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Nov 20, 2015 22:54:50 GMT
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Its still here minidave81 ! Its currently sat under a tarp awaiting a new engine. The old lump packed it when it ran out of oil at 7000rpmso ive put a slightly higher compression motor together along with some bigger ITB's and a few other bits.
I still haven't got my garage built yet (hence the tarp!) but thats the only thing holding me back currently (aside from the lack of money!)
James.
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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I don't have any panels going unfortunately, but if anyone offers you a dashboard and you don't want it, the let me know and ill owe you a beer or two as ive been after one for ages!
James.
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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Bump, still looking! S
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That's great! Exactly the same as my first one! If you need any help fitting an mx5 engine into it, give me a shout and help you out!
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Looks great! Ready for some topless motoring over the winter months now
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Sept 23, 2015 14:00:19 GMT
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Bump
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Looks alot better than mine did! I had to guess what it was meant to look like.
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Jul 22, 2015 21:09:14 GMT
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Bump. I'm still searching!
If anyone is breaking a hunter I'm after a few bits from the dash area.
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Jul 15, 2015 21:15:51 GMT
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Hurrah, Funding! the one thing you can never have enough of with a money pit project car! That massive lump as probably to stop some stress fractures after 200million miles on a road car (or it made casting it easier). I never ran the big support bar underneath it either on mine. Never gave me any issues and it also meant that it was easier to reach the bottom bolts for removing the manifold with the engine in. Looking forwards to hearing it run. James.
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Jul 14, 2015 20:13:39 GMT
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The big pipe is the supply for the idle air control valve. I took the valve off mine completely and blanked it all off. I didn't run any Idle up features in the Megasquirt, just set the idle a touch higher (800rpm when hot) which meant that when i first stated it on a cold day it would idle at around 600 rpm and slowly increase as the motor warmed up. If you wanted to keep it you could tee it into the boost pipe just before the throttle. If you had it going to atmosphere there would be a pretty good boost leak from it when the air back-feeds through the valve!
You can also do away with the throttle body heating (the two water pipes on the bottom right of your photo as the turbo will make sure the air coming in is plenty hot enough!
James.
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nothing major v8jim. The hardest part is where the front of the arch has a step in it to match up with the shape of the golfs body. I just bashed this flat, but you cut 90% of this part off, otherwise it would get welded over the back door!
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I can now confirm that i have a valid MOT More updates to follow when i get bored of driving it! James
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Jun 29, 2015 20:28:02 GMT
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This thread just keeps getting better and better!
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Jun 28, 2015 17:37:34 GMT
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After a late start this morning due to the rain, I set about finishing up the passenger side. It didn't take very long as it only needed some seam sealer then some paint over the top. Here's the section I ended up replacing on the boot floor/ spring hanger: Looks horrible but id rather that than have it rusting or a little water sneaking past the welds.... Done: Anyway with that done, I fired her up and spun her round so I could work on the driver side. I wasn't looking forwards to this as i only put the whole rear quarter on a few months back, but needs must and at least I knew i was cutting into fresh metal and not loads of rust! A short time later and i was done: Just one more bit of rust to do now then the lights, then the indicator bulb, then some other bits and its ready for the re-test James.
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Jun 27, 2015 20:08:08 GMT
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Well its been a while, but welcome to the new house! There's tea in the pot and milk in the fridge so make yourself's at home The garage hasn't been built yet as i am still waiting for the buyers to finish buying my old house but i've been keeping myself busy with the hillman. I was running out of things to do so I decided that i'd best get it MOT'd so i can drive it again. I dropped it off and when I got there to pick it up the tester was helping himself to a new yellow rusty hole marking crayon and filling the printer with fresh paper, always a good sign Two sheets of fails later I was on my way home to begin the repairs. So far i have done 3 of the 4 corners, leaving the NSR till last. That's where the majority of fails were on rust, along with not having an indicator warning light and sidelights (Headlights don't count! ) and a leaky strut. I started with the strut as i had already bought the parts to convert it to coilovers which are as follows; - MK4 golf front coilovers - E46 bmw top mounts - 2" exhaust couplings Now here's the good bit, I could have bought fancy dampers, coilover conversion tubes and blue paint to recreate every set of struts on a worked on mk2 escort / capri, but that would be too expensive for me. I also have a MK4 golf on the drive to get measurements off. The struts on the golf attach at the base by being clamped into the hub, these are a 50mm diameter strut. The hillman struts are also 2" external diameter so by cutting the top off the hillman strut, sliding over the 2" exhaust clamp tube (which was a thicker wall thickness than the struts) then sliding the mk4 golf coilover into it and buzzing it all together with the MIG you have a strut which uses a damper/ spring combo that's not 43 years old. Hurrah! To compliment this i stuck on some fancy top mounts. I thought i would treat myself (£40 from evilbay), but i'm glad i did as the hillman ones fell apart when i removed them, so no wonder the steering felt a little stiffer than it used too! I also found all this in the oil after cutting them open. No wonder they didn't do much damping! Next up was the rust repairs. I've always liked wide arches, but only on a full on race car. The arches on the hillman, however, go almost straight down and don't let the car go very low at the rear due to rubbage. so the solution: Mk1 golf arches for a subtle but almost factory flare So after finding the previously repaired and now rotten arch was held on with bodyfiller(deja-vu anyone) I set about cutting the rust out, which escalated, resulting in the other half of the boot floor coming out (pictures to follow tomorrow), and the end of the sill getting repaired aswell! It doesn't look too bad in the pictures, but its kept me busy all day, out in the sun But then the good news came. I'm going to need bigger wheels! That's all for tonight folks. James
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Jun 26, 2015 16:52:20 GMT
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Great photos, cheers dude!
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Jun 25, 2015 15:52:13 GMT
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Thanks bazzateer! Its still for sale, so make me an offer someone!
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Jun 20, 2015 19:00:01 GMT
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I run mine around 1.5 feet away from the flange if you laid the tape along the tubes!
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Jun 15, 2015 15:08:06 GMT
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Stevieclj, the only info I can fine on it is that it is a Model B on the pump. The motor itself is rated to 1hp.
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Jun 14, 2015 21:07:26 GMT
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Could you stick some pictures up of the engine/gearbox fitment? I have a 4.6 rover v8 that may be going spare and a hillman hunter!
For the axle i was planning on doing the following for my capri:
Buy a ford explorer rear axle which is a ford 8.8 inch design with an off set diff, shorten the long side to take a short side axle and then change the diff using whatever ratio i want from Summit racing or similar. This would be good for more than the hillman body could manage and would also have diskbrakes and a locking diff as standard!
James
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