Another weekend another update. Making progress, the car still looks like the same old shell on the driveway on axle stands but progress is certainly being made.
First job was Saturday morning to run up to Preston to the Powdercoaters and get the subframes, suspension and wheels picked up.
All 8 wheels have been done anthracite to change it up a little, normally I go for gloss black but wanted something different with the black car.
Full day Saturday gets front and rear subframes built up. All new bushes, wheel bearings, rose joints, new disc shields, engine mounts and camber arms. if it can be replaced it has been on these.
Later on in the evening I started doing something a little less labour intensive. With the plan being to change the oil pump and knowing i'll probably have temp issues with this engine along the way I've opted to go for an MTX-D Gauge from innovate which displays both Oil Temp and Pressure.
Make up some AN4 braided fittings/lines to space the oil pressure sensor off the engine and fitted both the Temp and pressure sensors. I've grounded out the pin on the standard pressure switch so no light on the dash.
Next job is a few jobs that no one will ever see. But needs to be done right should I want to keep using this shell in the future.
Most of you who has been keeping up with the updates will have know about the cracked rear chassis mount. Did a bit more work on that. Drilled the end of the crack to stop it spreading further and with the whole area ground back to clean metal painted it all with Zinc primer.
Then welded up the crack before grinding back before another coat of primer.
Welded in and more primer.
Sealed in for life around the edges to prevent any ingress of water and then painted over.
Second big job which no one will ever see either.
Sump, baffle plate and oil pump removed.
Split open to remove the gear from the middle and the oil pump shaft.
First step is to press the gear off the old shaft and then press back onto the new shaft in exactly the same position. Another job for the hydraulic press.
Pump all put back together, now time to replace the rod bearings and bolts.
Bearings and ARP's fitted.
All done and back together. It was then a case of refitting the sump with a new gasket and new o ring on the dip stick housing. Then spent the evening doing a list of other smaller less interesting jobs as well as prototyping the manifolds but more to come on that soon when I've got some photos and made some actual progress on them.
For now I think that pretty much covers it and brings and end to what as been another had weekend on the car with a total of aorund 28 hours spent Saturday and Sunday working on it, plus a few hours Friday evening too. Lots to do this week as it needs to be a rolling Shell Saturday afternoon.
