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[mrthumb]

hi kam thanks!, yea that goes back to the inlet on the bottom of the tank.

been hard at work on the exhaust tonight...

its has a modified mini backbox, with a toyosports decat in the middle, and all flexie stainless tube at the end.

iv been doing some reading and the ricers of the web dictate that you must have atleast a 2" exhaust for this engine...
so i planned to use the existing mini backbox which was fine untill i realise the tube going into it is not 2 inches big.
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so it had to come off and be replaced with a larger 2 " tube. luckey for me it was 2 inches inside diameter then going into 2, 2 inch pipes to exit.

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purge the exhaust with argon so i dont get "sugaring" on the inside

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and on the car at last :)

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Edited by mrthumb, 13 September 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[mrthumb]

ok, just finished the top half of my dash. still working on the idea for a center console. its all 2mm aluminium crafted carefully over the week at home and at work.. this required a CNC break press but the results were worth it :) its all secured with rivet nuts and feels solid. might get it powder coated yet.

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Edited by mrthumb, 21 September 2012 - 06:51 PM.

[mrthumb]

ahh more progress

gone for a retro trucker style knight rider maybe thing.
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[mrthumb]

finally driving!

Edited by mrthumb, 29 September 2012 - 07:12 PM.

[KieranB]

**** hot mate!! Attach a couple of blades to it and youve got yourself the worlds fastest lawn mower

[mrthumb]

hehe yea

[KieranB]

everything working well then?

[mrthumb]

yea id say so. we had some issues with air pockets in the water system to begin with. but it all appears to be running ok now. also, when you brake it accelerates :) but that was due to the brake bias getting snagged on the throttle.

the cluch is ON/OFF type which is gonna take some getting used to. and the throttle is a bit stickey. not as crisp as you like.
next step is tidying up the loom and fixing it to the car :)

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Edited by mrthumb, 29 September 2012 - 07:48 PM.

[KieranB]

Sounds good. Seem to have got it going in record breaking time, plenty of time to sort out the niggles i guess. not long and itll be road legal and destroying everything in its sight!!

Loving the work keep it up

[mrthumb]

yea iv been putting alot of hours in, everyone at work had a bet running that if i took it off the road it will never come back on so iv dedicated almost every evening to doing somthing. i finally got some results today!

[johny:)]

Well done mate glad you got it running after that loom looked very difficult when I seem it did you have any over throw on the cluch after

And thanks again for doing my radiator top class work there keep it up you will be done in no time

John

[mrthumb]

hi john i did'nt have any issues with overthrow luckley. i will be adding a bolt to the back like you what you said though!

Edited by mrthumb, 30 September 2012 - 04:46 PM.

[mrthumb]

ok been doing some reinforcing today. My "mini pedal box" from OBP has flimsey pedals arms...
The pedal arm itselfs is a mear 5mm thick and its just mild steel. its not EN8 or any reasonable strong carbon steel either, and is full of holes to save on weight.

the result is, if you have a heavy clutch or you dont have a servo assisted brake like myself. the pedal arm will bend and twist if its not completley pushed directley forward. somthing that can't allways be done when your going fast heal towing and braking quickley.

I managed to bend the pedal by pushing the clutch down from outside the car and i was supprised how easy it just bend over. anyway heres some pictures...

stainless steel 3mm plate was used to reinforce it.
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and testing the clutch stop..
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Edited by mrthumb, 30 September 2012 - 04:57 PM.

[johny:)]

i like how you did that with the pedals as i said yesterday i have that pedal box i mite just use your idea on strenthing the pedals as i dont fancy mine bending when i wont to stop i also like how you mounted the bolt to the pedal well done

[mrthumb]

yea by all means copy it :) its worth doing. its just not man enough. when your welding dont panic too much if the oil starts cooking out the sintered bronze bearings you can allways apply some copper slip later if it gets a bit rough a few years down the line.

also if you want a bolt with a rounded head on it, its called a coach bolt. i used M-8 size.