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Dyno

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 16 June 2009 -

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The car has been running for a while using a very rough map given to me by Steve (Stormin Norman) on Seloc. Many thanks to him for all his help and advice - a very knowledgeable and helpful guy

Anyway, I decided to get the car booked in at WGT in Middlewitch for a dyno tune. ...

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Exhaust

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 25 May 2009 -

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As I mentioned before, I had an issue with the exhaust system not fitting correctly. This is still under investigation and I am sure that Stark will come up with a solution that is satifactory all round.

In the meantime, I had to get the car finished and back on the road and it was agreed that I would get the exhaust modified to suit, get it back on the...

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Undertray Installation

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 03 May 2009 -

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It has been a while since I last updated the blog due to holiday and work commitments, but I finally managed to get some time with the car on Saturday.

As you know, I still have a number of minor issues that I am working my way through. I will document these in later entries.

For now, I have been keen to get the car bolted together and go for a...

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Clam Installation

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 13 April 2009 -

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I couldn't wait any longer. The clam had to go back on.

So, I enlisted the help of Carlton X (of the VX220 family) and Jordy (a former MLOCer who sold his S1 following a miss-hap with his cat

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Anyway, the moved the car out of the garage - for only the second time since the...

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Engine Start

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 12 April 2009 -

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It has been a long journey to this point, but I am now ready to get the beast started!

I first checked over the wiring one more time, just to make sure that everything is where it should be.

TIP: Its advised that you should have a fire extinguisher at the ready just in case something goes wrong. I certainly had mine at...

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Heat Shielding To Subframe

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 12 April 2009 -

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The kit comes with a sheet of Nimbus heat shielding, Stark also provide you with a template that can be used to cut the sheet out.

I personally used a combination of the template and measurements that I took myself, although I don't think this is absolutely necessary.

I used a marker pen to detail out the cutting lines and by using a tin cutter,...

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Wiring Loom

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 12 April 2009 -

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One element of this build that I did not look forward to was the electrics. Unfortunately there is no way round it and the car harness has to be modified to receive the Honda engine's loom.

At this point, I would like to give thanks to Alan Gourlay, who is currently doing the same conversion (posts on Seloc) who help me immensely in guiding me through...

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Suspension & Drivetrain

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 05 April 2009 -

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The project has definitely taken a turn now. Things are actually going back on the car instead of being taken off.

Next job - the rebuilding of the suspension and installation of the drive shafts.

Wishbones

The far side side wishbone had to be removed and sent back to Stark for modifications to enable it to fit and not clash with the new...

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Intermediate Drive Shaft Heat Shielding

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 04 April 2009 -

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One of the biggest problems with the Honda conversions is the amount of heat generated by the engine. The drive shafts are particularly vulnerable to this, especially the intermediate one.

The intermediate drive shaft sits directly behind the exhaust manifold and as such soaks up the majority of the heat generated by the exhaust pipes.

The Honda engine...

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Engine Steady Mounts

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 29 March 2009 -

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Now that the engine is settled in and the lower wishbones are in place (covered in a future entry), its time to complete the securing of the engine.

The kit comes with the two main engine mounts at the top, and two steady arms at the bottom of the engine.

First up is the mount that secures to the chassis cross brace, in line with the firewall.

Prior to...

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