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[Excursion]

There is a joke here, and i just dont get it

LOL check your PM mate, the site won't let me attach a picture to a PM.

[Rhinopower]

Little update.

Car now has rear seats removed, and cobra monaco s seats fitted with sabelt 6 point harnesses, just waiting for a welder i know to weld in the harness bar in the back.



Valve stem seals are on their way out so will be keeping my eyes open for another engine to replace it with and slot the ib5 with lsd in that i've got sitting in the garage, then full weld in roll cage and a respray.

Further developments on the engine will be 38mm gsxr throttle bodies as these are dyno proven with megasquirt to make 170bhp

[knuckles]

stem seals leaking .... new engine ?

it dont compute

seals can be replaced without the need to replace the engine
or is there more issues with the lump ?

[Rhinopower]

It's not that you have to replace the engine, but a head gasket set is 40 quid, plus head bolts, and it's still only a 1.8!

[knuckles]

do you need to remove the head to do the seals then ?

cvh dont need to

[Rhinopower]

do you need to remove the head to do the seals then ?

cvh dont need to

Head off job!

[Smo]

It's a nightmare job compared to the CVH... It's not so bad if you can find a bloody valve spring compressor that's long enough and small enough to do the job, but a good one is more than the average 1.8 engine is worth!

[~nomad~]

Thing is, engines are treated as disposable at this level, its cheaper to replace the lump and will allow for a 2ltr at the same time. Throttle bodies sound interesting Brian, will have to discuss this for mine!

[~S1~]

Car now has rear seats removed, and cobra monaco s seats fitted with sabelt 6 point harnesses, just waiting for a welder i know to weld in the harness bar in the back.

If you come round mine at all I'll do it for you for a blowie. I'm not swallowing tho.

[~nomad~]

tbh the petrol would prob cost more than the local guy

[Rhinopower]

Harness bar welded in today, just a bit more clearing and tidying ready for Bedford on saturday

[jonyb4]

wow thats impressive?

thats the shot of nos i take it?

[Rhinopower]

Sorry Jony I've lost you there, start again and hopefully I can explain

[dontpannic]

I think he's talking about the can of WD-40 where the rear seats were

[jonyb4]

Sorry Jony I've lost you there, start again and hopefully I can explain

lol sorry i meant the rolling road figure

[Rhinopower]

Ah yes. The nitrous gave an extra 33bhp

[jonyb4]

hah jesus, i gotta get me one of those

[simps]

where did you sorce your megasquirt from new or used? was it easy to wire in as im now looking to put mine onto ms. looks good tho also what type of lambda have you used with ms wideband or narrow if wideband where did you purchase that from?

thanks keep the project coming and maybe one day see you at pod.

[Rhinopower]

You can build a basic using parts from eBay for £200, you have to bear in mind the cost of refills tho, my first was £90 but I can get it done for £65 now

[knuckles]

i found out today of my mate who is a technician at ford dealer. That the stem seals are pretty easy to do without the need of removing the head.

Bring piston to top of the engine to prevent the valve dropping into the bore.
Remove cams etc
remove the camshaft tappets
remove stem seal with a pair of small mole grips or pliers.

or something like that ....

[RS rob]

he just needed an excuse to change the engine for the 2.0

[jonyb4]

bah the 1.8 still has life left in it yet

[Rhinopower]

i found out today of my mate who is a technician at ford dealer. That the stem seals are pretty easy to do without the need of removing the head.

Bring piston to top of the engine to prevent the valve dropping into the bore.
Remove cams etc
remove the camshaft tappets
remove stem seal with a pair of small mole grips or pliers.

or something like that ....

I'm pretty sure that idea involves using an airline to pressurise the head to stop the valves dropping the last bit.

On closer inspection tonight 3 of the plugs were a tiny bit sooty, but not necessarily enough to confirm that it is stem seals. Run it til it blows will be the course of action

[~nomad~]

so saturday then? I am going to try and kill it before i no longer own half of it

[Rhinopower]

so saturday then? I am going to try and kill it before i no longer own half of it

But then you have to help fix it? Lol

[~nomad~]

so saturday then? I am going to try and kill it before i no longer own half of it

But then you have to help fix it? Lol

Do I? nah

[Rhinopower]

Today saw another eventful day for dirtbox fiesta! Bedford Autodrome for a trackday. Weather was pretty good and managed around 50 laps of the 3.8mile circuit before disaster struck...

On my final lap going down the half mile straight I went to shift from 4th to 5th, and nothing happened! Looks like the selector fork inside the box has come off or something, 1st and 2nd gear had already gone stiff. Nevermind! Freshly rebuilt ib5 with lsd is sitting in my garage for it once i've got it home again

[Smo]

Bloody gearboxes

[~nomad~]

proper good good day out, car was fudgekin having it all day, shame the box died, probably should have quit when it was starting to go stiff 1st to 2nd, but thats not really our style

Was well pleased with how much I improved getting some proper guidence around the track too

Need that video and i will edit it down.

So the only thing to pass the car other than on a cool down lap was a Porsche GT3

we went around, between us and off the top of my head:

3 x Clio sport / 172
Pug 106 Rallye
Nissan 350z
BMW e36 M3
Porsche Boxster
Porsche Cayman
2 x Audi s3
Merc AMG thingy
Elise

Good times! It was getting ALOT of attention! End of a era today as I now no longer coown it, but kinda proud to have been part responsable for its creation.

[hb69]

Good going

Whats Bedford Autodrome like? Looks like a twisty circuit, but no inclines?

[jonyb4]

the engine desesrves better than to be run to death imo

[Rhinopower]

the engine desesrves better than to be run to death imo

Don't be silly. It deserves a rod through the block

[Ratspeed]

the engine desesrves better than to be run to death imo

Don't be silly. It deserves a rod through the block

[knuckles]

the engine desesrves better than to be run to death imo

Don't be silly. It deserves a rod through the block

[jonyb4]

lol well i hope it dont hit anyone on the way

ive always wondered where they end up after they stop flying through the air