KugaWestie Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Thrustyjust said: Impressive stuff Gary. i take it you have work benches in the 'old' garage to do stuff ? Thanks The workbench is in the workshop/store, which is in another part of the estate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 23 minutes ago, AdgeC said: Great, back to automotive engineering rather than civil construction (impressed with what you've achieved in a short timescale though). Looking forward to seeing the Cobra coming to life. Thanks. The garage was the easy part!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 I had a bit of timber left over from the garage build, so yesterday I knocked up a build trolley and put the chassis on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 I have started having a sort through the donor parts I have got from the XJS, as well as trying to work out what they are/where they go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 I also noticed that one of the drive shafts had been damaged on the threaded hub end The hub nut would simply not start on the thread, no surprise really looking at the state of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 After some patient work with a set of needle files for about and hour, I managed to get the nut threaded on about halfway through the nut, but by that time it was going really tight. So I decided to try a bit of brute force. Out came the oil can and impact wrench. A few seconds later it was on. A few more minutes of winding the nut on and off and it now spins freely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 A question for you. I had a quick look at the ally fuel tank for the car. It is baffled which is a good start. There is no swirl sump on the corner like the Westfield one. I dont think this is essential for what will be a pure road car, do you agree? Also on the tank there is an outlet on the top of it which will work for a breather. There are two outlets on the bottom of the tank. The engine will be fuel injected. What I am toying with is whether I can use these two outlets on the bottom which means I would not have to alter the tank. One outlet for the fuel to feed into the fuel pump, and the other to receive the return/unused fuel from the engine. I am assuming that the returned unused fuel will still be at a decent pressure so in theory should be "pumped" back into the tank through the bottom outlet. What do you think? The other consideration is whether pumping unused fuel back into the bottom of the tank would aerate the fuel already in the tank? Discuss please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Marks - North Oxfordshire AO Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hi, Gary, Many years ago, I rallied a BMW 2002 Tii into which I had fitted a Ford Capri Mk1 fuel tank. Once the fuel level was low, the car used to cut out on corners once the fuel injection gulped any air at all. I solved the problem with a small (approx 1.0l) vertical bottle into which fuel was pumped from the tank and then the fuel injection pump drew from this and returned the spare fuel. I would say that you would be best to do something similar, or construct something in the tank to prevent cutting out. I made my bottle from a MIG welding gas canister - not the lightest thing but it was to hand! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Car Electronics Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Yes the returned fuel can be pumped back into the bottom of the tank, without worry of aeration. If the baffles are good and you don't run the tank low then you may be fine for a road car, although I don't know that I believe you'll be driving that cautiously, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Might actually help avoid starvation Gary, mine is at the top of the tank and when running low fuel levels for sprints, the fuel can't return to the sump in the tank quick enough. If the return line was in the bottom of the tank, or even better in to the sump, this would be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Gary, I have 6 or 8 dolly wheels , with mounting plates you can borrow , which I used on my chassis frame. I'd get them myself, but stuck under the screed still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 05/01/2018 at 18:50, Kit Car Electronics said: Yes the returned fuel can be pumped back into the bottom of the tank, without worry of aeration. If the baffles are good and you don't run the tank low then you may be fine for a road car, although I don't know that I believe you'll be driving that cautiously, Gary Thanks Mike I think I will include a small swirl pot and two pumps as long as there is room. Its good to know that I can return into the bottom of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 05/01/2018 at 19:05, Thrustyjust said: Gary, I have 6 or 8 dolly wheels , with mounting plates you can borrow , which I used on my chassis frame. I'd get them myself, but stuck under the screed still Thanks but I think I will be ok. As soon as the fuel and brake lines are through I plan on getting the suspension on and then putting it onto the wheel dollies so it won't be up high that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Bit of progress this afternoon Front stub axle carriers put together loosely. They need inner and outer bearings still Bushes removed from front lower wishbones Front upper wishbones reassembled loosely with new ball joint All the wishbones need to be painted yet. I am still on the task of working out what I have got and what I need to order up. The plan is to get a decent shopping list and buy it all in one go to keep the postage costs down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 New bushes pushed into the front lower wishbones last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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