Grief Update - Engine Rebuild
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Matthew Poxon said:
.............Vacuum for the brakes will also be lost with the plenum so I am hoping a single ITB will be sufficient otherwise I will require a vacuum block fed from multiple ITBs......
An electric vacuum pump would be a tidier solution. Used on most diesel cars. Fit it up front where the carbon canister was (assuming you have already removed yours). Run the pipe down inside the wing.Heat matting for the chassis top rails and top suspension bush is a good idea.
Steve
phazed said:
Epic adventure Mathew.
You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
You'll get bored and be back in the fold sometime in the future.You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
citizen smith said:
phazed said:
Epic adventure Mathew.
You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
You'll get bored and be back in the fold sometime in the future.You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
It is very much like a comfy TVR!
Steve_D said:
Matthew Poxon said:
.............Vacuum for the brakes will also be lost with the plenum so I am hoping a single ITB will be sufficient otherwise I will require a vacuum block fed from multiple ITBs......
An electric vacuum pump would be a tidier solution. Used on most diesel cars. Fit it up front where the carbon canister was (assuming you have already removed yours). Run the pipe down inside the wing.Steve
https://www.simtekuk.co.uk/product.php/vacuum_pump...
rev-erend said:
Matthew, this is the pump that I used on my 5.5. I mounted it in the nose where the Carbon canister was fitted.Just a note, you can hear it when you pump the brake pedal and are sitting still in traffic. When you are moving you cannot hear it over the sound of the engine noise. Just a little weird when you turn the ignition on and you hear the pump prime.
andy43 said:
Not a straighforward job - huge number of things to think of.
Is there any benefit in heat shielding over those chassis top rails while engine is out? My rails have some bubbles but there's not enough clearance to get anything worthwhile in there securely.
Thanks Andy I will take a look at that. Good shout. Is there any benefit in heat shielding over those chassis top rails while engine is out? My rails have some bubbles but there's not enough clearance to get anything worthwhile in there securely.
phazed said:
Epic adventure Mathew.
You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
There is a lot got to be said for a package solution such as a Boxster. There is something magic a about a TVR when you fire it up you forget all the hassle and expense. You will truly have something fantastic when it’s finished.
At the other end of the scale, I’m just going to jump into my Boxster S, put the electric roof down, switch the air-conditioning to the footwells and go for a blast. It is not as epic but damn easy!
Steve_D said:
An electric vacuum pump would be a tidier solution. Used on most diesel cars. Fit it up front where the carbon canister was (assuming you have already removed yours). Run the pipe down inside the wing.
Heat matting for the chassis top rails and top suspension bush is a good idea.
Steve
That looks great thanks for the picture Steve. Top call of the vacuum pump as well. Heat matting for the chassis top rails and top suspension bush is a good idea.
Steve
phazed said:
rev-erend said:
Matthew, this is the pump that I used on my 5.5. I mounted it in the nose where the Carbon canister was fitted.Just a note, you can hear it when you pump the brake pedal and are sitting still in traffic. When you are moving you cannot hear it over the sound of the engine noise. Just a little weird when you turn the ignition on and you hear the pump prime.
Why did you run an electric vacuum on yours Peter when you could run it from the plenum still?
Love the P38, looks like a nice example. I bet that is fantastic to waft around in with the V8 and air suspension.
the servo does recover but slowly 
I prefer the vacuum pump personally Fit a silencer to the pump?
I thought Peter went to a vacuum pump when he (briefly) fitted a clutch servo to get around a hideously heavy McLeod clutch.
Then he got the clutch replaced by McLeod, and the new one was nice and light, so took out the servo.
But my memory ain't what it used to be. Matthew who?
I thought Peter went to a vacuum pump when he (briefly) fitted a clutch servo to get around a hideously heavy McLeod clutch.
Then he got the clutch replaced by McLeod, and the new one was nice and light, so took out the servo.
But my memory ain't what it used to be. Matthew who?
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