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[jacko299]

quick question, does the rear end of the car stiffen up when the rear alluminium bulkhead is fitted?? because at the moment the rear end shakes quite a bit up the drive without the alluminium fitted...

thanks, jacko 299

[koss]

The rear does shake about a bit after the rear hoop.
The bulkhead only holds the rear quarters to the hoop, strengtheners could be fitted from the frame to the rear valence tho.

[jacko299]

thanks, will look into it next time were down the garage

jacko299

[Renessy]

That's why I made a pipe between the boxes in the back. From here I can stiffen the back end up by making a bracket to the Zcars frame.



Maybe an Idea?!

René

[markrally]

This is what zcars have done on their race car, it is bolted to the bootlid hinge bolts and also supports the twin horizontal exhaust system.


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Cheers

[jacko299]

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[jacko299]

added some pictures from the last few weekends work..... it now starts and drives! took a few practice runs to get used to the clutch up the drive! still a fair bit to do! thanks for the help with the rear supports, will have a go at making some brackets up! got to finish off the dash, paint under the arches etc... and then try and do all the finishing touches and set the suspension properly! hopefully will be ready for the mini show down himley hall! only down the road from here.

Thanks, jacko299

[Racer_Pete]

Very nice, them arches look the bizness to

[jacko299]

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Made some alluminium panels to mount the dash and switches last night and today! nice weather to be working outside too

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Bit of progress from the last few months, bulkhead needs finishing but went for a drive round a car park earlier, was suprised with the amount of traction there is when accelerating in first! just digs in and goes!

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Few pictures of a mates car from down the road, was down the himley show, one of the lowest cars ive seen! only came up to my waist! unfotunately his garage got broke into and a lot of parts from the car were stolen so its no stuck inside until the parts can be replaced! =[

[jacko299]

ohh and think we may have a problem with the digi dash, when in use the rev counter rises as revs increase but then when backing off the rev counter reading drops until just under 2000 where it begins to stick, even if the engine revs still carry on dropping, it stays like this until the engine revs increase past the point the digi dash is stuck at but then the same happens again when backing off the throttle next time. anyone had anything similar happen??

[adyzr1]

ohh and think we may have a problem with the digi dash, when in use the rev counter rises as revs increase but then when backing off the rev counter reading drops until just under 2000 where it begins to stick, even if the engine revs still carry on dropping, it stays like this until the engine revs increase past the point the digi dash is stuck at but then the same happens again when backing off the throttle next time. anyone had anything similar happen??

ayup mate,

i connected the rev counter to one of the injectors (orange/black wire -pin 8 from ecu) it gives a smoother signal
then set digidash to 1 cylinder engine

Edited by adyzr1, 22 July 2007 - 09:42 PM.

[jacko299]

ahhh cheers mate, spoke to etb earlier and they say they have problems with the 2003 engine, have ordered a part from them that will hopefully cure the problem, he mentioned trying getting a feed from the injectors to if it still play up, thanks again

[koss]

ahhh cheers mate, spoke to etb earlier and they say they have problems with the 2003 engine, have ordered a part from them that will hopefully cure the problem, he mentioned trying getting a feed from the injectors to if it still play up, thanks again

Jacko
You will be better off using the feed for the injectors as ady says. The reason behind this is down to the pulse signal to the
on-plug coils. Voltages can linger about in these type s of coils giving false info. I don't know why ETB instruct to use the coils.

You could even use the original signal wire from the ecu.