Davegtst
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 06:41 PM |
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Finally
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l0rd
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 07:36 PM |
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A tear just dropped from my eyes. (not but nearly there)
Well done m8. It's good to see all that hard work finaly paid off.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 08:18 PM |
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Yes, im really pleased after such a heavy few weeks at work. Now i can concentrate on using the facilities at work to get all my pipework etc made
up!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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scudderfish
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 08:44 PM |
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I was thinking about the revving, and I don't believe it's too much fuel, it's got to be too much air. Have you blanked off all the
other holes on the inlet manifold? What about the vac pipe to the MS? we never plugged it in so it would have been sucking through that.....
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 08:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
I was thinking about the revving, and I don't believe it's too much fuel, it's got to be too much air. Have you blanked off all the
other holes on the inlet manifold? What about the vac pipe to the MS? we never plugged it in so it would have been sucking through that.....
Yes, its a combination of things;
Vacuum takeoffs on the inlet manifold not plugged
Possible air leak on the throttle body
Poor timing
I still think the fuelling perameters need looking at, but once i borrow an innovate from a mate of mine, ill be able to tell what that is.
I think for now, i need to concentrate on making the wiring permanent, coolant hoses and boost hoses. Then i can look at the running quality. Thanks
for your help Dave. 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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l0rd
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| posted on 11/12/10 at 08:52 PM |
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Exhaust
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 15/12/10 at 04:10 PM |
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Ive ordered some silicone hoses and have bought some steel tube which i will bend to fit the application, with the silicone used as joiners. This is
massively cheaper than silicone bends, and will hopefully look a lot better once theyre painted up etc.
Im not sure when my next allocation of "Garage Time" is, but certainly i wont get much done before friday, as the bender i need is at
work. Im borrowing it over the christmas break, so at worst i'll have all of my bends made up before January.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 30/12/10 at 12:32 PM |
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Well, the pipework i ordered yesterday came today. Work now in progress on the coolant system - FINALLY!!
 
Coolant Pipes 1
 
Coolant Pipes 2
Im currently putting a bead on all of the fittings so that the silicon hoses dont slip off. I could have used yorkshire fittings, but they are more
expensive. This is a low budget build after all (If there is such a thing!)
[Edited on 30-12-10 by MakeEverything]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 30/12/10 at 02:17 PM |
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All Done. Going to try and get it all fitted this afternoon / this evening.
 
Coolant Pipes 3
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 2/1/11 at 10:03 PM |
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Managed to get the hoses in the other night, but stood back and immediately saw that i could do it better and with less pipework. These are tonights
efforts;
 
Coolant hoses in 1
 
Coolant hoses in 2
I also had a clean up of my clutch slave which i need to put back together and test before installing. the only replacements for this i can find are
£80 from De-Lorean Motor Company. A last resort, though there are some questions over their reliability.
Picture shows a wet slave, hanging from a bit of wire to dry.
 
clutch Slave painted
More progress to be made once im settled back at work no doubt.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/1/11 at 09:25 PM |
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Put the finishing touches on the nitrous kit, plugging the four surplus holes in the 6cyl distribution block. Just the wiring to go.
Managed to get some jubilee clips on the coolant hoses (Thanks Davegtst) and the coil pack put into the bracket.
All the little jobs coming together.....
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 06:12 PM |
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Coolant Springs.....
Finally managed to fit the last jubilee clip to the coolant system, and fill it up. 2L of neat coolant and about 8L of water......
I could hear a dribble, but couldnt see it. Looked for about 5 minutes, and had to get the missus's mirror to look underneath. One of the
hoses was a bit loose, so i nipped it up and it slowed down. However.......
......theres water in the bottom of the radiator between the fins, and its dripping onto the floor. Im hoping its just another loose hose clip and
not a leaking radiator that cost me nearly £300.
Will keep you posted, but i suspect that all of the coolant will be on the garage floor by morning. 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:14 PM |
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All sorted now. It was another dodgy Jubilee Clip.
If the weather is good, ill be starting her up tomorrow to get it up to temperature.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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scudderfish
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:40 PM |
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THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT VIDEO!
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT VIDEO!
If i get it running tomorrow, ill get some more footage. Might need a cameraman though!! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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scudderfish
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 08:48 AM |
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I'm at work
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 09:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
I'm at work
Blimey! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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scudderfish
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 11:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
I'm at work
Blimey!
Well someone has to do the work to earn the pay to pay the taxes that funds the educational system that supports the site that subcontracts your firm
that pays your wages that you fritter away on a kit car
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 01:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
I'm at work
Blimey!
Well someone has to do the work to earn the pay to pay the taxes that funds the educational system that supports the site that subcontracts your firm
that pays your wages that you fritter away on a kit car
Ive just been out in the garage, and managed to get a couple of hours (in the sun) with the car. The noise was giving me a headache, and would start
to upset the neighbours, so i put a temporary exhaust in place to quieten it a little bit.
I found a couple of air leaks which i shut off, and the exhaust made a massive difference to the way the engine ran.
With the temp exhaust, i was hitting 20% AFR at 4100RPM, as opposed to the 9% with the air leaks. Just goes to show how much of a difference it
makes.
I need to change the inlet manifold to the original 21T manifold, as i think the TB is designed to run with this particular engine. Whilst i did my
best to eliminate all the leaks, the engine tried to eat my hand when i placed it over the inlet BEFORE the throttle body, with it closed??? I think
the vacuum has either damaged the TB, or its being pulled open under vacuum. either way, its not working as it should.
Ill get this changed over this week, and try again. Then itll be onto boost hoses.
All the coolant stayed in the engine this time too.
Heres a video of the car before finding the air leaks and putting on the exhaust;
Here
and this one after;
Here
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 03:00 PM |
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And here lies the problem;
 
TB Stuck Open
Looks like the idle screw is set incorrectly, causing the problem. I need to think whether i want to re-fit this once repaired, or fit the other
manifold.....
[Edited on 18-1-11 by MakeEverything]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 09:39 PM |
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Well, i took the manifold off, plugged all possible air leak offenders, and put the manifold back on. IVe taken a video of the results which im
uploading now. All i can say is that theyre good!! Really happy now, as this is real progress.
The smoke is (im hoping) as a result of starting and stopping and having not been under load for a while. It should clear once its up to temperature
and run for a while.
watch this space for the link to the video.
HERE it is
[Edited on 18-1-11 by MakeEverything]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 19/1/11 at 02:28 PM |
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Made more progress today. Since closing the throttle body totally, i was using the vacuum takeoffs as temporary air valves. It worked well (as in
last vid) but was causing turbulence and running reeeeally rough.
I also changed the scale on the acceleration enrichment settings, which made a massive difference.
Here is the latest video from today.
[Edited on 19-1-11 by MakeEverything]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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scudderfish
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| posted on 19/1/11 at 02:52 PM |
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At this rate, you'll be able to sort out my idle issues for me
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 19/1/11 at 04:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
At this rate, you'll be able to sort out my idle issues for me
pffft, amateur!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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eddie99
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| posted on 19/1/11 at 05:56 PM |
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How i've never seen this thread before, i don't know, but that just kept me occupied for the last couple of hours, nice build thread,
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