6th August 2006
FUELING
This weekend I collected the last of the fueling components needed to complete the the fuel system. In the pic below you can see how the injection system looks now.
In the pic below you can see the new -8 hose that links the right hand fuel rail to the fuel regulator on the left hand fuel rail.
In the pic below the fuel pressure rugulator with a pressure transducer attached for the dashboard gauge. You can also see the small diameter blue hose which runs from the throttle body to the regulator and a second one runs to the MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor.
The pic below shows the new 140amp alternator that I have fitted along with the belt.
The pic below shows one of the two driveshafts that have now been fitted and torqued to spec.
Today Sunday was the Ultima factory open day which was a good day out. No work done on the car today. I'll be home each night this week so should get on well.
15th August 2006
MORE FUELING
The pic below shows a set of spacers that I made on the lathe and then polished.
The pic below shows the spacers fitted the the fuel swirl pot. They are needed to bring the outlet level with the inlet of the high pressure pump. The pump itself is mounted on anti-vibration mountings.
The pic below shows the right hand fuel panel which it now complete and wired.
The pic below shows the main fuel panel. It is almost finished and should be complete by the weekend.
The pic below shows the new coil fixed on its mounting bracket. The bracket still needs finishing and polishing before final mounting.
In the pic below you can see that the injection wiring harness has been fitted. This required some modification and yellow conduit fitting. The throttle cable has yet to be fitted but this will be one of the last jobs. It has been trial fitted and a bracket for return springs has been designed.
In the pic below is the main wiring harness that needs fitting. It may look like a lot of wiring but when you used to wire airborne radar systems for a job it looks nothing. Most of the plugs only have a few pins as oposed to 168 pin plugs on some radar systems.
Once the electronic panel is fitted and the ECU mounted the wiring should only take a couple of days. The instruments might take one more day.
28th August 2006
Sorry for no update last week. I've been mad busy with work! I was working in Portugal and London last week. I will try and get a week off soon to finish the project. It's not that far away now!
This weekend I've been trying to finish up some small jobs before I start the main wiring.
FUEL PANEL FINISHED
I have finished the fuel panel and all other fueling jobs on the project now. There are 22 fuel hoses in total. In the pic below you can see the finished fuel panel. The alternator had to be removed for clearance. The wiring to the main pump has been fixed at the pump end.
BULKHEAD FITTED
The pic below shows the bulkhead panel now fixed into position. A hole will be cut in the panel for the main wiring harness to pass through. Once that has been done the supercharger will be refitted.
SWIRLPOT FITTED
The pic below shows the new coolant swirl pot fixed into position. The 90° blue silicone hose fixed between the swirl pot and the thermostat housing was made for the job. Standard hoses have 4" legs but this one was made with 6" legs. It was made by Viperperformance. The fuel hose running to the right hand rail is covered with a thermo sleeve as it runs close to the water hose.
CHARGECOOLER HOSES
The pic below shows the hoses running from the pre-rad to the chargecooler. The reason for the silicone bottom hose is that it turns 180°, which would kink the clear hose. Clear hose is commonly used for chargecoolers as you can see if any air is in the system.
COOLANT PIPES
The pic below shows the two main coolant pipes exiting the front of the car. Usually one pipe runs down each side of the car through the side pods. They both run down the right side on my car due to the supercharger fitting where the old swirl pot was. I made and riveted an aluminium panel into postion to cover the area cut out to fit the pipes through. The same will be done to cover up the hole on the other side of the car.
Below is a pic of the engine as it looks now. You can see the new swirl pot on the right hand side. The exhaust headers will be fitted in the next few days so I can wire in the lamda sensors. There is one for each header. The left hand one will feed info to the ECU an the right hand one will send info to the AFR (Air Fuel Ratio) gauge on the dash.
The pic below shows the electronics panel fitted behind the seats. The drivers seat is coming out tomorrow to give me better access to fit and wire the panel. A heat and accoustical control mat will be fitted to the bulkhead and the back of the electronics panel. The cover for the panel will be carbon fibre. The end panels will have grills fitted and a fan at one end.
More updates soon.