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[1987_ParkLane]

Its picking up now , so good looking stuff .

[v-tec van]

Awsome .... me likes

[McGyver.be]

I think it's not the race spec version, i went to Zcars factory few month ago and I saw the race spec version. It has crossing doors bars and crossing roof bars. To resume, I've ordered it and I'm waiting for a call from Chris and Richard to collect the kit @ the factory. Your kit is the " Honda v-tec kit, not the race spec one.

But I really do like your project ! Such a good job ! Enjoy and be safe

[cptkirk]

You are correct in spotting that I do not have the crossed door bars on my kit, however that was a request of mine as I was not going to be competetively racing, so did not require the crossed door bars to get through scrutineering.

So to recap it is the race spec version without crossed door bars......

[cptkirk]

Progress Report:

Engine Running - overfuelling, so either its a sensor up the spout or it needs a bit of mapping (shouldnt need mapping so working through sensors first), fitted Lmabda sensor yesterday so that might sort the fuelling issue, unable to run again due to bad weather and lack of gauges to keep an eye on things.

Side/Dip/Main lights working

Hazards working.

Gauges, all placed now, had 4 out of 5 working, just waiting on some more solder butts before cranking that lots up again.

Majority of the last couple of weeks has been spent doing the wiring, making sure all connections are good, putting all new wires in convoluted sleeving where necessary, adding switches and warning lights, rotary selector switches, multiple connectors.

I also had a major fuel leak, 5 out of 6 threads in the fuel line leaked when I first pressure tested the line, so all that lot had to come off and get loctited.

I balls'd up a pipe so had to re-order one from Silicon Hoses, very helpful guy there, and for those of you with a VTEC engine and want to run a return pipe instead of blanking the heater matrix pipes they make a pipe specifically for that, that they normally produce for the aerial atom, 16-19mm 180degree, its tight as hell to get on and I would have made it 17-20 as that what the pipe on the engine measure but at £10 for the pipe I wasnt about to argue...

Diffuser and arches close to being finished.

Car booked in for a bit of paintwork and some decals - watch this space....

Still got an absolute F-load to get done if I am to take to the IMM, its not going if it's not 100%.

More pictures to come, unfortunately wiring isnt the most inspiring thing to photograph, once the engine is running sweet I'll post a clip on youtube.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

well Now your tig work makes me look like a 4 year old hahahahah awesome why did i not take pics of wiring its the best part thats my theory

[cptkirk]

well Now your tig work makes me look like a 4 year old hahahahah awesome why did i not take pics of wiring its the best part thats my theory

Ah ha - not my tigging unfortunately - my friend Barrie did it for me, cheers Bazza!!!

Just for you I'll post some of the wiring:

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

im happy

[cptkirk]

Got some fibreglass bits back from my good friend Stuart Jago, cheers Stu.

Firstly the Diffuser and secondly the Inner Arches, all that time and effort making wooden plugs has finally paid off, I will get pictures of them mounted as soon as they are......:

[cptkirk]

A quick one to show a way of watertighting the brakelines as they come through a bulkhead, can be any bulkhead.

1x Skintop 25mm gland (17mm ID), 1x offcut of 8mm fuel line, 1x 3-1 heat shrink (12mm-4mm). Slit the fuel pipe along its length, slide over the brake line, slide the heat shrink on over the brake union and upto the fuel pipe, heat it up and hey presto you got yourself a watertight seal thats roughly a 17mm OD, just the right sixe for the gland.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

great work fella be nice to see some more progress on your well fabricated beatie

[PhotoguyUSA]

Looks good your coming along nicely!

[brandon7]

Great stuff. Would love to get my hands on some of those inner arches! Im fitting mine next week does not look likes its going to be fun. I think it will be easier to start from scratch like u?

U still on target to have it finished for the Mini 50th?

[cptkirk]

Looks good your coming along nicely!

Cheers Lyle, yip its all starting to come together now, considering that three months ago there was less on the car than there had ever been while in my possesion.

Great stuff. Would love to get my hands on some of those inner arches! Im fitting mine next week does not look likes its going to be fun. I think it will be easier to start from scratch like u?

U still on target to have it finished for the Mini 50th?

I might have the car 95% ready but the trailer I am having built isnt going to be ready, and as the last 5% of the build includes getting the front firewall watertight I cant take it on an open tailer for fear of water ingress (more than normal on a mini) right onto the fuseboard and other electrical bits n bobs. Gutted. But now my aim is for the National Mini Show in September, that'll give me time to get the overfuelling sorted and have a few shake down runs. IMO Spa would be better fun than the IMM though, if it was ready tagging along with you would've been mighty tempting.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

sounds like the builds picking up speed be good when you finally finish it