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Bernard
16-09-2012, 19:02
Well as a few of you know i have been dragging my heels on eric's new heart.......... well this last friday i finally managed to drop it into place. !!................ "about time" I hear some of you !!!

Motor is a 3.7 alfa on throttle bodies and using a Go tech ECU all built and run up in a "donkey car" by Dawie de Villiers in South Africa..... took delivery of it a couple of years ago ?!

Sprayed the chassis black as it was getting a bit shabby to say the least !!

Now for the plumbing and wiring....... no need to rush ??... LOL
ProtoTipo
16-09-2012, 20:00
Well done Phil. Keep at it.
GMC
16-09-2012, 21:15
Brillant, it should sound class
Guy Mayers
16-09-2012, 21:50
Hope you've been busy with the waxoyl too Phil! I'd hate to think the chassis was getting shabby from the inside out like mine....

Guy
Bernard
17-09-2012, 07:12
Cheers Chaps

Yes Guy.... I did go round it with a hammer before I painted it and it's all pretty good !!........... might inject a spray of old engine oil later !!

Phil
turbonutter
17-09-2012, 07:20
Dont forget to run the gearbox in for a few miles before you open the taps fully.....
Bernard
17-09-2012, 08:24
Dont forget to run the gearbox in for a few miles before you open the taps fully..... There speaks the voice of experience !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sando
17-09-2012, 19:05
Pull your finger out mukka .....I need someone to play out with! :o
turbonutter
17-09-2012, 19:28
Dont forget to run the gearbox in for a few miles before you open the taps fully..... There speaks the voice of experience !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Just a reminder in case you forgot my error :) Get cracking with the build while the sun is shining....
Bernard
20-12-2012, 10:50
As you asked in your crimbo card Guy........... not a lot of progress has been made due to other circumstances......... however

Look whats just arrived after 10 weeks on order !!!`............ hopefully these will be stronger than the standard Beta units !!............ From GKN Motorsport
Hopefully will get some time over the holidays to get them fitted.......................... Hopefully !!
3530
ProtoTipo
20-12-2012, 12:10
Hi Phil,

They'll be Alfa sized inner CVs, I take it?
Bernard
21-12-2012, 07:09
Hi CJ..........

yep they are Alfa sized CV's on the inside with Ford outer CV's (apparently)..... standard and off the GKN shelf........... I sent off the old shafts as a pattern for them to make the new ones,.... on the Ford Cv's the spline is too long so i will have to make up a spacer only by about 10mm if i remember correctly.......... one interesting thing (that I wasn't aware of) is that they machine a very very slight helix down the length of the spline to ensure that there is no backlash.... clever !

Cheers

Phil
ProtoTipo
21-12-2012, 07:29
Hi CJ..........

yep they are Alfa sized CV's on the inside with Ford outer CV's (apparently)..... standard and off the GKN shelf........... I sent off the old shafts as a pattern for them to make the new ones,.... on the Ford Cv's the spline is too long so i will have to make up a spacer only by about 10mm if i remember correctly.......... one interesting thing (that I wasn't aware of) is that they machine a very very slight helix down the length of the spline to ensure that there is no backlash.... clever !

Cheers

Phil

A helix? That's a new one on me.

The Ford CVs makes sense, because I fitted Ford hubs on the orange car, and the outer Beta CVs fitted. The spline thing was the other way round, just slightly short.