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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Few more bits done today....My wishbones never came with these plates, and the balljoints used to work themselves loose in the past, so I wanted to get hold of some. I decided to take them off the blue valver, as that has williams widetrack on it (same wishbones as 172), so I can use the plates...
They go here...
New balljoints and ARB attached to wishbones...
Ready for the rest of the suspension now....
Also did a bit on the wiring, clocks working as they should be, Coolant temprature, oil pressure, oil temprature, fuel, etc....
Got a few days of tidying up to do on the wiring, but finally getting along with it now...
Few more bits done today....My wishbones never came with these plates, and the balljoints used to work themselves loose in the past, so I wanted to get hold of some. I decided to take them off the blue valver, as that has williams widetrack on it (same wishbones as 172), so I can use the plates...
They go here...
New balljoints and ARB attached to wishbones...
Ready for the rest of the suspension now....
Also did a bit on the wiring, clocks working as they should be, Coolant temprature, oil pressure, oil temprature, fuel, etc....
Got a few days of tidying up to do on the wiring, but finally getting along with it now...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
The legendary fuel lights back.... things are looking up
The legendary fuel lights back.... things are looking up
TVR Cerbera
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
f0xy, how did you get the oil temp/ pressure to work on the 172, cos i really need it on mine with my setup as i can get hold of some valver guages
f0xy, how did you get the oil temp/ pressure to work on the 172, cos i really need it on mine with my setup as i can get hold of some valver guages
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yeah as matteh said, T-piece off where the oil pressure switch usually is, run the valver sender, wire back to valver dials....
taught myself....along with help from people on here!
seperate dials usually, which show oil level, temp and pressure...
i removed the 172 oil level sensor, replaced with mk1 oil level sensor that does temprature too (i think this is how it works)
im not using those though, got my own solution being sorted, will be shown in here when i get round to it
yeah as matteh said, T-piece off where the oil pressure switch usually is, run the valver sender, wire back to valver dials....
taught myself....along with help from people on here!
seperate dials usually, which show oil level, temp and pressure...
i removed the 172 oil level sensor, replaced with mk1 oil level sensor that does temprature too (i think this is how it works)
im not using those though, got my own solution being sorted, will be shown in here when i get round to it
'92 172, Lotus Elise
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
yeh, the f4 seems a bit backward in that respect... F7 came with a proper hole for the pressure sender and the probe that goes into the sump did both temp and level (think it only does level on the F4)
even if renault didn't want to add the gauges, it could've been added into the obc somehow i reckon!
yeh, the f4 seems a bit backward in that respect... F7 came with a proper hole for the pressure sender and the probe that goes into the sump did both temp and level (think it only does level on the F4)
even if renault didn't want to add the gauges, it could've been added into the obc somehow i reckon!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Legend!
Legend!
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Worst pic location ever
Worst pic location ever
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Colour?
Colour?
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£20 a wheel....there is a thread on the forum somewhere....
Im dropping the bare wheels off at bloors in the morning, said they should be done by early next week...im in no rush....
then im gona get the tyres put on at a local place with a guy i know i think....although his mate can do....tyres removed, (blasted/repaired/powdercoated), tyres refitted, balanced for £27 a wheel, 7 quid extra....
£20 a wheel....there is a thread on the forum somewhere....
Im dropping the bare wheels off at bloors in the morning, said they should be done by early next week...im in no rush....
then im gona get the tyres put on at a local place with a guy i know i think....although his mate can do....tyres removed, (blasted/repaired/powdercoated), tyres refitted, balanced for £27 a wheel, 7 quid extra....
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Been tackling the last part of the loom the past few days, getting there slowly...
Also been working on a few things to get the rev counter reading properly (not half, like it currently does), tried a couple of circuits but nothing has worked as of yet...
Bit of an explination of how ive done the loom....Basically there are no wires inside, apart from whats required (clocks, stalk + connector for rear loom)...the rest (inc fusebox) are in the scuttle panel....
The fusebox will be where my hand is in that pic^
Then there is a hole above the pedal box, which ive got a grommet for, where the wires go through...
Anyway, more on that in the next few days...
I had a problem with one of the coolant hoses, because I dont have a heater matrix, the IN pipe that usually goes to the matrix was just bent round onto the connection for the matrix OUT pipe, so basically missing out the heater matrix pipe loop...
Because the bend was so sharp, and you cant really change the shape of standard hoses because of the way they are formed, I had to think of a new way to do it. I found a pipe that already had a 180 degree bend in it, and suprisingly was near enough the correct shape...
Then used a straight 19mm coupler...
Properly fitted...
Also ran some new vaccum hose from the crank breather to the throttle body, as my engine was missing this pipe...
Finally checked everything one last time, fitted and mounted the radiator, properly mounted the header tank, then filled the system up with renault coolant. Had to bleed the system, and left it running for quite some time to get upto temprature, etc...all is good
More soon...
Been tackling the last part of the loom the past few days, getting there slowly...
Also been working on a few things to get the rev counter reading properly (not half, like it currently does), tried a couple of circuits but nothing has worked as of yet...
Bit of an explination of how ive done the loom....Basically there are no wires inside, apart from whats required (clocks, stalk + connector for rear loom)...the rest (inc fusebox) are in the scuttle panel....
The fusebox will be where my hand is in that pic^
Then there is a hole above the pedal box, which ive got a grommet for, where the wires go through...
Anyway, more on that in the next few days...
I had a problem with one of the coolant hoses, because I dont have a heater matrix, the IN pipe that usually goes to the matrix was just bent round onto the connection for the matrix OUT pipe, so basically missing out the heater matrix pipe loop...
Because the bend was so sharp, and you cant really change the shape of standard hoses because of the way they are formed, I had to think of a new way to do it. I found a pipe that already had a 180 degree bend in it, and suprisingly was near enough the correct shape...
Then used a straight 19mm coupler...
Properly fitted...
Also ran some new vaccum hose from the crank breather to the throttle body, as my engine was missing this pipe...
Finally checked everything one last time, fitted and mounted the radiator, properly mounted the header tank, then filled the system up with renault coolant. Had to bleed the system, and left it running for quite some time to get upto temprature, etc...all is good
More soon...
TVR Cerbera
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f0xy, are you running a valver rev counter off a 172 coil pack? if reading half on scale and you have you may find they are not compatable. I'll try and explain later if you need me to
f0xy, are you running a valver rev counter off a 172 coil pack? if reading half on scale and you have you may find they are not compatable. I'll try and explain later if you need me to
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yeah will be ready for FCS easy, it will be on the road in the next week or two.
Mechanical wise its just half a day left putting suspension/hubs/brakes back on..then can crack on with interior, painting inside/welding cage in/seat mounts/etc....
bodywork will be last of all, needs a few bits spraying, got a ph1 bootlid i want to spray and put on, and a few other bits....hopefully start getting there now!
yeah will be ready for FCS easy, it will be on the road in the next week or two.
Mechanical wise its just half a day left putting suspension/hubs/brakes back on..then can crack on with interior, painting inside/welding cage in/seat mounts/etc....
bodywork will be last of all, needs a few bits spraying, got a ph1 bootlid i want to spray and put on, and a few other bits....hopefully start getting there now!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
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Colour coded coolant. Nice!
Good progress!
Colour coded coolant. Nice!
Good progress!
