Winter upgrades

[eesbad]

chedder said:

gsx600 said:

Surely they is not the seac brakes you have taken of ?

must be from 390 / 350 as even the 400 has vented setup on the front

Not a SEAC originally a V6 280 taz, uprated to 350 running gear

Why the ? You have a lurvely wedge!

Methinks gsx is confusing you with combine... Who (though he's keeping quiet about it!!!) has a nice new blue SEAC

[dickymint]

eesbad said:

chedder said:

gsx600 said:

Surely they is not the seac brakes you have taken of ?

must be from 390 / 350 as even the 400 has vented setup on the front

Not a SEAC originally a V6 280 taz, uprated to 350 running gear

Why the ? You have a lurvely wedge!

Methinks gsx is confusing you with combine... Who (though he's keeping quiet about it!!!) has a nice new blue SEAC

Don't think it's a secret......... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

[racingsnake]

Cheddar, if you do all that this winter on top of the nitrous your gonna need a bleedin parachute never mind new calipers!

Just done the Bulkhead steering bearing upgrade on mine, oh how we laughed as I told the wife it would take and hour on Saturday but ended up taking all afternoon cos a bolt sheared off in the column UJ clamp lol. Oh well the shops can wait till another w-end.

Just bought a Fireblade engined Fury for a track day car so spending plenty time tinkering that at the mo though.

[.Woody]

chedder said:

Stage 1 of winter upgrades complete!


Lovely old 2 pot cast iron calipers




New WMS alloy 4pots



New vented and grooved discs, calipers, ceramic pads and braided lines, all fitted in about 3hrs for both sides, have to bed them in for a week or two then rport back, but on first drive out, the performance is impressive and a whole lot more feel to the brake pedal.

Edited by chedder on Sunday 7th October 19:34

Love the brakes Tony! I want one of those...well 4 , thats my plan for the winter, I'll try not to bug you all I promise, anyone got an "idiots guide" anywhere?

Before you did them were your brakes only working near the bottom of the pedal, and are they all working at the touch of the pedal now?

[chedder]

racingsnake said:

Cheddar, if you do all that this winter on top of the nitrous your gonna need a bleedin parachute never mind new calipers!

Just done the Bulkhead steering bearing upgrade on mine, oh how we laughed as I told the wife it would take and hour on Saturday but ended up taking all afternoon cos a bolt sheared off in the column UJ clamp lol. Oh well the shops can wait till another w-end.

Just bought a Fireblade engined Fury for a track day car so spending plenty time tinkering that at the mo though.

Hi Snake,
Spotted the piccy of your new toy on the NW forum, it looks a like a serious piece of kit for track days.....may give Alec a run for his money in the Atom!
Not certain if I will keep the Zex nitrous system on the Wedge, once all the "go faster" bits are bolted on I will wait and see what it makes on the rolling road before deciding, as I dont want to compromise the bottom end of the block, it's possible I may just fit smaller nozzels or failing that, sell it on to someone else who is 'power hungry'
Will the Red Wedge be at the next Wheatsheaf meet?

[chedder]

Woody said;
Love the brakes Tony! I want one of those...well 4 , thats my plan for the winter, I'll try not to bug you all I promise, anyone got an "idiots guide" anywhere?

Before you did them were your brakes only working near the bottom of the pedal, and are they all working at the touch of the pedal now?

Thanks Woody, no idiots guide unfortunately, but some good chapters in Steve's Wedge Bible.
Original brakes worked ok, but not a great deal of 'feel' on the pedal, I had tinkered with them by fitting Green Stuff pads and fine tuning the pushrod from the pedal to the Master cylinder, the big downfall of the 2pots was the lack of braking at a high rate of 'leptons'

Edited by chedder on Tuesday 9th October 18:14

[.Woody]

I have got the bible, will have to read thru it more! So where did u buy them from? How much were they for everything roughly? mail me if u prefer?

[chedder]

[quote=.Woody]I have got the bible, will have to read thru it more! So where did u buy them from? How much were they for everything roughly? mail me if u prefer?[/quote
Hi Woody, brake kit came from WMS [e-mail] and included;
2 x alloy 4pot calipers
2 x Vented and grooved discs
2 x Braided lines
1 set of EBC Red Stuff ceramic pads
all fixings

Cost for the kit including VAT and delivery was a very reasonable £509.
I believe that 'Tall bloke' (Wedger) helped develope this kit with Keri for the Wedges, fitting the kit was very straight forward and is simply 'bolt on' no mods are required to the Wedge.
A crude home made tolerance indicator was used to check that the discs ran true and
worked perfectly ok.
Haven't had chance to use the brakes in anger yet as still bedding in the pads but first impression is very good once the pads are warm and their is a big improvement in pedal feel

I did consider using some 'Hispec' kit but this thread put me off!!!!
homepages.nildram.co.uk/~richw426/brakes/brakes.htm

I used an Eazee Bleed to push through a pint or so of cheap Dot 3 fluid to clear any air bubbles and will replace this with Dot 5.1 in a week or two.

Edited by chedder on Tuesday 9th October 18:40

[.Woody]

Thanks Tony,
I take its double that for the rear brakes as well then!? Jeez!

[chedder]

Well after a long long wait for the postman to deliver the Sprintex Supercharger from Belgium, the Vendor and I finally agreed it was 'lost in transit' somewhere between Dover and the North West!
Better news today though, Postie delivered a mint Eaton M90Supercharger !! It's a bigger unit than the Sprintex but the tape measure 'thinks' it will fit......

So finally I can order the camshaft and hopefully the installation of the stockpile of goodies will begin in earnest in a week or so's time. piccys will follow

[jon haines]

i am replacing the leaking radiator and fitting some braided hoses to smarten things up and also repairing the front spoiler were it has been curbed by me and several other owners.

[chedder]

Well the time has come to start the winter project, Wedgeman has very kindly let me have a wedge sized space in his workshop so at least me and the Wedge will be warm and dry, the whole shabang begins this weekend, so be prepared for a barrage of questions!!!!
Final spec is now sorted, parts obtained or ordered;
Eaton M90 Supercharger running at 8psi, with front mounted intercooler
Stage 3 big valve heads, double valve springs and Crane hi rev lifters
V8tuner SC camshaft
ARP head studs
New oil pump and relief valve
Cloyes Duplex chain and gears
Vortech Boost dependant FMU
Microdynamics ignition controller
Modified Trumpets
Composite gaskets
Alloy header tank

Just need to find an engineering workshop in the North West who have the facilities to make the Crank pulley to drive the supercharger (6" alloy)
Will post some pics of the process early next week.

Roll on Springtime!!

[racingsnake]

OMG good luck Tony.
Your gonna have the nicest wedge int North!
Have you done the brakes yet? How are they? Should I fork out?

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

chedder said:

Well the time has come to start the winter project, Wedgeman has very kindly let me have a wedge sized space in his workshop so at least me and the Wedge will be warm and dry, the whole shabang begins this weekend, so be prepared for a barrage of questions!!!!
Final spec is now sorted, parts obtained or ordered;
Eaton M90 Supercharger running at 8psi, with front mounted intercooler
Stage 3 big valve heads, double valve springs and Crane hi rev lifters
V8tuner SC camshaft
ARP head studs
New oil pump and relief valve
Cloyes Duplex chain and gears
Vortech Boost dependant FMU
Microdynamics ignition controller
Modified Trumpets
Composite gaskets
Alloy header tank

Just need to find an engineering workshop in the North West who have the facilities to make the Crank pulley to drive the supercharger (6" alloy)
Will post some pics of the process early next week.

Roll on Springtime!!

If your replacing the oil pump and getting a pully made, it may be worth just changing the lot to a serp front end.

[chedder]

racingsnake said:

OMG good luck Tony.
Your gonna have the nicest wedge int North!
Have you done the brakes yet? How are they? Should I fork out?

Brakes sorted, pics are further up the thread, not certain if they are in the same class as the Brembos on your Cupra, but they certainly make a hell of a difference compared to the original Wedge ones

See you in the spring in my rear view mirror!

[adam quantrill]

Interesting, let's see what the charge temperature is like with the Eaton on there.

[racingsnake]

Hold that thought on the rear view mirror bud - the Furies almost road legal!
Should be ready for Wheatsheaf 08.
Won't have the same 80's opulance as the wedge though lol.

[chedder]

Bonnet off, spanners, sockets and first aid kit at the ready!



The 'Oh Feck' what have let myself in for moment


'They all do that Sir'
None existant front lobe on the camshaft....still made 208hp at the flywheel without the Nitrous!



Rebuild with all the goodies begins tomorrow

Edited by chedder on Tuesday 18th December 20:13

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

You going to re-plum it in copper pipe also

[Wedg1e]

chedder said:

That's one manky engine. You sure this is a wedge and not a Landrover?

Edit: wrong pic

Edited by Wedg1e on Thursday 20th December 00:50