Looking great Iain

I dam well know the feeling of put on / take off Etc

Did a bit of the putting on - taking off thing today between the raindrops.

Earlier in the week I got my PAS fitting tigged up with a -6 male boss.



Today I re-did both coilovers with the stronger poundage ones I had made; 8" 220-320lb dual rate, and also raised the collars a fraction as it was too low last week. Happy with how it sits now.



At least at times like this you appreciate a car that's easy to work on.
I didn't get much more done outside as the weather was awful today. Was a bit of a downer when you have a long list of things to do.

Moved inside and did a few hose ends; Got a straight -6 with PTFE hoses to go on the pas pump outlet, and a 45deg -6 for regular hose as the low pressure feed from the pas fluid tank. Will each respective end with the hose and work out the length I need and complete the job.



Got a question for you folks on that - which fitting on the rack is the high pressure feed - is it the upper most one?

Have got one other head scratcher - perhaps someone can help me. As I look at the sandwich plate below, which side feeds the oil cooler, and which side is the return? It's not a mocal plate, so there's no arrows on it. My thoughts are the outlet on the R of the plate as we look at it is the exit that feeds the oil cooler..?



Cheers
Iain

I'm not 100% sure but i think you're right. The filters have a perforated metal tube runs down the middle, i've always assumed this holds the filter material in place so it doesnt try and collapse in to the return which would be the centre hole. I hope that makes sense.

Nice work on the project so far by the way

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I can look tomorrow or Tuesday night unless anyone let's you know beforehand. I have mine done in braided hose to a 106 pump so must have worked it out when I did that!

Out if curiosity, was there a reason you had the adapter tigged up rather than use an off the shelf adapter?

Finally managed to have a look at the car. I have the at high pressure inlet at the top and the return as the lower hole on the rack. Must be right as mines been working for a while! Haha

this might help Dan

Making AN Fittings Youtube Vid

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Dan, the method varies depending on the hose.

PTFE lined stuff for higher pressure applications like brake, clutch etc (and also fuel lines) which I used for the PAS work by inserting the PTFE part of the hose in an olive, and the female fitting (red part on Goodridge) clamps over the braided covering and tightens down on to the male male of the fitting. You just have to be careful the hose doesn't get wound out of the fitting as you tighten it up.

For oil lines Goodridge use a cutter style male fitting which bites into the hose lining as the female fitting is tightened up, and doesn't use an olive. It's critical the right types of fitting correspond with the intended hose and function.

I've attempted to use Torques stuff in the past along with similar Ebay fittings and been left disappointed but their quality and function. It's personal choice, but despite the significant cost savings, it's not for me. I'll stick to Goodridge and Speedflow.

The Speedflow stuff I used on the oil cooler is push on style. It's the first time I've used it, so the proof will be in the pudding, but it was childs play to fit, and I was impressed with the quality.

Generally I used Goodridge type of self assembly (and re-useable) hose and fittings because I'm exploring different fit, and routes or there's some form of custom requirements. It's very expensive, but along the way I've been able to dive into my parts boxes from other builds to make up what I need, as well as buying some new stuff too. Making up the hoses just offers me the flexibility of sizing or routing things differently and making up the hose on the spot to fit. It only takes moments once you know the lengths etc. Many suppliers offer their own hose making service, but you'll need to be sure about the right ends, and exact lengths etc. Making up the hoses often comes at little extra cost - all the cost comes in the parts.

Have you got any more pictures of your lower rad hose set up? After mocking up rads I've decided to go 205 as I have all from my 205 - apart from the bottom hose

Hola tienes fotos de como vas a ensanchar ejes?mover copelas trapecios o brazos y mangueta o pivote?

Got some time on the car this week.

Fitted the other PAS line (the low pressure one), but couldn't connect to the tank because the -6 won't quite squeeze over the outlet which is PITA, going to need an adaptor of some sort. Anyone else done this?



These are 45 deg fittings - 90's will take you a bit close to the manifold.

Also re-did my fuel hoses - do you reckon these look alright? An 8mm inlet and a 10mm return. They were not quite as tight as I would have liked, so I used a little ptfe on the plastic joiners and proper fuel clips to get a tight fit.



Had a look at my front bumper fitment this week. There's some threaded chock sections in the corners of the bumper, but when I offered the bumper up it's clear they weren't going to fit on to the the lower part of the slam panel under the headlights (like I thought they would).



So as I had one lying about I placed an OEM bumper plastic mount inside the bumper and lo and behold with a few inches chopped off each end it slotted in really nicely.



Popped a self tapper in each end just to hold it, and offered it up. Fitted a treat and was surprisingly solid. At this point I noticed I have a flatter front to the bumper than the grill, but not arsed. Guessing a mix or ph1/ph2.5 etc. (It's an evo 2 bumper tho..) Still hoping to sort kevlar version long term, but wanted to get a handle on how to fit it.







Did a little kevlar carbon rear stone guard from one of the flat panels I made a while back.



I laid up 2-3 layers of kevlar to make a rear arch liner. I used some polycarbonate plastic held in tension by some gaffa tape. It needed minimum prep - just some E-Z release agent wiped on, and I could lay up straight away. The kevlar I was using was fairly lightweight though, so near the end I decided to add some carbon-kevlar on top to add a bit more strength in and a sneaky bit of extra width in case I'd calculated wrong..





A couple of nights later.. and this morning I popped it off. Came away very easily, and had a great finish inside.



And so to the trimming. After some basic cutting, I then went to the flap wheel on the angle grinder. This stuff is tough. I went through about 5 80grit flap wheels today getting this fit of this liner right! Unfortunately it's not a simple rectangle shape as you have to account for the way the arches bulge, and at the same time the inner wing isn't flat either. I lost count of the amount of times this thing went on and off - at least 30 with trimming in between - knowing full well if I overdid it any moment I couldn't put material back in..

I then made up some stainless brackets, which I riveted on and bonded/sealed with some sikaflex for good measure.



The idea was to tuck the liner up quite high - above the edge of the arch so these little brackets dotted about were important to support the liner.
Some hours later it fitted well, and I was pleased to finally finish the bloomin' thing!





I left plenty poking out to cover the rear bumper section as well. (I've ordered a spoiler and rear bumper from AC sport and it's due for delivery on Monday)

Finally today a quick win with putting my mirrors on. A bit of double-sided sealing tape, and some stainless fixings and they look great.











Last one from me - what have a got here - ABS sensor on the left, and 2 plugs - which is indicator, and what is the other one? Can I just cut the abs loom right back (abs long gone)??



Cheers
Iain

Hola felicidades por el maxi. Me podrías ayudar con lo de la suspensión pivot etc? Las copelas las has movido? Tienes separadores?