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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 141
Was going to take the sump off today and have a nosey, plus its being replaced anyway...
Bought it like that, getting a replacement shortly. As I went to remove it I realised the engine stand bolts onto part of the sump, so It cant be removed on the stand, fail
Also took the inlets off...
And the thermostat housing...
To something the previous owner left me (Bottom hole)
Few random pics, lower inlet...
Thank god im doing this in the factory and not at home in the cold on the driveway, alot of warmth ftw!
Also, cheers to Chris for the Kill/Cut Off switch to go on my 172 engine loom...
Going to do some modification to the thermostat housing tommorow, along with checking the timing, and probably start painting the block...More soon...
Day 141
Was going to take the sump off today and have a nosey, plus its being replaced anyway...
Bought it like that, getting a replacement shortly. As I went to remove it I realised the engine stand bolts onto part of the sump, so It cant be removed on the stand, fail
Also took the inlets off...
And the thermostat housing...
To something the previous owner left me (Bottom hole)
Few random pics, lower inlet...
Thank god im doing this in the factory and not at home in the cold on the driveway, alot of warmth ftw!
Also, cheers to Chris for the Kill/Cut Off switch to go on my 172 engine loom...
Going to do some modification to the thermostat housing tommorow, along with checking the timing, and probably start painting the block...More soon...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
The guy who I bought it off did it lifting the engine out of his car into his garage I was told...hence why I want to strip it down to double check
A car that has a different engine from what it originally came with generally, i.e. 1.8l to 2.0l
The guy who I bought it off did it lifting the engine out of his car into his garage I was told...hence why I want to strip it down to double check
A car that has a different engine from what it originally came with generally, i.e. 1.8l to 2.0l
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 142
Got quite a bit done on the car itself today, already had the interior loom out, but wanted to remove the rest of the loom...I also wanted to remove some other bits like the blower unit under the scuttle and the rooflining...
Blower unit out, also removed the wiper linkage and washer bottle to get access to more wiring, and found some more sound deadning/tar...
Next removed the rear part of the loom...
Then the rooflining...
That then allowed me to remove the wiring that goes up to the top under the lining, for the interior light, etc...Also removed both door looms...
Oddly I found a paintbrush on top of the fuel tank, ive never had the cover off before...god knows how it got there!
The car is now stripped bare of wiring, apart from the small amount linking the engine bay connections to the interior, which will be removed shortly.
Im removing all the wiring, as its being mostly chopped up, and im routing it in a completely different way to hide it all...
I took my 172 thermostat housing to a local engineering place also, as I know the person that owns it. I got him to drill me a perfectly sized hole to accept the Valver/Mk1 coolant temprature sensor...
I probably could have done it, but its far easier with proper drill bits. Picking up some sealing washers/o-rings and a thin nut tommorow...
He also managed to get the snapped bolts thread out of the hole it was in, took a bit longer than expected as the drill he was using went a bit too far and snapped inside the hole, then had to drill the drillbit out :boring: got there in the end though...
Got on with chopping a bit of the main interior and door looms up also. Removed all the audio/headunit wiring, the heater matrix wiring, electric window wiring, electric mirror wiring, and a few other bits, still LOADS more to come out...
All thats left in the door connector, the central locking wires...
Removed the pins for all the other un-required wires from the connectors too, to keep it tidy...
The interior loom...
Fuse/relay box will be gone shortly, along with all the rest of the crap. Going to be re-locating the fuses/relays, into new holders out of the way...
More soon!
Day 142
Got quite a bit done on the car itself today, already had the interior loom out, but wanted to remove the rest of the loom...I also wanted to remove some other bits like the blower unit under the scuttle and the rooflining...
Blower unit out, also removed the wiper linkage and washer bottle to get access to more wiring, and found some more sound deadning/tar...
Next removed the rear part of the loom...
Then the rooflining...
That then allowed me to remove the wiring that goes up to the top under the lining, for the interior light, etc...Also removed both door looms...
Oddly I found a paintbrush on top of the fuel tank, ive never had the cover off before...god knows how it got there!
The car is now stripped bare of wiring, apart from the small amount linking the engine bay connections to the interior, which will be removed shortly.
Im removing all the wiring, as its being mostly chopped up, and im routing it in a completely different way to hide it all...
I took my 172 thermostat housing to a local engineering place also, as I know the person that owns it. I got him to drill me a perfectly sized hole to accept the Valver/Mk1 coolant temprature sensor...
I probably could have done it, but its far easier with proper drill bits. Picking up some sealing washers/o-rings and a thin nut tommorow...
He also managed to get the snapped bolts thread out of the hole it was in, took a bit longer than expected as the drill he was using went a bit too far and snapped inside the hole, then had to drill the drillbit out :boring: got there in the end though...
Got on with chopping a bit of the main interior and door looms up also. Removed all the audio/headunit wiring, the heater matrix wiring, electric window wiring, electric mirror wiring, and a few other bits, still LOADS more to come out...
All thats left in the door connector, the central locking wires...
Removed the pins for all the other un-required wires from the connectors too, to keep it tidy...
The interior loom...
Fuse/relay box will be gone shortly, along with all the rest of the crap. Going to be re-locating the fuses/relays, into new holders out of the way...
More soon!
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Nah, got the contact details for the one that Sy_16v posted earlier in the thread, going to chase that up tommorow
Nah, got the contact details for the one that Sy_16v posted earlier in the thread, going to chase that up tommorow
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
nah! soon as i find a unit all the glass is coming out, cage going in and interior being sprayed :approve:
nah! soon as i find a unit all the glass is coming out, cage going in and interior being sprayed :approve:
audi a6 3.0tdi
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
More great progress!
Still on your drive?
Your Mum still exploding? lol
More great progress!
Still on your drive?
Your Mum still exploding? lol
Focus RS Mk1
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
good effort matey, great level of dedication.
mistake taking out the heater matrix though. i did this in my saxo track car. was a nightmare. for the weight you save its really not worth the hassle.
any amount of rain and you will steam up inside...its constantly freezing inside, just not worth it. UNLESS you get a heated front screen, then its totally worth it
good effort matey, great level of dedication.
mistake taking out the heater matrix though. i did this in my saxo track car. was a nightmare. for the weight you save its really not worth the hassle.
any amount of rain and you will steam up inside...its constantly freezing inside, just not worth it. UNLESS you get a heated front screen, then its totally worth it
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
im looking into that as we speak, but if not, i have another plan, watch this space
good effort matey, great level of dedication.
mistake taking out the heater matrix though. i did this in my saxo track car. was a nightmare. for the weight you save its really not worth the hassle.
any amount of rain and you will steam up inside...its constantly freezing inside, just not worth it. UNLESS you get a heated front screen, then its totally worth it
im looking into that as we speak, but if not, i have another plan, watch this space
Burg 172-Charge Ti Duster
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Wowzar Mate! Thats an awesome read, read your Looowwwww Ph2 progress thread when you'd done all you did to it too!
Great knowledge and awesome detail! Look forward to seeing the finished article.
Adam
Wowzar Mate! Thats an awesome read, read your Looowwwww Ph2 progress thread when you'd done all you did to it too!
Great knowledge and awesome detail! Look forward to seeing the finished article.
Adam
Balders172
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
could get a heated front screen made up
could get a heated front screen made up
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
not sure...had a bit of a change today, pissed off with how messy the mk1 loom acctually is, and I want to relocate alot of the wires etc...
Spent the past few hours making drawings of whats needed, and whats not...going to start one from scratch...
not sure...had a bit of a change today, pissed off with how messy the mk1 loom acctually is, and I want to relocate alot of the wires etc...
Spent the past few hours making drawings of whats needed, and whats not...going to start one from scratch...
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
exactly what i am thinking of doing!
i have everything working now, so its just a case of re-routing/extending/shortening wires to tidy it all up
its just the whole dash out (well whats left of it) and start again that i am reluctant to do
but i'm still not sure what to do with all the ign lives, either keep the connector block i have at the min, or use something else.
exactly what i am thinking of doing!
i have everything working now, so its just a case of re-routing/extending/shortening wires to tidy it all up
its just the whole dash out (well whats left of it) and start again that i am reluctant to do
but i'm still not sure what to do with all the ign lives, either keep the connector block i have at the min, or use something else.
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
you already have a 'unit' to work in though, driveway ftl!!!
Sounds familiar!!
you already have a 'unit' to work in though, driveway ftl!!!
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Meant the glass out, cage in, lick'a paint bit but ayeeeee :approve:
Meant the glass out, cage in, lick'a paint bit but ayeeeee :approve:
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Yeah well its empty at the moment, just spent ages looking through the RS components catalouge, finding connector blocks with enough 'amp' rating to take some of the fatter wires (ignition, etc) as most of them are max 15a!
Just in the middle of sorting a fusebox/relay holder into unit, then going to start from there I rekon. Il keep the front part of the loom (headlights etc), and the rear for the boot, but apart from that, going to start it from scratch I rekon...
exactly what i am thinking of doing!
i have everything working now, so its just a case of re-routing/extending/shortening wires to tidy it all up
its just the whole dash out (well whats left of it) and start again that i am reluctant to do
Yeah well its empty at the moment, just spent ages looking through the RS components catalouge, finding connector blocks with enough 'amp' rating to take some of the fatter wires (ignition, etc) as most of them are max 15a!
Just in the middle of sorting a fusebox/relay holder into unit, then going to start from there I rekon. Il keep the front part of the loom (headlights etc), and the rear for the boot, but apart from that, going to start it from scratch I rekon...
