well i`ve been at it again and have made some more progress the oil pump is fitted plus a new filter and as the mechanics of the engine are all there i like to prime the oil ways, ends, rockers etc., to achieve this i drive the oil pump with an attachment that fits the lug on the pump drive with a battery drill you can also check the pressure relief is working etc. with a manual gauge fitted where the sender is, all went well it is suprising the torque required to turn the pump at 1000rpm which equates to 2000 rpm of the engine,i have also finished the detailing on the rocker covers and fitted them then more cleaning all the wheels and pulleys for the front of the engine are now ready for paint plus all the sundry brackets for the transmission etc. are painted ready to fit just the gearbox to go now just a few pics of the work.


john

Looking good

Should have added a NSFW - pure chassis porn, that. Love the colour coding!

Nice.

I have a full set of Steve Heath bushes for the rear suspension ,after having a quick look there are so many parts ..Where the hell do they all go ..

Had a quote to have them fitted £280 ,is that reasonable.? I would like to do the job my self but i don`t know what goes where

Daz, give me a ring for a few pointers.

Thanks Peter ,I have one large box and two small ones..I had a quick look the other day ,they reminded me of a box of Liquorice Allsorts except i can`t eat these...
I have an assortment of nuts bolts and washers .Think there are bushes for the uprights..

Need to get them fitted before the new "GAZ MONOS" turn up .

another day at the tvr mill, got the pulleys fitted plus got the fuel rail on and bolted down, finished detailing on the plenum chamber stripped cleaned and polished the alternator and its bracket, plus have made a start on the power steering, got the components sorted to how they are going to fit together the box is going to have a shrunk fit bush to connect to the original column, the shroud will have to have a spacer bush to make up the different diameters so relatively easy, the motor will be bracketed (a) to the back of the dash which is being strengthened with carbon fibre mat and epoxy resin plus( b) a bracket to the strengthened pedal box which is being lengthened to include the mounting for the end of the column (c) the fiberglass bulkhead behind the road wheel is to be beefed up to insure no flexing, the bottom half of the column is the original corsa sliding joint fitted to the motor and grafted via welding to the original very cutdown column this system has the advantage of an extra uj after the motor so should the alligment not be perfect this will insure smooth steering plus in the event of a shunt the column not only can slide but fold as the car crumples as per the original corsa fitment pics follow of progress so far,plus a pic of the crap original column to spline weld scary.


john

Haircut where are you ,it`s starting to get exciting..

Just noticed you have the oil pressure and oil temp i think. on the bottom left hand side.

will my engine have tappings like yours ?

Get in the queue MrLOL