Well overdue an update again on this one.
We seem to have got to the end of all the planning and sourceing bits again for this phase of the build. to be honest it has been a bit of a long haul, as usual lots of the stuff needed modifying to fit, and most of the bits we inherited with the shell, are really not good enough.
The bias pedalbox was not very good quality and we were not sure how to make the throttle pedal work as the standard one wouldnt fit and we couldnt fit the GRP4 pedal we had on the blue car, luckily we found a supplier who agreed to modify the standard box and supply the rest of the parts to go with it. So to cut a long story short, despite a few weeping joints the brakes are finished and bled up, and we have a good pedal.
The fuel pipes and pumps in the boot are now bolted in properly, hopefully all that is needed to finish in the boot is the wiring for the pump and revese light.
We have done a fair bit more in the engine bay, the black pipe is the plumbed in fire extinguisher which makes it untidy but rules are rules and safety is paramount, or so they say. Can anyone spot the engine changes?
Another photo of the inside, with the battery box and extinguisher bottle in place, sorry the photo is blurred, battery is inside to protect it and also make the wiring runs simpler and shorter than it going in the boot, as long as it is in a sealed box it is ok there. The fire wall is finished and the pesky rear pillar filler cap is also covered so we can pass the rally scruteneering, and a good job Dad has made of it too.
Yes its also down on the wheels, and all the suspension is pointing in roughly the right direction. There was some silly negative camber on the bottom arms and the track rod ends were too short to track the wheels straight, but with the wheels pulled in to something sensible on the adjusters its all working well and is a bit easier to push about in the garage.
The throttle bodies need a final fettle and once the water plumbing is finished and the initial wiring for the lights etc fitted back in place we can put them back on and finish the plumbing.
We decided to buy a bespoke wiring loom for the engine management and injection, as it was cheaper than paying for (waiting for) my mate the auto electrician to wire it up. I probably could have done it after seeing how the other car was done, and since fitting Megajolt to my mini, but the loom is so well made I think we made the right decision.
Really got to start the wiring in earnest soon, luckily we can use most of the original looms and just add a sub loom system for the engine, injection and hopefully the new switches and clocks on the dash, Secretly I am dreading the dash wiring, but the old dash wiring can be used for most of it and the rest will just fall into place, hopefully.
Avoid Rally Design like the plague unless you are after normal well known products. All their fabricated stuff just does not seem to fit, even the rose jointed gear sticks buzz and are too loose a fit, World Cup x members don't fit ETC.
