Looking good richie.

im sure there will be some goodies for you there tomorrow and more pennies to spend.

See you there.

 

Thanks again for the comments fellas

See you tomorrow Kelv

 

gimme a call tommorrow mate i'll be there aswell

all meet up for a chin wag

 

Will do mate

 

looking forward to some more hard labour tomorrow, we might even do enough to give another update

 

Had a good day at Combe yesterday Didn't have the balls to take the Doris' fiesta on track

Met up with Jaseshaffy, Kelv, Ryan, RAN S S, Marco and Martin, Eagle and Nigel b and many others

Came home with some goodies

Loads of Mobil 1 Motorsport, new CPS, 071 plugs, cam belt and tensioner and a small torque wrench from Matt Lewis Excellent price and service off Matt as usual

Some nice black Roose hoses of Kelv and some stainless steel ties to hold my exhaust wrap on the downpipe.

And the Doris' little XR2i returned 38mpg at an average 90mph

 

Im lucky if i get araound 20/24mpg out of my discovery and thats @ 56/60mph @ 90 its more like 10 if im lucky

 

Also whee you putting you fuse box inside the car then m8 ???
Im using a standard loom off a old 2lt twin cam and i have been removing parts of that aswell lol

I Hate Wiring tho These is my big mess so far


Also Painted up my Foam filled tank It has a couple of dent but nothing bad and it cleaned up realy good with out painting it but i did anyway Just need a new strap next for it And im looking to run the brake line thought the inside @ some point but moneys Tight Again

 

Removed the loom to sort out a problem i had in the bottom of the fuse box that was 'fixed' by an auto-electrician Bodged more like, it was a fire waiting to happen

While the loom is out i have removed the following wiring: front fogs, headlight wash wipe, the cig lighter and stereo supply, the door open/light out warning boxes and wiring and also the alarm that was put in by a Thatcham approved dealer. Looked like it was fitted by a 3 year old with some crimps and a roll of black tape Refitting the alarm properly with all soldered and heat shrink covered joints and taped in with the main loom. Also running new feed to the fuel pump and supplies to the windscreen washer pump and water injection pump which are located in the boot now with a nice big 10 litre tank

Its fiddly but will be worth it in the long run

 

Cool like i have done then removered most of the crap

Also where are you putting the fuse box then or have'nt you got that far

 

Fuse box going either just to the right of the steering column so i can use a 4x4 lower dash with the opening glove box type bit or above the transmission tunnel where the ashtray/stereo was with a carbon/flocked cover

Still undecided but probably be the first option so i still have ability to fit a stereo

 

You big TART Well the traffic new on the road maybe useful

 

Can turn the volume up when i get any funny 'knocking' noises

 

Sh1t for got about having to do that not driven the car for over a yr now

 

Nice one Rich

 

Cheers Paul

Just ordered my oil pump direct from Cosworth. Should hopefully have it delivered friday

 

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you pal

 

Couple of little updates:

No oil pump yet

Started to sort out connections for my oil breather pipes. I'm going to use ptfe lined stainless steel braided hose with swaged on zinc plated adaptors.
Many thanks to Mike R for the advice

Using a -10 for the oil return from the tank back to the sump. It returns under the level of the oil.



Having removed the standard 'kidney box' breather i machined -12 adaptor down to fit the block. Going to make a bracket that bolts to the engine mounting arm to hold it in the block.





Instead of the pipe running between the inlet manifold a 90 degree adaptor lets the hose run over the starter motor and up to the tank







Also had couple more bits delivered

Silicon to go between intercooler and swedish style plenum



Six paddle Alcon clutch and cover.





Also fitted some Fiesta turbo wheels to the Doris' XR2i

 

Looks like you been busy then m8
Going to look over mine Later just got in from work so im trying to stay awake

Dont know whot i can do on it yet tho

 

Due to continued problems with trying to get a good oil pump and a possible career change i'm sad to say after 10 years of owning B9KOS i'm 99% decided she's finally going the way most Cossie's seem to go......

In bits

All enquires by e-mail only please to b9kos@hotmail.co.uk

 

after all that effort

 

lets be honest, you cant remember how it goes back together can you

 

right i best start putting my name to some bits

 

nice loom if your interested

 

no shit



gimme a price on :

Fuel Pressure Reg & Fuel Rail.

 

 

The final decision will be made over the weekend once i've got a feel for how much will sell
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oh and possibly the cam cover

 

Rich dont you bloody dare sell!! You've come this far, its all down hill from now!

Can't you just order a new pump form GGR (ebay) and get Cosworth to refund you?

 

I think its the curse of white saph track cars. You get it 90% finished then break it

PON
Seveneigths
Now Richie

Come on mate, you'll regret it

 

Tis a very nice car mate be such a shame to break it, stick it out you will regret breaking it otherwise

 

Did you get my PM

 

I like the change to the signature keep at it mate, all you have to do is drink tea whilst I re build it for you

 

nice one m8 you know it makes sence

 

Nice one Rich

 

Thanks for all the comments and pm's fellas

After a weekend away from cars and Pf the i've made the decision to finish it

So got a busy couple of weeks ahead as its booked in at MSD on the 12th August for live mapping

 

Great news

 

Good news mate....knew you'd see sense in the end

 

Time for the first daily update in the run up to the final roadtrip to MSD.

Firstly just been for a nice cavery/pint after a good day working in the sun.

Refitted the heater, windscreen wiper motor, heater/engine dividing panel, morrettes & indicators. Also fitted the header tank in its new posistion where the battery used to be.

Covered the drivers side inner wing and transmission tunnel with some aluminium foil tape to reflect as much heat as possible. The down pipe is going to be covered in exhaust wrap aswell so i can hopefully run with no heat shield My thinking on this is that now i have no ABS unit and have changed to a 4x4 manifold the distance between the brake resevoirs and the turbo/downpipe is sufficent to allow a good air flow through



After some final tidying the main loom in the engine bay is now complete. All the loom runs around the drivers side inner wing now instead of going down by the turbo. Secured it in place using rubber lined 'P' clips instead of the usual plastic clips.

The radiator fan wiring has been completely removed to be replaced by a seperate sub loom that will include an overide switch and a fans on LED indication in the instrument cluster.

The wiring for the front fog lights, windscreen washers pump(tank relocated to the boot) and headlamp washers/wipers has been removed.

Using one of the connectors i removed from the loom i made a neat little sub loom for the reverse light switch.



Early start again tommorrow