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1978 Fisher Fury - whoosh!mylittletony
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May 15, 2024 15:45:52 GMT
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Thanks - I'm pretty happy with how it looks!
I had a few comments along the lines of "wasn't expecting that cute little 60s car to be so fast" which is exactly the vibe I was going for.
Unfortunately, I couldn't make the centre caps stay on, or 2 of them at least, hence the bare steels. The wheels also need rebalancing...
Performance wise, the brakes need more cooling for track driving - they got HOT and smelly, but luckily didn't fade. I had to lean hard on them, because it's so damn fast, and still nearly came a cropper saved only by the handling:-
I had been flat out down the straight towards the additional chicane at the entrance to turn 1 and basically braked too late. Ended up locking the wheels and having to attempt the chicane at what I considered "way too fast". Miraculously, it just went through it, with minimal fuss.
Added to this I got a little warning that I'd 'exceeded the noise limit' by the main chicane, when I hit the limiter and made a lot of noise.
Not wanting to crash, or have the entire session shut down, the second and third outings were slightly more restrained.
It was an utter blast though, so much fun and the car is really capable, actually quite comfortable and got me there, back and round the track without any breakages. Saying that, I literally drove it into the garage, still full of kit and flew to the states for work the next day - so I've not checked it over at all!!
I've acquired some 6" wide slots to perfect the set, I'm going to get them sorted and they can be used for harder driving as they have some ventilation and are considerably lighter than the steels. The steels will then be my 'pretty' wheels.
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mylittletony
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Cheers EmDee, both for the love and luggage carrying!! 🙏 Was a hoot blatting down there with you, bring some long sleeves next time eh?
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84 mustang gt West Sussex 6kmylittletony
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May 12, 2024 15:04:13 GMT
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Seen this for sale and have been seriously tempted, but I need a nother project like a hole in on the head...
You'll need to put the price and location in the title though
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1978 Fisher Fury - whoosh!mylittletony
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.... last night was fairly long and very stressful! I spliced in a new 'signal' wire from the coolant sensor to the ECU, which didn't solve the problem. So I then looked into the 'signal ground' which is shared between a lot of the engine sensors. The actual wires for the coolant sensor disappear under the inlet manifold, so I ended up tapping a new one into the unused lambda sensor signal ground, after triple checking they are connected on the wiring diagram. The outcome of this was a steady reading, but permanently 120°. And me being very depressed as it was looking like no RRW for the Fury... I frantically asked for help on the speeduino facebook group and was given a few basic pointers. 1. Measure the resistance of the sensor when cold - ~3000ohms, same as the new sensor. 2. Measure voltages at the ECU pins and sensor plug pins both plugged and unplugged. I got 5V at both ends unplugged and 2.5V at the ECU when plugged in. This effectively verifies that the wires work and the sensor is providing resistance to the circuit, e.g. working ok. 3. Check the calibration for the sensor. It's hard to check the current values, but I found a selectable option which matched some recommended values from an MX5 setup guide and my measurements from step 1, so uploaded that... BINGO!!! A steady 20° reading. I fired it up and it ran up to temp as before: So I'm now back to a poor starting, grumpy off idle car - but literally couldn't be happier! As a mechanical engineer, I'm equal parts pleased and annoyed it's turned out to be a firmware and software issue I then completed a few small jobs around the car, replacing my bonnet hinge bar joiner, new breather hose, fitting hub caps, adding some spring washers under the exhaust manifold bolts. I also tried to swap out my front indicators, but it became apparent it was going to take me too long so that can wait... See you at RRW!
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mylittletony
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Latest is that it's looking like it is the wiring.
I plugged in the new sensor, unfitted and the reading was still wonky.
So I've tried wiggling the wires with a continuity check on the multimeter, between plug and ECU which gives varying results. However doing it on my own is awkward...
Current plan is to splice in a new wire between plug and ECU. I also need to look into the earths, but I believe they are shared and I've only got one weird sensor.
Nothing like a bit of time pressure!!
To be continued...
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Yes a wiring check is very much on the cards too. I will have to double check this, but I'm sure I unplugged it and it stopped misbehaving.
The car uses most of the original loom, although I think it's been shortened at the ECU plug end.
Got a sensor waiting for me on the way home. Will check the above then plug it in looking for a steady, sensible reading, at which point I can swap them over.
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Been a bit of a weird one... Last week it went into a local place for a check over and investigation into the knocking.
This did indeed turn out to be M12 bolts through 1/2" bushes. Duly solved by fitting some 1/2" UNF high tensile bolts.
There were a number of minor issues documented during the check, which I'm going to work through, such as improvements to hose routings and my 3D printed bonnet frame joiner being split. He also had a quick look at the tune to see if the cold start could be improved, but had no luck.
The rub comes when I tried to drive it home on Friday afternoon and it stalled repeatedly during the 3 mile journey. It's basically undrivable and I'm supposed to be driving it to, and around, Goodwood. (Insert many and varied expletives here)
Despite being rather busy over the weekend, I've managed to reload the old tune, just in case something had corrupted and tonight discovered that my coolant temp signal is all over the place, blowing hot and cold.
Here's a vid:
The enrichment is also all over the place as it thinks the engine is either stone cold or boiling over.
So I'm hopefully picking up a new sensor tomorrow and currently have everything crossed that makes the car usable again!
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how’s it work you reckon? ask for a deposit to hold it etc ? yeah I think that's it. "I've had loads of interest but I'll hold it if you pay a deposit" Then disappear with said deposit
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This is a scam sadly, the same car sold on ebay not long ago for nearly £4k in Nottingham ebay adI messaged with the intentions of flipping it, got a phone number to call and then when checking prices I saw the ebay ad...
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1932 Ford 5W Coupe.mylittletony
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Car looks great and your mockup was pretty close - bet you're stoked!
However, I can't imagine getting my dream car that built and then parking it up... I'd be chomping at the bit!!
Surely a primer blowover and get some use out of it?
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mylittletony
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1978 Fisher Fury - whoosh!mylittletony
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The bush knock may be a metric bolt in an imperial bush - common issue especially with the long rocker arm bolt. I saw your reply on Facebook, thanks. I'm taking it somewhere next weekend for a sanity check on everything, so hopefully I can diagnose better then. Would be nice if tightening the bolt to clamp the inner sleeve was the (short term) solution! I'm looking forward to seeing it on track............... I'm looking forward to taking it on track!! 😀
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mylittletony
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Apr 23, 2024 20:16:15 GMT
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Well then I've not really done much recently... I took it for a blast on Sunday down to see Colonelk, which allowed me a few opportunities to stretch it's legs on a nice open derestricted road. It's fast! The lower tyre pressure seems to have taken away some of the twitchiness, but I think a lot of it is me getting used to something so raw and direct. I think the brakes are improving with bedding in. There's an occasional slight knock, which I discovered is coming from a sloppy bush in the RHS lower wishbone. No point doing alignment until that is swapped out. Sadly no pics, but I had a very enjoyable morning in it!
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mylittletony
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Mini update The tyres were at around 25psi, so I let them down to 20 all round. Also checked nut torque and tried fitting caps, got 2 on and 2 were proving difficult so I'll come back to them. I've also been looking at replacing my knob. Here's the 'as bought' The wood is ok, but not the vibe I'm after. The previous owner had seen fit to glue this on... So the threads were full of hard glue I spent about 10 mins trying to scrape it out then gave up and bought a die nut. And here's the new one That's a genuine little Honda piston from my C50 twiddling days, with a 3D printed adaptor for a 17mm internal hex (M10 nut) to 13mm gudgeon pin. Then a pair of M10x1.25 nuts glued into the hole. I want to check the alignment and still need to sort out the cold start. Then use as much as I can before a certain weekend in May...
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... find myself on the computer looking at more projects.... PM incoming Good progress on the Gemini though. I spent the weekend looking at a potential new gearknob for the Fury. I stress looking at, not actually doing
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Mar 26, 2024 10:43:14 GMT
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There's an online catalogue for lengths and end fitments and then you can search RockAuto for part number - that will be the cheapest way
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I believe I've seen a video on instagram of this - have you had glorious success??
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I agree with Horrido - I thought going away from the low lights was a bad decision - but you've definitely pulled it out of the bag - that's going to look really good
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Not sure how I've missed this, but I'm glad I found it!!
I really love the attention to detail you're putting into it
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mylittletony
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Mar 24, 2024 11:31:32 GMT
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I'm pretty sure the tyres are around 20psi, but will double check.
The pads are brand new, so have only had 30 miles of use, hoping they will bed in after a few more drives. I'll definitely check the mounting area and pedal arrangement. It may just be that it's very different to my A2 😂
As for the wolfrace, I still have them and no intention of getting rid. Currently thinking of fitting some stickier tyres... I would really like a pair of 6s to replace the 5.5s though
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