Darve's Build Diary

[darve]

Liking the finish of the cam cover etc, very classy.

Good to see you're focusing your energy into something positive - going to be one very well built westy when yoy have finished.

 

Thanks Pete - doing the best I can

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Pic of what the offending bush should look like, you can see how it splits length ways to clip in the tube.

This is actually a column mount for a LHD car but it gives you the idea. No idea why I had one of these in my kit

[Norman Verona]

They look very similar to the old BMC steering column bushes after they upgraded from the felt ones.

[darve]

cheers Mark  I'll fire an email off the Westfild as I'm sure I have got anything like that. I only have the outer metal bracket itself, none of the inside parts

[Dommo]

you can see how it splits length ways to clip in the tube.

 

 

Doh! I froze mine to get the stupid thing to fit

[darve]

Update time

 

Radiator fitted, using rubber bobbins to avoid being solidly mounted

 

 

 

Pair of horns also fitted - see above pic. One high pitch, one low.

 

Dashboard wiring completed after getting hold of another connect and some 5mm spade terminals for the switch illumination/ground

 

 

New gaiter/seal thingy and gear stick fitted. Some doughnut put too much oil in the turret  

 

Differential filled with oil

 

Gearbox filled with oil

 

Brakes bled - thanks Bernie

 

Rad fan fitted

 

 

New oil filler cap and a breather filter fitted

 

 

Cooling system almost complete, just need to run a line for header tank bleed to rad. Deciding how best to do this. Also need to fit couple of p-clips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[darve]

Blanking thingy's fitted to inlet manifold to blank off unrequired take offs

 

 

Intake pipe went to the welder yesterday to have a take off for the idle air control valve and threaded boss for the air temp sensor welded on

 

 

will go somewhere about here

 

 

Trigger wheel fitted to crank pulley. Also checked the timing whilst I was at it and all was well

 

 

Need to make up a bracket to fit the crank position sensor. Need to think about this a bit

 

Need to have a tidy up  

 

[Norman Verona]

Doesn't it all look so nice before it's been driven a few thousand miles.

[darve]

Took delivery of one of these in the week, can it be installed on its side?

 

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Good progress mate nice shiny looking intake pipe too

[darve]

Good progress mate nice shiny looking intake pipe too

 

Cheers mate - will be going for engine start soon

 

Whats left to do.....

 

Fit injectors/fuel rail when they come back from blink for cleaning - waiting on some seals

Finish cooling system - may run a hard line down to RHS (when in car) of engine bay

Make a bracket for crank position sensor

Clean, paint and fit idle air control valve and throttle body

Fit intake pipe and air filter

Take off sump to check I've not squashed the oil pick up mesh

Battery

Wiring wiring and more wiring  

Calibrate sensors and get a base map from Omex

Temp fit mx5 exhaust manifold if new one hasn't arrived from Westfield

 

Not a toooooo long of a list - but not far away

[Dommo]

New oil filler cap and a breather filter fitted

 

 

Does this not risk drawing in unmetered air into the inlet manifold via the cam cover? Oil cap looks good!

[Norman Verona]

If the battery is a gel type then yes it can be mounted any way, side upside down or rightway up.

[darve]

Does this not risk drawing in unmetered air into the inlet manifold via the cam cover? Oil cap looks good!

 

Erm don't know  Anyone?

[darve]

Thanks Norm