At Long Last.... Pistols 1.5 swap

[Magic Beans]

Looking good Pete. When it's dropped in it will look awesome.

All the extra work now means you'll not sit thinking "I wish I'd just done...." once it's finished

Any finish date in mind, or just playing it by ear?

[pistol pete]

Playing by ear but to be honest
ASAP!!!!! And had lots of help from mr Gidden

[Magic Beans]

He's certainly a class act

Whereabouts do you live Pete?

[pistol pete]

Me
Down a long way south
Place call st Mary's bay in kent
Walk out my road and I'm on the beach

[Magic Beans]

Ahh, not exactly local then

[pistol pete]

Yeah I know
I wish I was
But then th car would be just parked at peter's

[pistol pete]

ohh update time
on lates this week so can get quite a bit done
todays up dates..
I managed to do the job i have not been looking forward to at all
Fuel pump and then getting the tank back in..

First off new fuel sender (after breaking it taking the tank out)
Out with the old

In with the new


Also New 255 Pump fitted


Then got the tank in on me own (joyus fun)


all breather lines etc etc connected back up just the filler line to do which i feel is going to be a pain


also many thanks to headcase on 2brutal for my new engine mounts he dropped to me at work last night



also after the weekend got the mounts out, little grinding down left to do, will prob leave that to my fabriator friend who is much better at it than me



tomorrow will see a new throttle cable and maybee the boot-engine bay hoel removed..

Do i need to cut off the knob sticking out off the cross under the fuel tank, front middle of engine bay (hope that makes sense) used to be part of the front support engine mount

cheers

[pistol pete]

can't find an exhaust i want at the moment, paul port has kindly put a standard turbo one up for free Mr Ben edwards is kindly picking up for me on friday which mean i have some form or exhaust till i can custom make one or find one

[Magic Beans]

Winner

[Peter Gidden]

the boot-engine bay hole removed..

So how do you remove a hole? I've never mansged to pick one up yet...

Would removing a hole mean filling it in?

[pistol pete]

doh.. thanks peter

cut it out and make a hole

[pistol pete]

Well after my fabricator can't do it for a few weeks and i really want to crack on with this,
and a few lessons from the welder at work this week, thought well why not, at least i can say i done everything (with a fair bit of phone call help) over the project

Its not perfect, i am currently making the top hat strengthers at work, and i have not fulley welded all in yet as ran out of gas,
its defo not pretty but its definatly penetrated, guy at work looked at pics, agrees its not pretty (thats what seam sealer is designed for) but its penetrated. so im happy, just a bit more on monday to finish off

first was clean up and fill the holes



holes filled



then the jig was in and mounts put in place


still got to go up the back but tacked there for now, but the bottom is welded nice and strong



these ones are just there at the mo (ran out of gas), chassis welded on one side of each


Not perfect but its defo there and not going anywhere(dont think to bad as this first week i have done it)

Just a bit more to do now

Can't wait to get this on the road

[craig]

Excellent work Mr Pete!

Wanna see this on the road trip to Lemans

[ashley]

Excellent progress Pete- and good on you for getting the welder out and having a go- there really is only one way to get good and that's to practice practice practice!

[pistol pete]

Well very very pleased
Engine loom was done today
Was done by sileck Motorsport wiring and me
Took the loom round to Simon and what a superb job
All new battery wiring alternator wiring
No solder joints and no horrible connections in the bay
Used new wiring he has all the tools to take the pins out the plugs all new pins so new wires in the n1 ecu plug and the cor relay
Pulled the cables back through the loom from the white plugs to the boot loom where the were put on new plugs and connected were needed
So full plug and play
Very pleased

Only thing found looking on the old loom compared to my new one is I have actually got a rev 2 engine
But a rev1 loom but all seemed to connect through ok and the correct connections made for a rev 2

Pics later

[craig]

Well very very pleased
Engine loom was done today
Was done by sileck Motorsport wiring and me
Took the loom round to Simon and what a superb job
All new battery wiring alternator wiring
No solder joints and no horrible connections in the bay
Used new wiring he has all the tools to take the pins out the plugs all new pins so new wires in the n1 ecu plug and the cor relay
Pulled the cables back through the loom from the white plugs to the boot loom where the were put on new plugs and connected were needed
So full plug and play
Very pleased

Only thing found looking on the old loom compared to my new one is I have actually got a rev 2 engine
But a rev1 loom but all seemed to connect through ok and the correct connections made for a rev 2

Pics later

Tried calling you dude, and Kel said you'd lost all your numbers! LOL

Well played on the progress mate, really coming along now. Bet you're driven by Lemans looming to get this finished

[pistol pete]

here are the pics, bit hard to get pics of a free standing loom but will get better ones when installed on the car..
from the engine bay mk2 white plugs now pulled back in plugs to the n1 and ECu plug etc


cables not needed removed properly too see what is actually needed and old cables replaced (some colours changed but noted what they now are)



alternator plug extended and new spades inside the plug with new alternator main also the old cable completly removed for new one going to battery then from battery to starter, and starter to main car power new as well..


like said will get better pics when installed but done really really well

[pistol pete]

must say it was done using Paul's wiring how to so we actually knew where it went so big thanks to paul

[ashley]

Ground! Pete Ground!

Looking good buddy

[pistol pete]

yeah i had to get that put on to remind me