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Mar 29, 2024 11:11:46 GMT
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Good stuff.
Just a thought, the last time I cut a sump like that I added some "wings" to get back the capacity. As you are turbo charging might be a good idea considering the heat.
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Proton Jumbuck-deceased :-(
2005 Kia Sorento the parts hauling heap
V8 Humber Hawk
1948 Standard12 pickup SOLD
1953 Pop build (wifey's BIVA build).
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Mar 29, 2024 14:46:35 GMT
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Looks like fun!
Just a thought, but are you planning to beef up the crossmember? Especially now it's been cut. I'm just thinking about how the typical small block V8 crossmember looks, in comparison to yours.
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Thanks for the kind words guys  Things have slowed this week. Aside from a boring evening where I chose the hard path and hand picked paint off the gearbox for what felt like hours with naff all to show for it...not much else has occurred Good stuff. Just a thought, the last time I cut a sump like that I added some "wings" to get back the capacity. As you are turbo charging might be a good idea considering the heat. I'd considered putting wings in but space constraints either side and behind the sump won't allow for it  I will be using an oil cooler though so some extra capacity will come with that although minimal |
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Looks like fun! Just a thought, but are you planning to beef up the crossmember? Especially now it's been cut. I'm just thinking about how the typical small block V8 crossmember looks, in comparison to yours. Crossmember will be getting filled back in with 3mm plate which will be plenty strong enough, might plate the underside of the crossmember with 2mm if I feel its needed but its pretty beefy as it stands. The rear legs will be getting filler plates put in to help resist flex but considering the whole assembly is still rubber-mounted to the body there will still be some "give" to it all..... |
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Just caught up Steve, great to see loads of progress (and sorry to hear about your dad). Hope you're getting a chance to keep ticking away at it, be fantastic to see a turbo'd V8 viva!
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Jun 10, 2024 14:59:06 GMT
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Not much to report unfortunately as I've been busy prepping a car for the missus & mate to get to Download festival (fussy driver that can only drive automatic and wouldn't drive the Merc) so had to buy a beater and get it into roadworthy shape for her! Will get back on it soon I promise |
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Not exactly made great progress with this as I just suck with time management  Did finally finish removing all the black paint off the gearbox  mylittletony offered up a single-plain inlet manifold for sensible money so grabbed that  And just because they popped up close-by.....bought some wheels that may be persuaded to fit but uber heavy so may rethink that   Grand plans of actual progress may happen....probably won't. STAY TUNED! *be patient* |
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Can you hurry up with this please, I'm interested to hear your experience with the Holley, for reasons...
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Can you hurry up with this please, I'm interested to hear your experience with the Holley, for reasons... You can't fit a Sniper setup on an MX5 engine  And I suspect you'll have owned whatever car you intend to use it on.....and sold said car.....then bought something else by the time this thing makes noise!  Need to pull the 305 apart again as I'm not happy with how it turns over so that'll take even more time I don't have... |
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And I suspect you'll have owned whatever car you intend to use it on.....and sold said car.....then bought something else by the time this thing makes noise! Ouch, I feel seen ha ha, all progress is progress, doesn't matter how small dude |
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Slight flurry of work achieved thanks to a reminder from Simon that he'd come and help! Crossmember has now been suitably filled back in and tidied up for paint   When that was finished we turned attention to the pedal box to see how much of a faff converting to hydraulic clutch was going to be....turns out not bad at all I'd anticipated what might work and bought a Mini clutch master cylinder ages ago and but until now wasn't 100% sure how it would marry up but turns out with a bracket made to bolt onto the pedal it should work quite nicely. Still at the mock-up phase atm, just a few detail things to sort before bolting it in but looks promising so far   That little boost in momentum prompted me to get the block back on the engine stand and check some of the assembly work I did 4yrs ago  Eyed up the sump and where I'll be putting the drain back for the turbo, can't see it in the pic where I marked it but at least I know where its going  Then flipped the block over and started checking mains and big ends for anything funny going on as it's a bit tight to turn over by hand but turns out to just be piston rings are a bit tight in the bores and I didn't have enough oil down them to help so all good  With that I'm just gonna go through and relube everything and start buttoning up the bottom end for good, got some stuff on order to get the top end together and hopefully have a complete engine by Christmas ready for me to start mocking up the exhaust and turbo gubbins More soon |
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I will be using an oil cooler though so some extra capacity will come with that although minimal
