S1 rebuild....not one for the purist
Discussion
magpies said:
It is also the windage forces when open in a breeze or side of the road. Two gas struts will help but I'd also try to incorporate some mid point opening stop.
I wasnt considering using the gas struts as the props, I've worked with them on many projects, if they have enough force to lift and hold the bonnet then they would put significant force on it when shut. Solid props all the way for me. The gas springs just ensure that the lift is balanced when opening from one side.I had a bit of a rethink on the layout and this is how it is now.
The full crossbar is an ideal place for the oil cooler.
Alan Whitaker said:
A 3.2 Busso, they make good coffee tables, I did look at one of these but they wanted so much for it, and bits missing. I had a quick change of thinking
Yup,seems to be cheaper to buy the whole car. My old 166 went like a scalded rat, and it was no lightweight, and the noise that engine makes is worth it all.
Alan Whitaker said:
Time to bolt all the bits back
should be getting the suspension parts back from powder coating this week, then everything is in place for the final assembly. Just need to get a windscreen (un tinted), build the wiring loom, setup the ecu, re-trim the interior and start it. And when thats all done its off to the rolling road. So end of next week then.
Think you'll need more whiskey and more wire
When I sketched out the wiring diagram to rewire my Taimar I took several copies of the fuse/relay board lay out then did separate drawings (as they do for modern carts because they have so many wires) for different circuits, lights, ignition, wipers, etc. etc.
Built one circuit at a time, in the car, and tested before moving on to next. loom is cable tied apart from visible parts like under bonnet which is taped with non adhesive loom tape.
Wiring diag is spread across 5 sheets as discrete circuits, there is also a loom termination diagram, an excell spread sheet of fuses, relays and wire colour/capacity.
The dash loom is the old TVR one, as nothing has changed. The rest is done in thinwall multicore, much quicker and neater than all that wrapping. All the power circuits are routed through relays with 1 fuse per cicuit so that the column switches are switching very low current. all the lighting is changing to LED so power handling is greatly reduced, more photons less infrared and fewer horsepowers absorbed through the alternator, should give me another 0.2 mph.
And thats beer in the glass, whiskey is just not my thing.
The dash loom is the old TVR one, as nothing has changed. The rest is done in thinwall multicore, much quicker and neater than all that wrapping. All the power circuits are routed through relays with 1 fuse per cicuit so that the column switches are switching very low current. all the lighting is changing to LED so power handling is greatly reduced, more photons less infrared and fewer horsepowers absorbed through the alternator, should give me another 0.2 mph.
And thats beer in the glass, whiskey is just not my thing.
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