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[M44K TS]

Ah well, I got impatient

triggerwheels.com are closed from tomorrow until the 23rd, so bought the SC kit as I want to try and start the megajolt conversion this weekend if I can as I'll be away in a couple of weeks with work. It worked out a little bit more expensive but it looks a more comprehensive kit and the sensor bracket look better quality.

[M44K TS]

Megajolt kit has arrived from Autosport Labs...

The whole kit

Megajolt unit

LED Shift light, (I hopefully have unique plans for it)

Serial cable for connecting to the laptop, (need to buy a serial to USB cable)

Megajolt wiring plug and terminals

Hard Rev Limiter which needs installed inside the main unit

6 way fusebox to replace the current 4 way as I need a couple of ignition live fuses

And lastly a fuel filter, nothing to do with the Megajolt but doesnt hurt to fit one!


So, now that I have a decent stock of cable, electrical terminals etc, I'll just be waiting on the trigger wheel kit then I can get cracking with it!

[MiniLandy]

Good to see you've got the megajolt bug!

Looking forward to seeing how the triggerwheels kit mounts up, i went for the cheaper option of fabbing my own.

Also interested to see whether the megajolt box connects to your PC, as mine still won't connect to my laptop...

Good luck!

[M44K TS]

Cheers dude, I'll be taking pics and videos throughout as usual.

[mighty mini jack]

Loving this as usual dude, look forward to seeing more!

[M44K TS]

Cheers Jack, I'm excited to say the least! I love stuff like this.

First part of the Megajolt project underway, soldering the hard rev limiter to the main MJ unit...

First 2 wires on..


Everything connected

And sloted inside the MJ casing


Part 2 should follow tomorrow!

[M44K TS]

Trigger wheel kit came this morning, it looks like a very well made setup too.

Crank position sensor

36-1 trigger wheel


Brackets for CPS

Some big heavy duty tool? I guess it's for aligning the trigger wheel with TDC?


I think that's everything I need now, so will make a start at the weekend!

[M44K TS]

Started on the Megajolt installation tonight, only had about an hour or so, got the radiator & cowling out, n/s engine mount off and the coil out of the way.

Work halted when I realised I didn't have a socket big enough to fit the crank pulley, anyone know what size it is? 34mm or 36mm or the imperial equivilant?

Anyway, took a couple of pics

Quick shot of the rad and cowling out the way, loads more room to work


Engine mount off


Moved the battery cable bracket down to give more room for the coilpack if I decide to mount it there. I'm thinking about mounting it on the bulkhead between the wiper motor and the airbox as there's enough length on the HT lead I bought, (Halfords set for a 1993 1.3 CVH Fiesta if anyone's interested?)


Wilst taking the rad out, the side bracket which is usually atattched fell off, and the general condition of the radiator core is looking a bit shabby, so I'll either paint it up or buy a new one price depending



Going to clean the fan cowling up a bit as it's pretty ropey



The hopefully redundant coil


Tomorrows job with be to allign the engine up to TDC, whip the crank pulley bolt out if I can find the right socket and fit the trigger wheel and crank position sensor bracket.

[M44K TS]

Today's update.

Started off with a quick trip to Halfords for a breaker bar, (didn't fancy my 1/2 drive ratchet and the usual trolley jack handle trick) and a socket as close as 1-5/16" as I could get, closest they had was a 34mm which did the job nicely.

So first things first, whipped the fan off for better access, I painted it properly too so 2 birds, 1 stone etc.


Starter motor out to get access to the flywheel to lock it when removing the pulley bolt


Crank pulley bolt


Interesting holes in the flywheel, are they for a crank position sensor on another car?


With the timing marks set for TDC, got on with removing the bolt


With the aid of these


Next to be removed was the distributor which will be for sale shortly, in 100% working condition too!


Distributor drive thing removed too, Thanks mini_mad69 and Jordie for the heads up, I wouldn;t have noticed it otherwise lol


Now I'm left with a hole in the engine block


Luckily I bought the blanking plug


And with some gentle persuasion with a hammer, fitted.


Decided where and how to mount the coilpack too



And my mounting brackets, you might recognise them as seat extender brackets, going to chop them about so they will fit if I can find the bench grinder in the garage. 2 holes line up perfectly with the holes on the coilpack which was a stroke of luck


Rough idea of how they fit



After searching round for a longer bolt bottom fixing for the crank position sensor, I eventually found one and with the aid of a few washers, got the bracket and CPS fitted



It says in the instruction to have between 0.8mm and 1mm clearance between the trigger wheel and CPS, this is as close as I can get it, looks more than 1mm, if I turn the bracket over, it looks like it sits too close and could catch. Any ideas?


At this point I realised that I didn't have the longer crank pulley bolt that's supposed to come with the trigger wheel kit so I was unable to get the trigger wheel fitted properly and alligned. I've taken the alternator off too so I can clean it all up and get it painted black as it's only half done.

[M44K TS]

Extended crank pulley bolt arrived Tuesday morning just before I set off for Aylesbury, so I can get the trigger wheel bolted back up tomorrow night, then start fitting everything back up...




And I my eBay impulse buy, gonna have it in the boot just for oncourse points



Not very interesting I know

[nev_payne]

Can you push us the part number on that ebay find Mark?

[M44K TS]

For the first aid kit?

If so, there's no part number as such on it, this is the only sticker that's on it...

[bamby]

Here you go

http://www.franzkalff.de/

(decided to google the label !)

[nev_payne]

Cheers muchly

[M44K TS]

No problem mate.

Tiny update tonight.

Got the new extended crank pulley bolt in and torqued up to 150ft/lb after a quick trip to Halfords for a 12mm allen socket, trigger wheel lined up, starter wiring tidied a bit, starter motor fitted back in and the engine mount almost on, one bolt doesn't want to line up, but it was getting late so called it a night.

Starter motor in and wiring tidied, (the looms have been wrapped in cloth tape after I took the pics so they look a bit neater.


Trigger wheel on and lined up, (engine not at TDC on pic)


Cheeky shot of the new crank pulley bolt


Multimeter ready for checking the crank sensor is working


The keen eyed will have spotted the EDIS module is also fixed down, means I can run the wiring under the scuttle across to the coilpack then into the car


A quick video of the crank sensor working. Setting the meter to AC and turning the engine over with the multimeter probes on the sensor wires...


Also started to clean up the fan cowling, alternator and radiator.

Fan cowling before


Cleaned up a bit, still needs some of the tight spots doing that I could get the flap wheel into.


Alternator flattened back a bit, again, needs going over with some wet and dry tomorrow.


Radiator end tanks flattened back, again, needs going over with some wet and dry, I'm also going to try and straighten out as many of the fins as I can.


Tomorrows job will be to finish off stripping the paint off the above, kurust where needed, then etch prime then paint satin black.