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[gorillas1963]

got a crank mate, have to sort a time to maybe look at the xr2

[Yoda]

Super. Michael will call you some time in the week. How you getting on with your build?

[gorillas1963]

well i got the correct puller and its off so progress if ever so slight, few things ill have to test fit, how did micheal get on with making room for the turbo air filter, how much bulkhead did he remove because before i start weldin i want to make
sure theres enough removed

air filter + rad pipes + uprated actuator = no bloomin room

[gorillas1963]

got the bugger off, what a headache

[Yoda]

Sorry, i missed your previous post regarding Michaels air filter. What we did ( turbo box was already fitted by previous owner ) was use a 90 degree bend hose on the end of the turbo and a short pipe straight up with a mushroom filter.No bulkhead cutting was needed. It was a tight fit with the actuator in place,(so i imagine with yours, it will be a pig) but it has been fine. Michael has already tried moving the filter a few times but it always ends up in the original position. He has now got a small ford intercooler and is waiting for payday to buy the necessary hose bends to install it in front of the servo. We have decided to go without oil cooler at the moment as running low boost, it really does not get very hot unless he rags it. He has also fitted a heat shield below the carb but it did not really make much difference. It has the usual difficult to start syndrome when hot, but foot on the loud pedal when cranking helps a lot.

Michael is away this weekend but i am sure he would be happy to visit and show off his handiwork when he is back some time.

Good luck and hope it all works out.

Edited by Yoda, 18 August 2012 - 12:20 PM.

[gorillas1963]

more progress recently ive test fitted the turbo with the 10psi actuator and it clears it - my only concern bein will there be enough room for the radiator hose, the air filter pipe and the actuator so the hole you see in the bulkheadhead now may be made larger after everyhting is test fitted
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also test fitted the carb and plenum and of corse they dont fit, so i need to do a slight cut to the top of the bulkhead where the clocks go, if you look closely you can see the pencil line where i will cut, i have no power in the garage so i and i needed to charge to cordless grinder batteries, job for the next weekend i have off
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i fitted the revtec fan system to radiator which i think is a pretty cool little kit
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once fitte to the radiator cowl and put in place i noticed that the cowl was hitting the breather on the casing, my usual modification here would need no more than a block of wood and a club hammer but i cant do that on this car so i made a small modification to the cowl as you can see
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and now it all fits quite nicely, it looks very close so i may need to modify the inner wing to make sure the clearance is there for the revtec fan but with the dsn thermostat housing i think it looks good
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also the steady parts from dsn, really chuffed with those
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lastly for that weekend i got the callipers bolted on with all the blue hoses bolted on with copper washers, i had to spce the calliper away from the hubs ever so slightly with washers otherwise the wheels wont turn because it was all too close
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Edited by gorillas1963, 07 September 2012 - 02:05 PM.

[gorillas1963]

all comments welcome

[Yoda]

Here's my comment!

Michael wants to meet up with you sometime to show you his handiwork LOL

[gorillas1963]

i want to see his car, even to see the filter - i dont know if the mk1 bulkhead is a different shape/size but i seem to be havin a right palava with clearance

hes got myy number, theres a classic car show this weekend in kent i think im looking for it at the moment.

[Yoda]

From the pictures, i would say your main issue is with the size of the actuator. M is not at home at the moment but will let him know to contact you soon. He is going to be out most of this weekend, but hey, he is a teenager!

[gorillas1963]

fair play to him, least he can chase the girls quicker now hes turbo !!

[Yoda]

He is outside doing a water pump and an engine mount at the moment and he has cancelled tonight's trip out so maybe he would like a run out later? I will ask him in a bit!

[gorillas1963]

bit more progress on the bain of my life the bulkhead clearance issue, i decided to cut more out just to be safe so this is this weeks progress
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ive noticed already that the paint has reacted it one little spot so thatll need fixing, then onto bigger bolt ons, looking forward to the next stage

Edited by gorillas1963, 17 September 2012 - 01:44 PM.

[twistedtorment]

Looks good m8! very clean! hope that stops clearance issues and you can crack on with bigger better faster bits

[gorillas1963]

Looking forward to seeing more of this one. I like the early cars.

ive followed your build and commented on some bits, what a build that was - just goes to show you can save what you want to save i was lucky with mine it was dry stored for over 20 years