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Author: | Carledo [ Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:55 pm ] |
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Great restoration thread, Steve. For some reason I haven't come across it before. It has kept me occupied all lunch hour!!
You're welcome Nick!
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Author: | Carledo [ Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:58 pm ] |
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AR25 (2.0 and 2.5 litre engine) and AR35 (3.0 litre engine)
Apologies for not getting back to you sooner on this, I have found the level/filler plug! Its not very big and certainly not obvious but it IS exactly where you said it should be! Cheers Ian!Ian. Steve BTW, it's an AR25 box! |
Author: | Carledo [ Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:55 pm ] |
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Another try at the missing image of the springs. Steve |
Author: | new to this [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:21 pm ] |
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Steve That enigne looks a tight squeeze why have you gone with solid steering rack mounts Dave P.S are you going to make your own exhaust or get one made ? |
Author: | Mahesh [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:38 pm ] |
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Nice, and the engine is further back as you intended, have you been practising putting engines and boxes in lately |
Author: | Carledo [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:12 pm ] |
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Nice,
Whatever gave you that idea? and the engine is further back as you intended, have you been practising putting engines and boxes in lately Steve |
Author: | Carledo [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:34 pm ] |
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Steve
It certainly is a tight squeeze, more from the transmission POV than the motor. I've accepted it on this car, on the basis that it should never be necessary to remove the transmission once the final fit is made. The engine can, if need be, be removed uphill on its own, all the bolts are accessible and being auto, it only needs to come forward an inch, followed by a vertical lift!That engine looks a tight squeeze why have you gone with solid steering rack mounts Dave P.S are you going to make your own exhaust or get one made ? As far as the rack mounts go, i've used the same ones on the Carledo and there doesn't seem to be a downside! They are "fit and forget", take a lot of unnecessary vagueness out of the steering and don't have any discernible unpleasant side effects like bump steer. The exhaust will be a bitsa! I have a twin pipe Stainless rear box donated by Tony (Mig Welder), the middle box, intermediate pipe and cross axle pipe will be a Rimmers sports type and the down pipe will be fabricated by me, using the top section of the original Omega part, a proprietary flexi section and whatever bits of curved and straight pipe I can dig out of my collection. It will also have fittings for the 2 Lambda sensors the engine ECU requires, though I fear I will have to use a "cheat sim" on the rear one as I WON'T be fitting a catalytic converter! It also looks like I will need to delete the EGR valve, blank off the plate and fit a second emulator in its circuit. This necessitated by bulkhead clearance, the EGR goes on, but the wiring plug won't! I don't suppose for one minute that I (or the car) will miss it and it's one less thing to go wrong! Steve |
Author: | xvivalve [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:20 pm ] |
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I have that mild steel Sprint sports exhaust at Glebe Lane with your name on it still Steve |
Author: | Carledo [ Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:21 pm ] |
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I have that mild steel Sprint sports exhaust at Glebe Lane with your name on it still Steve
Thanks Alun, I DO still want this!Steve |
Author: | Carledo [ Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Project Dolomega, the next level |
Lunchtime today, got the engine settled on 3 infinitely adjustable caravan axle stands, centred up on the centreline of the car and adjusted for slant (the engine is canted 7 degrees to the nearside, so it's still a slant!) At this point I realized that i've completely forgotten to acquire the Volvo 240 engine mounts I need (the Vauxhall originals are too bulky to fit the car) so after a quick visit to the bay of E I have a pair coming for £15. In the meantime, it's back to the salt mines (AKA wiring) as I need the mounts in place on the engine to do the CAD for fabbing the subframe mounted engine support brackets! Steve |
Author: | Toledo Man [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:36 am ] |
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Fixed all the PB links so they will work. |
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