Oct 22nd 2006 Engine back in
BUSTED....
My wife breezed into the garage the other night and caught me sitting at the wheel, one hand on the steering wheel the other
casually draped out of the window. I swear I was not going Bruuummm Bruummmm. I was just admiring my new instruments and the final
work on the dash panel... Honest... I have mounted a Tacho and turbo boost gauge on the steering column, with a space for a planned air/fuel ratio gauge as well, It looks great..
Anyway the car is coming on but things are taking ages. I stayed up till 3am one night just working out the speedo drive gears needed to
make the speedo accurate. The old 998cc engine got a quick lick of paint and is now installed, electrics are all good.
I decided to install the fuel supply ready for the turbo. That means a high pressure pump and pressure regulator. Initially I am just going with a tee
for the return and found a fuel filter that does both filtering and acts as a tee. I'm not keen on having this stuff inside the car boot so wanted to mount it
under the boot floor. I spent ages working out where to put the fuel pump, did it then as I admired the result it dawned on me that I had completely forgotten the bloody exhaust
which was not installed yet... had to move it again. Problem is that it currently I have a side exit exhaust so I'll probably have to move it again when the DTM
one goes in for the turbo. I'm a bit worried about the proximity of the exhaust to the fuel lines etc. maybe a heatshield will be needed I'll check the temps onece its running.
All I need to do now is refit the carb and driveshafts, bleed the brakes and clutch and I can drive it again...well, without the bonnet anyway I still have to weld that up.
