fan.
So as the fuel system was a little bit of a lash up from when I built the car the filter was a random inline one I had kicking about so after a few hundred miles of veg when it needed changed I had a bit of a hunt through Halfords selection and came up with a HFF215 which has 8mm in and out and is about £3.50 on trade.
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Anyway part of the lash up was the primer bulb that I'd had for a few years and used for pumping fluids into things (like the cabby roof reservoir). I know it was cheap when I bought and this decided to show first thing on a sunday morning. Essentially the car cut out and wouldnt restart until i removed the fuel filter. I assumed as the car wasn't sucking fuel properly that it was either the pump or a blockage in the lines. I could see there was only a trickle in the return line.
Anyway after fitting a new filter to see if it would run with a filter I got 300 yards up the road before it cut then coasted into a space. Anyway a few days later I got a bottle of diesel and a short bit of line and got the car running. Every time I pumped the primer I could hear the air and when it was running the amount of air bubbles running back up into the Irn Bru bottle was phenomenal as well as it being pretty much foam going down the return line. Anyway drove the car back just then decided to fix the grenade. Removed the spiral metal over it and replaced with jubilee clips, Easy (or so I thought). Got it plumbed back in and tried priming it up, que face full of diesel. The clip had split the bulb.
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Anyway spoke to ECP (the only decent parts place in town) and a replacement is £15 even on trade! f*ck that, went hunting for a cheaper one and screwfix do draper ones at £8 so I can collect that on monday. On the subject of cheap I also found fresh veg at 50ppl!
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Anyway it's suddenly dawned on me that I have rather alot to do before FCS as I'm gonna be on the track so I need to remove the rear thermostat, replace the lower hose with a ph1 item and then a ph1 rad. Fit a FMIC and re tune the pump again. I also probably need to get a tyre changed and do both wishbones but I'm gonna steal the ones out the pile of rallye parts as I have Partner 800 P-bushes for them. Then I need to tidy up some bodywork, stop the roof leaks, fit the passenger bucket, stop the fuel tank leak and hopefully if time allows fit bigger fuel lines and sort the exhaust leak (although it looks like turbo elbow so might get left)
Tomorrow I'm gonna sort the coolant and air systems so remove a stat, change a bottom hose, change the rad and then fit the FMIC and fan.
So as the fuel system was a little bit of a lash up from when I built the car the filter was a random inline one I had kicking about so after a few hundred miles of veg when it needed changed I had a bit of a hunt through Halfords selection and came up with a HFF215 which has 8mm in and out and is about £3.50 on trade.
[attachment=16109]
[attachment=16110]
Anyway part of the lash up was the primer bulb that I'd had for a few years and used for pumping fluids into things (like the cabby roof reservoir). I know it was cheap when I bought and this decided to show first thing on a sunday morning. Essentially the car cut out and wouldnt restart until i removed the fuel filter. I assumed as the car wasn't sucking fuel properly that it was either the pump or a blockage in the lines. I could see there was only a trickle in the return line.
Anyway after fitting a new filter to see if it would run with a filter I got 300 yards up the road before it cut then coasted into a space. Anyway a few days later I got a bottle of diesel and a short bit of line and got the car running. Every time I pumped the primer I could hear the air and when it was running the amount of air bubbles running back up into the Irn Bru bottle was phenomenal as well as it being pretty much foam going down the return line. Anyway drove the car back just then decided to fix the grenade. Removed the spiral metal over it and replaced with jubilee clips, Easy (or so I thought). Got it plumbed back in and tried priming it up, que face full of diesel. The clip had split the bulb.
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[attachment=16112]
Anyway spoke to ECP (the only decent parts place in town) and a replacement is £15 even on trade! f*ck that, went hunting for a cheaper one and screwfix do draper ones at £8 so I can collect that on monday. On the subject of cheap I also found fresh veg at 50ppl!
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