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Sam Are you going to build the engine, build a mounting frame for the engine and box and run it in while the shell is being finished?
A picture of my RV8 on a test rig after i rebuild it. It takes a bit of work but no regrets. The engine was previously attached to a manual gesrbox and after mounting the automatic "flywheel", it slightly touched a rough piece of casting which i had not seen during assembly. Now it was just removing the box and grinding away the rough piece of casting. Othewise it would have meant removing engine and box from a fresh paintwed shell
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Oct 19, 2019 11:58:50 GMT
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If you are going to pre-educate yourself on the Fitech, I would advise that you figure out the logging function. It is the witness to why your engine did what it did when you were out for a drive.
While it is possible with the Fitech, it is not easy as it would be with a real EFI system. It involves downloading from the fitech to your PC and setting up the Excel sheet and working from that. My eyes glaze over halfway through reading about what is required to do data logging with the Fitech. Most people who post looking for advice post a picture of the handheld when asking for advice because data logs are so tedious to obtain and most users would not have a clue what they are looking at. Like I said, you have to WANT to learn EFI theory if you want the most out of the system.
I am like most people who after a point are happy enough to call it "Good Enough". The display now resides in the glovebox and other than some unexplained random stalling at stops, the car runs strong.
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Another weekend, another few little satisfying jobs achieved. After a trip up to deepest Essex Saturday morning for some bits for another Japanese car from the 70's, it was straight to the workshop for some playtime once more  First job of the day was to make the modifications to the front subframe for the new suspension arrangements, namely these tabs for the original bump stops needed to come off  So out with the grinder and cutting disc to sort one end  ...and then the other  That was then primed and made ready for painting - again! (joys of reading he fitting instructions after you've got everything ready.. or so I thought.)  Next job was the brake disc backing plates, which didn't look too bad at first glance, understandable given that I purchased them in 2012 when I last refreshed the brakes  Still looks can be deceiving, and on closer inspection...   So they got introduced to the wire wheel along with the steering arms. Amazing how much the tin worm creeps under the paint. Think you're dealing with a small patch and before you know it...    Once cleaned up it was out with the hydrate 80 that eve for a liberal dose ahead of repainting  While that was drying the subframe got a coat of the black stuff  and finally the backing plates  Which meant it was groundhog day once more on Sunday eve  ...as while SWMBO watched strictly, I vacated the sofa to go play, however this time I was armed/bestowed with a very helpful bit of kit from the father in law  His 21st birthday present from his uncle in fact. Meaning a lot of the contents will have been pre-war and almost certainly used on his uncle's Austin 7 when he bought it new  Proper tools! The scent from the box alone on opening was one that told you it had seen it's fair share of workshop use. Lovely. Which meant I was able to clean the threads on the subframe and finally start to put the right bolts in the right holes ready for reassembly...  All now sitting ready for the long-awaited final parts of the puzzle to be delivered today... along with another rather important component that was a bit of an impulse acquisition... one that I just couldn't say no to however  |
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Oct 21, 2019 12:41:31 GMT
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'along with another rather important component that was a bit of an impulse acquisition... one that I just couldn't say no to however' I have to agree that impulse purchases of floor mats on special offer would be the top of my list too |
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Oct 21, 2019 12:54:07 GMT
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'along with another rather important component that was a bit of an impulse acquisition... one that I just couldn't say no to however' I have to agree that impulse purchases of floor mats on special offer would be the top of my list too Especially pink fluffy ones for that luxury deep pile carpet feel... 🤣🤣 |
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Oct 21, 2019 14:39:44 GMT
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The Eagle has landed 😎  Time for another game of what's in the box' 🤣🤣 |
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Oct 21, 2019 14:42:12 GMT
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...well, by the looks of it,whatever it is,your expecting a podium finish...
or is it a flat pack Ikea doghouse for when the missus finds out? 🤫
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...well, by the looks of it,whatever it is,your expecting a podium finish... or is it a flat pack Ikea doghouse for when the missus finds out? 🤫 not sure about podium (or horse mounting block to the educated in these things), but definitely going to be forced to sit on the naughty step at some point! The amusing (at the moment!) part to all this is that she was the one to send me the pic to say 'it' had arrived... if only she knew 🤣🤣 exciting times... it's going to be a loooooong rest of the afternoon and journey home later... In any case fingers crossed it's not like this morning where the often quoted 'rail replacement service' was instead replaced with the 'rail displacement service'. You get on your usual train, heading for a what you think is your usual chosen destination, determined by the fact that you got that train and not an alternative one... except that halfway through your journey the powers that be decide to completely fudge things up and change the destination of said train to drop you off in a completely different location that's about as inconvenient as you can get, being as it's on the opposite side of London to where you wanted to be - brilliant! As penance for commuter moaning, have a pic of the new driving shoes to go with the new plush floor mats  |
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Oct 21, 2019 17:24:47 GMT
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So the new trailer looks a little small Sam?
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So the new trailer looks a little small Sam? small but still useful when moving bales of hay... Or car parts. 😂 |
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It was a little dark by the time I got to the delivery destination last night...  Few bits that I needed were removed and put into the car and the rest moved into the workshop  Crossmember assembly time can now begin |
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Bligy bits for the engine as well mmmmm
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Bligy bits for the engine as well mmmmm Well it's going to have to match the rest of the car Pete - at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! |
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In any case fingers crossed it's not like this morning where the often quoted 'rail replacement service' was instead replaced with the 'rail displacement service'. You get on your usual train, heading for a what you think is your usual chosen destination, determined by the fact that you got that train and not an alternative one... except that halfway through your journey the powers that be decide to completely fudge things up and change the destination of said train to drop you off in a completely different location that's about as inconvenient as you can get, being as it's on the opposite side of London to where you wanted to be - brilliant! When will punters, sorry, customers, realise that trains are there for us to play with, not get you to your destination. The sooner this is understood, the happier everyone can be. |
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In any case fingers crossed it's not like this morning where the often quoted 'rail replacement service' was instead replaced with the 'rail displacement service'. You get on your usual train, heading for a what you think is your usual chosen destination, determined by the fact that you got that train and not an alternative one... except that halfway through your journey the powers that be decide to completely fudge things up and change the destination of said train to drop you off in a completely different location that's about as inconvenient as you can get, being as it's on the opposite side of London to where you wanted to be - brilliant! When will punters, sorry, customers, realise that trains are there for us to play with, not get you to your destination. The sooner this is understood, the happier everyone can be. So basically it's one big train set for someone? Now it all makes perfect sense... |
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Semi-productive eve last night as I finally managed to get the spring pans, arms and pivots all put together. Oh what fun it was  Been a while since I last did this so few rookie mistakes of getting the anti-roll bar drop links the wrong way round and having to fight with the polyurethane bushes and inner sleeves as I fitted them by hand... simple enough to do you might think but add a spot of grease to the occasion and it becomes a comedy sketch very quickly . Still we got there in the end. Those of you with an eagle eye will see that I tapped all the treads on the refurbished stub axles and fitted the steering arms too, which meant that by the end of the eve I could get the shields fitted  All now ready for a spot of drilling for the extra bolt hole that secures the bottom damper bracket and then I can fit everything to the subframe... well try to. I need to somehow compress the spring and hold it all together while I bolt it all up...  |
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Oct 23, 2019 10:45:08 GMT
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Going to assume that you are familiar with the method for installing an assembled crossmember to the tub?
As far as compressing the suspension could you use a length of chain, bolted to the outboard shock mount location, run the chain down UNDERNEATH a floor-jack supporting the spring pan, and then bolted to the outboard shock mount on the rear-side of the car. The effect of jacking the floor jack would be to push the lower a-arm up while pulling the cross-member down hence compressing the spring.
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Oct 23, 2019 19:52:58 GMT
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Can you not do it the same way Mark Evans does it on "An MG is Born" ?
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Going to assume that you are familiar with the method for installing an assembled crossmember to the tub? As far as compressing the suspension could you use a length of chain, bolted to the outboard shock mount location, run the chain down UNDERNEATH a floor-jack supporting the spring pan, and then bolted to the outboard shock mount on the rear-side of the car. The effect of jacking the floor jack would be to push the lower a-arm up while pulling the cross-member down hence compressing the spring. Yup, I still remember that from last time around  My plan is to do something similar to the chain approach but using a ratchet strap instead, it worked well the last time I did it, this time around I have lowered/smaller springs so in theory should be even easier... he says Can you not do it the same way Mark Evans does it on "An MG is Born" ? You mean with a tool from Les? I could spend the time putting something together akin to the tool they made but in truth by the time I've sourced the various bits plus welded it together I should be able to get it all together using the above approach. The alternative is to leave the springs out altogether at this stage and only fit them when it's added to the car, thereby helping making it supposedly easier to fit and then using the weight of the car to help compress them. That's a bit of a way off however... |
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The fun and games continued last night, however before that I got home to a couple of new arrivals  Will leave them safely wrapped up for the time being I think! Then managed to get the lower arms onto the main subframe assembly  and before I went much further, put the mounting bolts in  They are another great reason as to why it is sometimes useful to leave the springs out before fitting to the car, as if you drop one of the centre bolts, you have to take it all apart to retrieve it and refit it anyway! I thought then I'd try the new upper arms on for size and things suddenly got a little bit bigger!  Dampers were all then lined up for fitting later on tonight  |
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...as while SWMBO watched strictly, I vacated the sofa to go play, however this time I was armed/bestowed with a very helpful bit of kit from the father in law 
