KugaWestie Posted April 15, 2019 Author Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Captain Colonial said: Well done Gary I hope you appreciate my restraint shown so far in not commenting about your escape from the carbon fibre dark side to the light and goodness of the chrome side... ...because that restraint has come to an end. MMMMMMM....SEXY, SEXY CHROME... I have been waiting for you to pop in There will be plenty of chrome on this car Scott, I am getting older now so time to join the polishing party
KugaWestie Posted April 15, 2019 Author Posted April 15, 2019 Very pleased to get it fired up to be honest as there were so many unknown quantities to bring together. Home made loom Rebuilt engine and the timing of it 123 distributor/ignition system Fitech injection system
Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Great milestone to achieve Gary, well done. That V8 rumble is awesome!
KugaWestie Posted April 15, 2019 Author Posted April 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, AdgeC said: Great milestone to achieve Gary, well done. That V8 rumble is awesome! Thanks. I thought the back wall of the garage was going to get blown away when it started
Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 Great work and thanks for all the posts.. all good reading
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Trevturtle said: Great work and thanks for all the posts.. all good reading Yep, a fascinating build thread. Great to read about alternative kits. Especially ones like this, that really put how sophisticated, by comparison, the Westfield is, into perspective.
KugaWestie Posted April 20, 2019 Author Posted April 20, 2019 After a lot of faffing around trying to fill the cooling system up, I added a bleed point to the top hose by the thermostat housing. I drilled the centre out of some M10 studding and then tapped it with an M4 thread. I then fixed it into the silicone hose with two nuts, two washers and some sealant. It worked a treat I then capped it off with an M4 bolt which I put through a rubber grommet. I need to try and do something a little neater to seal the bolt into the threaded rod, but I am happy that the idea worked! I finished off by fitting the airhorns and compressor, they just need wiring in now
jonjh1964 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 If you have a problem with the tee, I bought one of these from Merlin Motorsports to tee off from a hose for the Eleven and it's worked well. Tee off
KugaWestie Posted April 26, 2019 Author Posted April 26, 2019 I bought the car up to temperature during the week and bled off the cooling system again. I think there is still a bit of air in it so will have another go when it is on the ground with the back end raised. When it was up to temperature it gave me the opportunity to fiddle around with the fan settings which is controlled by the Fitech. I also checked all the smaller gauges, and they are all all working I have also earthed the fuel tank I dug out my air filter and dropped it on just to have a look
KugaWestie Posted April 26, 2019 Author Posted April 26, 2019 I have loosely connected up the steering rack to the front wheels as well. So I think I am pretty much ready to start looking at the bodywork
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