Month to madness
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-CLK-230-KOMPRES...
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What a bloody great chunk of a thing!
Right; looks like I'll be modifying the Fiat bracket.
mMAAOSwzgBYzaLhWhat a bloody great chunk of a thing!
Right; looks like I'll be modifying the Fiat bracket.
So the bracket doesn't have 10mm space to drill new holes. Simple; make a mounting plate that fits the Fiat holes with extra ones 10mm further out right?
Nope to fit the M45 clear of the exhaust it has to hang six inches from the block. So base plate with six inch lateral plates or pipes welded to it and some reinforcement right?
Nope because it will be too close to the radiator to gt a filter on the end and may hit the radiator if the engine rocked on the mounts by more than a bit.
Hmmmmm...
Does anyone have an AMR500 and fancy an Eaton M45?
Nope to fit the M45 clear of the exhaust it has to hang six inches from the block. So base plate with six inch lateral plates or pipes welded to it and some reinforcement right?
Nope because it will be too close to the radiator to gt a filter on the end and may hit the radiator if the engine rocked on the mounts by more than a bit.
Hmmmmm...
Does anyone have an AMR500 and fancy an Eaton M45?
So OZ Superleggera
Good...
Lighter steering at slow speeds, more feedback through the wheel and seat, quieter, more responsive acceleration and the flat spot has all but gone. I can go from 15 mph to 70 in fifth without bogging at all.
...not so good.
Quieter tyres but the spokes whistle and sound like a wheel bearing has gone.
More feedback will come in handy on the track but every single pothole is now an issue rather than the bigger ones.
Good...
Lighter steering at slow speeds, more feedback through the wheel and seat, quieter, more responsive acceleration and the flat spot has all but gone. I can go from 15 mph to 70 in fifth without bogging at all.
...not so good.
Quieter tyres but the spokes whistle and sound like a wheel bearing has gone.
More feedback will come in handy on the track but every single pothole is now an issue rather than the bigger ones.
I had some box section delivered to work a day early.
So my Bravo was a van again.
Don't you just hate it when you have a series of prepared lines...
"I'm fed up of all the road rage round here so I'm going medieval".
"I have to hit a power line at 88.8 mph after the enchantment of the sea dance".
"Don't you just hate it when you get knocked off the dodgems?"
"The forecast was for lightning so I'm just being cautious".
"Have you like seen my Go-Pro it was like totes on the end of my selfie stick".
...and you don't get stopped by the Police.
So my Bravo was a van again.
Don't you just hate it when you have a series of prepared lines...
"I'm fed up of all the road rage round here so I'm going medieval".
"I have to hit a power line at 88.8 mph after the enchantment of the sea dance".
"Don't you just hate it when you get knocked off the dodgems?"
"The forecast was for lightning so I'm just being cautious".
"Have you like seen my Go-Pro it was like totes on the end of my selfie stick".
...and you don't get stopped by the Police.
So I have to do my weekly shopping.
Yep I've been in my shed instead.
Bought a couple plates. One for the bracket and one for the outlet. Well that was the plan at least.
I started by drilling the base plate and finding some bolts that fit the Fiat bracket (from the Skoda bumper and slam panel).
I cut a curve out of the top of the vertical plate for the charger to sit. Cut the edges away so it will be easier to get to the bolts later and used the off cuts to reinforce the two plates when I tacked them together.
Finally dress welded and I'm off shopping while it cools down.
Yep I've been in my shed instead.
Bought a couple plates. One for the bracket and one for the outlet. Well that was the plan at least.
I started by drilling the base plate and finding some bolts that fit the Fiat bracket (from the Skoda bumper and slam panel).
I cut a curve out of the top of the vertical plate for the charger to sit. Cut the edges away so it will be easier to get to the bolts later and used the off cuts to reinforce the two plates when I tacked them together.
Finally dress welded and I'm off shopping while it cools down.
So as proof of concept goes I made the bracket too big. Basically forgot to account for the thickness of the Fiat bracket when I measured up. Once trimmed to fit the inside of the charger is millimeters away from the exhaust manifold to down pipe join. I might have a go at the four branch one again but doubt it will make much difference. I need a turbo manifold so all the pipe goes off to one side and down away from the charger.
Also the inlet fouls the back of the radiator fan. I could get a slim one or as there are holes and space move the radiator across.
Not a bad day even though I did my shopping.
Remember Apollo 13 (the film obviously) and the troubled astronauts were beyond the point of no return?
Well....
...I've cut the end off the supercharger to help make it fit.
Also as I discovered with my GSXR250 project if you need a part you haven't seen since 2002 the best place to look is Halfords.
That filter will be going on the maf fairly soon as I have eight days to get the car ready, no budget so the next few posts will be all about weight reduction with a side bar if I get time to do anything else with the charger.
Well....
...I've cut the end off the supercharger to help make it fit.
Also as I discovered with my GSXR250 project if you need a part you haven't seen since 2002 the best place to look is Halfords.
That filter will be going on the maf fairly soon as I have eight days to get the car ready, no budget so the next few posts will be all about weight reduction with a side bar if I get time to do anything else with the charger.
Right so the Ounce Method isn't happening just yet as I was waiting for the Postman to deliver the final part I need.
Back to the charger. The bit I cut off yesterday has been trimmed and held in place with a pollycarbonate plate...
...so now the filter is free from the where the outlet plate will go.
I realise there won't be enough room for the filter to go there unless I relocate the radiator but I'm working out the small details first. I'll have a bit of ducting from the inlet side to the filter located away from harm and heat.
Back to the charger. The bit I cut off yesterday has been trimmed and held in place with a pollycarbonate plate...
...so now the filter is free from the where the outlet plate will go.
I realise there won't be enough room for the filter to go there unless I relocate the radiator but I'm working out the small details first. I'll have a bit of ducting from the inlet side to the filter located away from harm and heat.
You can't call it "Ounce Method".
"Why not?"
It sound like you're dealing crystal.
"Just keeping hope alive".
Wut!?!
Millennials.
So my Bravo's diet started properly today. The rest of the AC stuff I can get to is now gone, fog lights, loom, cold air intake and various pipes, brackets and the air box.
Why the fog lights?
Well they weigh a bit and it all adds up. Also I was planning to have ducting from the fog light holes in the bumper to the front brakes. As Blyton is pretty hard on the brakes I thought it could be useful. Then I did the maths and for the brake cooling to be effective It would need to be a colder day than the forecast suggests for next Friday.
So and even though I know it has been mythbusted to Hell and back...
...I have an air feed to the filter.
The filter itself will be located behind the fog light recess on the other side of the bumper when I get the charger fitted.
"Why not?"
It sound like you're dealing crystal.
"Just keeping hope alive".
Wut!?!
Millennials.
So my Bravo's diet started properly today. The rest of the AC stuff I can get to is now gone, fog lights, loom, cold air intake and various pipes, brackets and the air box.
Why the fog lights?
Well they weigh a bit and it all adds up. Also I was planning to have ducting from the fog light holes in the bumper to the front brakes. As Blyton is pretty hard on the brakes I thought it could be useful. Then I did the maths and for the brake cooling to be effective It would need to be a colder day than the forecast suggests for next Friday.
So and even though I know it has been mythbusted to Hell and back...
...I have an air feed to the filter.
The filter itself will be located behind the fog light recess on the other side of the bumper when I get the charger fitted.
This was not supposed to have happened today.
My outlet mounting plate arrived so as it was a chose between working in my shed or getting the bloody lawn mower working.
1/ Place the gasket on the plate.
2/ Mark the sides and hole locations.
3/ Drill and cut.
4/ Make sure the plate fits and mark where the big hole in the middle needs to be.
5/ Use a hole saw to cut a washer the same size as the pipe you'll be using. 6mm took about twenty minutes. Not bad for a shed effort and the average speed on the A52 Brian Clough way this time of year.
6/ Cut the rest of the hole out.
7/ Weld on the pipe and end piece.
8/ Apply a coat of Zinc primer and paint (I've use Aluminium wheel paint as it was the can I grabbed).
My supers are now ready to be charged.
I'm out of budget this month (seriously I'm cycling to work so I have enough petrol for the track Friday).
Shopping list.
1/ Enough ducting to reach the air filter in the bumper.
2/ Front mounted intercooler kit (this will make more sense when it happens).
3/ Exhaust heat wrap for the down pipe and the charger.
4/ Finish the mounting bracket off.
5/ Custom made to length serpentine (auxiliary) belt.
6/ Maybe some bigger injectors if the charger makes more boost than predicted taking my standard ones are over their duty cycle.
My outlet mounting plate arrived so as it was a chose between working in my shed or getting the bloody lawn mower working.
1/ Place the gasket on the plate.
2/ Mark the sides and hole locations.
3/ Drill and cut.
4/ Make sure the plate fits and mark where the big hole in the middle needs to be.
5/ Use a hole saw to cut a washer the same size as the pipe you'll be using. 6mm took about twenty minutes. Not bad for a shed effort and the average speed on the A52 Brian Clough way this time of year.
6/ Cut the rest of the hole out.
7/ Weld on the pipe and end piece.
8/ Apply a coat of Zinc primer and paint (I've use Aluminium wheel paint as it was the can I grabbed).
My supers are now ready to be charged.
I'm out of budget this month (seriously I'm cycling to work so I have enough petrol for the track Friday).
Shopping list.
1/ Enough ducting to reach the air filter in the bumper.
2/ Front mounted intercooler kit (this will make more sense when it happens).
3/ Exhaust heat wrap for the down pipe and the charger.
4/ Finish the mounting bracket off.
5/ Custom made to length serpentine (auxiliary) belt.
6/ Maybe some bigger injectors if the charger makes more boost than predicted taking my standard ones are over their duty cycle.
A little bit of track day prep' for the Bravo today.
New timing belt and CV boots.
A couple of tips for anyone working on the front of the car like this.
1/ Drive the car up on ramps and lift the side with a sturdy jack.
2/ Use the ramp you remove as an extra chock.
Also if you need to keep your brake caliper out of harms way. Get a bit of wire, cut it an inch shorter than the hose and bend a hooks each end.
Should be long enough to hang from the top strut hole and copper line end.
New timing belt and CV boots.
A couple of tips for anyone working on the front of the car like this.
1/ Drive the car up on ramps and lift the side with a sturdy jack.
2/ Use the ramp you remove as an extra chock.
Also if you need to keep your brake caliper out of harms way. Get a bit of wire, cut it an inch shorter than the hose and bend a hooks each end.
Should be long enough to hang from the top strut hole and copper line end.
Yesterday was great fun.
Photo's first and thoughts after...
Still leaning over like a double-decker bus on a roundabout. Lower, stiffer springs next time (yes I said that last time but the wheels wiped out my budget).
As a bonus (???) I had a go in my mate's Buggy thing to "check the steering" for him. It steered every time you hit a bump or put any load on the front end. So when I started to spin my corrections transferred weight making it turn against me. Knife edge driving at half the speed. A bit like an Ariel Atom only made by the soap powder people. Just brilliant.
As for my car.
1/ I was not the slowest and managed to overtake a few people.
2/ I made my 1.25 lap time target (according to the counter on my video no timing allowed).
3/ The trap speed at the braking point at the end of the back straight was three miles per hour faster than March.
4/ My trap speed at the end of the complex was ten miles per hour faster than March.
5/ No mechanical issues what so ever and had a nice drive home along the B1198 instead of the A15 bottleneck.
Analysis.
The body roll coming out of the long bend on to the back straight is still an issue. Worsened by the lighter weight wheels as the inside front gave out easier this time despite there being noticeably less roll due to the new rear bar. I need lower, stiffer springs and lose the weight from the back end (I needed the back seat the night before so the interior was complete).
Less rotating mass meant I could brake later and the car was pulling out of the corners much, much better this time. All four tyres are well bobbled due to trail braking to try and compensate for roll.
Even though I was only a few miles per hour faster at the end of the straight I was ten miles per hour faster at the end of the sweepers. This is due to the flat spot elimination and rotating mass reduction. All in five second quicker laps for a set of wheels, exhaust, air filter, AC pump removal and bit less weight is a bloody good result and I am looking forward to September already.
Photo's first and thoughts after...
Still leaning over like a double-decker bus on a roundabout. Lower, stiffer springs next time (yes I said that last time but the wheels wiped out my budget).
As a bonus (???) I had a go in my mate's Buggy thing to "check the steering" for him. It steered every time you hit a bump or put any load on the front end. So when I started to spin my corrections transferred weight making it turn against me. Knife edge driving at half the speed. A bit like an Ariel Atom only made by the soap powder people. Just brilliant.
As for my car.
1/ I was not the slowest and managed to overtake a few people.
2/ I made my 1.25 lap time target (according to the counter on my video no timing allowed).
3/ The trap speed at the braking point at the end of the back straight was three miles per hour faster than March.
4/ My trap speed at the end of the complex was ten miles per hour faster than March.
5/ No mechanical issues what so ever and had a nice drive home along the B1198 instead of the A15 bottleneck.
Analysis.
The body roll coming out of the long bend on to the back straight is still an issue. Worsened by the lighter weight wheels as the inside front gave out easier this time despite there being noticeably less roll due to the new rear bar. I need lower, stiffer springs and lose the weight from the back end (I needed the back seat the night before so the interior was complete).
Less rotating mass meant I could brake later and the car was pulling out of the corners much, much better this time. All four tyres are well bobbled due to trail braking to try and compensate for roll.
Even though I was only a few miles per hour faster at the end of the straight I was ten miles per hour faster at the end of the sweepers. This is due to the flat spot elimination and rotating mass reduction. All in five second quicker laps for a set of wheels, exhaust, air filter, AC pump removal and bit less weight is a bloody good result and I am looking forward to September already.
https://youtu.be/gb3lJYxchRk
An hour to transfer from the memory card, forty minutes to edit and save as a mp4, an hour and ten minutes to upload on to Youtube.
An hour to transfer from the memory card, forty minutes to edit and save as a mp4, an hour and ten minutes to upload on to Youtube.
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