robhume 175 Posted January 24, 2017 The eleven has come back from storage after our house move and it's like collecting the kit all over again. My build will be used for hill climbs using a 1.8 ex formula ford zetec with dry sump, so a little different to usual Eleven build. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 24, 2017 Trial fit of the Zetec engine prior to fabricating some engine mounts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 24, 2017 I will be using a Quaife 4 speed dog box with decent ratios 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 24, 2017 And to handle the torque, a 3J Driveline LSD and halfshafts 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Marks - North Oxfordshire AO 281 Posted January 24, 2017 Cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark (smokey mow) 1,289 Posted January 24, 2017 keep up the good work Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 24, 2017 Fitting the engine and gearbox in is challenging, especially as the dry sump system uses the same mounting points for the engine mounts on one side. However cardboard is cheap and easy to form to mock up some ideas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK11 35 Posted January 25, 2017 How well does it fit under the bonnet? What sort of ground clearance do you end up with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 25, 2017 The position of the engine has not yet been finalised and it is still sitting on blocks, so difficult to give a reliable answer. The overall height of the engine, bottom of sump pan to top of oil filler on the cam cover is about 600mm and the size from the under side of the bottom chassis rail to the scuttle flange where the bonnet rests is 585mm approx. so it will fit as you can see from the pic but I will have to take account of the bonnet slope towards the front of the car. The sump pan will be below the bottom chassis rail but not by much. Sorry, can't be more accurate than that at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Everall - WSCC Competition Secretary 1,375 Posted January 25, 2017 remember to check clearance for the clutch arm if you use a cable system rather than hydraulic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted January 26, 2017 Cheers Terry, thanks for reminding me. It's all back out at the moment to fit bellhousing etc, then I can see how I'm placed clearance wise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted February 15, 2017 New bog standard callipers fitted and longer wheel studs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted February 15, 2017 Quick try of one of the rear wheels to be fitted with R888R tyres Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John 528 Posted February 16, 2017 They look like they have a deep offset rob. Will they go under the clam arches? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robhume 175 Posted February 16, 2017 No worries John, all good 7" wide rims but had to keep to 205 section tyres. Fronts are a different matter though 5.5" and 175 section tyres. Am using Toyo R888R, so be interesting to see how they perform. I also have some 6" and 7" Allycats and may fit those with slicks. I'm not too worried about turning on a hill or track but paddocks may be a hassle. The new bellhousing, flywheel hydraulics and clutch bits should come today and if I'm allowed to play at the weekend I may get the engine and box built up but the plan is to get the car onto the wheels and tyres and get the ROPs sorted. Time does fly past and spent far too much time moaning about the revised class structure that will be used in the southern regions. Daffs are starting to sprout, so need get mi finger out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
