robp-tt

iTrader: (1)

cool project, where did you get the brake lines from?

Red16

The brake lines were made to measure by a local company called Autopipe, here are their contact details.

Autopipe,
Bottom Unit 8,
Stadium Ind Pk,
Gateshead,
Tyne And Wear,
NE10 0XF

Tel : 0191 478 2828

Red16

The engine was taken out of the car again today so I could begin working on the external wastegate pipework, some progress has been made with it but not a lot, i'll have more to show tomorrow.

While the engine was out I cut a hole in the side panel for the exhaust tailpipe.





The hole is a bit on the small side at the moment so the talpipe isn't sitting correctly, it will angle a little more towards the rear of the car when it's finished.

gouch1

thats nice

Red16

This morning I started work on plumbing the screamer pipe back into the exhaust

Cut the flange off the original screamer pipe and also cut the first bend and rewelded it at a different angle, fitted to the wastegate it looks like this



The next piece was them cut to suit and redirect the pipework back towards the exhaust



Then welded together



And the final piece of the puzzle was fabricated





Now the final piece needs welding in and it's finished.

Red16

Here she is, the finished article.









iT Just needs lagging with some Thermotec exhaust wrap now to help keep the under bonnet temps down.

TimC

iTrader: (1)

Hope that dont crack when expansion takes place.

Good work going into this.

12_Second_rst

iTrader: (1)

just read the whole thread top work

Red16

Me too!

If it does then a completely segregated but silenced screamer pipe could be the order of the day.

Cheers

Good stuff, i'll try for another update tomorrow

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

cracking stuff mate ,

really wanna pop up at some point and have a good nosy over it lol ,

great bit of fab there ,



beef

carlo

iTrader: (4)

Love this build

Red16

Beef, feel free to pop up for a look around mate.

Cheers Carlo.


Made a start on the Aerocatch bonnet fixings today.

Marked out their positions



Cut the holes out



Aerocatch clamped into position



Went to use the Wurth Bond & Seal that I had sat on the shelf and it's gone off It'll have to wait until tomorrow.

tigra turbo

Come on man.....get that screamer pipe throught the bonnet

Zetecfiesta

looking good!!

Red16

Another small update, I fitted the front brake lines and reservoir to the car today



and the rear lines



The Aerocatch bonnet fasteners are now all fitted to the bonnet, I might get round to fitting the pins to the chassis tomorrow, meaning the bonnet can be fitted to the car.

Shilly

looking great mate keep up the good work

TimC

iTrader: (1)

Done a very tidy job with the Aerocatches. Are you just sealing them on or using alloy bolts/rivetts too?

Red16

Cheers lads

AquariousRS - They're purely bonded on, didn't want to use any other fasteners as it'd spoil the look of them, I might bond an extra piece of material over the rear of the aerocatches giving them better adhesion to the bonnet due to an increase in bonding surface area.

crumpet

looks awesome bud! my mates just bought a MK indy with a brand new 2.0 black top zetec engine, wilwoods, coilovers, etc for Ł3k half built, theyre so small and clean to work on i love them!

ive heard those aerocatches break over time too, Gonna be immense this is when done

Red16

Right then, here's update

The posty knocked on the door and handed a few parcels, first off some gaskets and 70mm aluminium tube to extend the pipes on the intercooler.



Then another parcel arrived, Thermo Tec High Heat Coating to seal the exhaust wrap which has not arrived yet!



Finished off the brake lines by running the last hose down the centre of the car to the rear brake tee piece.



Fitted the fuel level sender and sump pot to the petrol tank, will get some photos of this part tomorrow and then fastened the tank into position



The turbo outlet pipe needs to be modified because the engine cradle is directly in the way, so I set about removing the compressor cover and cutting off the original outlet



A few bits of aluminium pipe were cut to length and they're all ready to be welded, hopefully tomorrow morning



While the turbo was in pieces I took the chance to measure it up



it looks as though it's not actually a GT3071R, because it has a 76.2mm compressor wheel not the 71mm, but the exhaust side looks to be the same as the GT3071R, so it could be some kind of GT3071/76 hybrid

I've started a thread in general discussion about the turbo and my findings, so hopefully one of the gurus wull shed some light on the subject and put me in the know!

Wow! Your mate grabbed a right bargain with that MK Indy!

Cheers

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

Gt3071 and gt3076 turbos are the same on the exhaust side the compressor side is the difference iirc !

With a 76.1 ish mm exhaust wheel id say it is a gt3076

http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob..._700382_12.htm

Possibly

Ps, can't say I've ever seen that compressor housing on a gt3076 !

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

ohh its a 3076 mate ,



noooooooooooooooooooo good to you









ill give you 20 quid for it and a t3 that needs a rebuild ?








looking good mate

scarnny

I used the new titanium exhaust wrap on mine you don't have to coat it and it keeps the heat back better than the normal stuff.
Car looks nice mate keep up the good work. When are you hopeing to finish the beast.

andybond

Fantastic project. Please keep the updates coming.

Red16

Cool, cheers for the input Jimbo

The tapered throat in the centre of the compressor housing looks like it can be removed, although i've not tried to remove it.

Guess with the 3076 it may make a few more ponies

edited to say : shove that 20 quid up ya arse!

This is the heat wrap I've ordered

http://www.thermotec.com/products/11...ader-wrap.html

The car will be on the road around May next year (hopefully sooner) just in time for the start of the decent weather.

No need to worry, I will do just that

scarnny

May is a good time to finish, I hope to be done around that time.

This is the write up the titanium stuff.

http://www.xzcution.com/dei-titanium...partment-heat/

you can get it from demon thieves.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Produc...ign=Motorsport

Red16

That sounds like canny stuff, might try it next time i need to wrap an exhaust, but late now as i've already ordered the other Thermo Tec stuff.

I've not done any work on the car today but took delivery of some exhaust manifold gasket rings, a 100 micron fuel filter with AN8 fittings to go between the petrol tank and the 044 pump and a 30 micron fuel filter with AN6 fittings to go between the pump and fuel rail.



The turbos compressor housing pipework has been welded up today by Arctec Engineering in Sunderland, the cast aluminium compressor cover was pre heated prior to the welding being carried out, then the welds were checked with die penetrant to check for any flaws.

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

looking good fella,


see they went the correct way bout welding it ,


how much did it cost ?

Red16

It was a bit more than I wanted to pay, they charged me their hourly rate of 50 quid, but it's a pukka job so can't complain too much really.

I originally took it to SDC Services in Sunderland, recommended to me by dangerousbrian, they're a small outfit that manufacture and install catering equipment. They looked at the job and said they could weld it up but with it being cast it'd be best to have it pre heated before carrying out the work to ensure it was a good weld, they then recommended taking it to Arctec Engineering who welded it up.

I'll definitely be returning to SDC Services with my inlet manifold, intercooler and radiator to have welding done on them once i've finished preparing and cutting the materials.

Red16

Just nipped into the garage and done a quick bit of re-assembly... now the chopping/welding is done the turbo fits



The boost pipe will run nicely alongside the cam cover.



I'm thinking black inlet manifold and black boost pipework?

Red16

Unfortunately the exhaust wrap has still not been delivered so the engine is sitting next to the car waiting for the manifold to be wrapped before it can be slotted into the chassis!!!

There are still plenty jobs to be done before the engine is fitted so i set about sorting a few of them out, trial mounted the Bosch 044 fuel pump, you'll have to excuse the dust on the chassis, it looks far worse than it actually is

The rubber strip between the chassis and the pump cradle could do with trimming too, to tidy it up a bit.



Here you can see the AN8 (-8) aeroquip hoses and 100 micron fuel filter.



The black sump bolted to the petrol tank is the original ZX10R fuel pump/level sender housing, it has been modified to support an AN8 (-8) feed to the pump and an AN6 (-6) fuel return.

The green masking tape is there to keep dirt out of the fuel lines until this AN8 straight coupler turns up in the post.

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

awesome fella


deffo black on black !!

Red16

As they say... once you've had black you never go back!

carlo

iTrader: (4)

Would love to see some good video's of this when its on the road mate

Red16

I'm dying to make some videos of it

Do you live anywhere near Kilwinning? My mate lives there, I'll be up that area with it from time to time over the summer next year to see him, you're welcome to a run out in it if you're around at the time.

Red16

I chopped up the inlet manifold the other day and took it to be tig welded, hoping to have it back on Friday I've since began modifying the intercooler inlet/outlet pipework again, at the moment it's not quite ready to be welded up, photo updates still to come.

jamie rigby

awesome work!

Ginger Will

I soo want to see this finished. Looks like it will be a heap of fun and it looks so well done so far.

wide ka

looking good!

tigra turbo

Looking good as always!!! can u let me know were u got the fuel filters from?