mark-vts
Post #1
Well, as mentioned briefly in another thread, I have been helping to sort out a Dax Rush kit car. It's owned by my housemate, who has taken it on after his father died 7 years ago.
It was built by the family in the late 90's, and I believe it was on the road by 1998. The tax disc when we started was dated to 2003, so 7 years stuck in their garage.
It's a standard Rush chassis (so quite small), with the donor car being a Ford Capri. The engine is a 2.0 litre OHC Pinto with twin 40's and Piper cams (270's).
We had fired it up over the last two summers, just to see if she still worked, both times having fuel leaks that needed sorting.
So come this summer, with the money to back it's comeback, we started.
Surprise surprise, another hose had perished. Once that was sorted, and some juice in the battery, she fired up once again
. At this point, other then the obvious tax/insurance/MOT, we were not expecting huge things to be required to get get road worthy. This however, was not the case.
Items replaced included:
Cam pulley
for a Kent vernier pulley
Waterpump
Alternator
Thermostat housing
for a chromed version
Oil cap
Chromed version
Rad cap was swapped as it was letting by at low pressure
Fuel pump was replaced
As was the dizzy cap
Rad. top hose (swapped for a kevlar reinforced item)
New HT leads, with some lead management! As well as manifold heat-wrap
The tyres were Avon's that were original to the cars construction, so these were ditched after an "interesting" test run for new Toyo R888's.
To allow fitment of the new oil cap, we cut through the bonnet, and also added the vents with mesh and rubber edging for the OE look (if there is one!)
With oil cap...
Interior was treated to some new bits.
Gearknob was pitted, but luckily MOMO still sell the same one, so that was replaced.
Old one in the new one's box
New one on the car with ignition switch
In the mean time, the timing was sorted, and the carbs set up properly.
Result, 121BHP at the flywheel (up from 100BHP before sorting and god knows what before the distributer was setup properly).
With a "wet" weight of around 600kg's, that gives a power to weight ratio of around 200 BHP per tonne.
Final job before taking her out properly, swap the rubbish temporary oil we put in to clean the crap out with Millers.
And here she is cleaned and ready to go!
Exhaust
Out in the real world...
Just need to sort some insurance in the new year so I can drive it myself!
Some fun shots with my daughter...
Cheers for looking!
Mark.
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Xsara VTS > 265BHP WRX > Company carRemember; only TWATS use text speak
Posted 7th Oct 2009 at 02:40
. and a future petrol head in the making possibly? 
