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[Marks DTM Calib]

Indeed, I was concerned about the superimposed sinusoid but it could be a poor ground return connection.

Me thinks the ECU is an issue here.

[Dishevelled Den]

Sorry to hear that you're still having issues with the ECU Lozz and I do hope you'll eventually get to the root of the problem.

This has been a very enjoyable thread to follow and it's good to see the progress you've made so far - well done.

(I love that wee lathe sitting rather primly in the corner )

[lozzzzzz]

Thank Dummkopf Den, I've loved doing all the work, this issue has been a pain though. 

There is news on the CPS issue, I'm just trying to get the photos of someone then I will post. 

The lathe is a sweety, but the converter has packed up and I'm trying to get the correct inverter sorted to get it running again. 

The ECU software has been the conclusion on the scimitar forum too , so I'm giving it one more chance (as its the cheapest by the long way) and have had teeth machined in to the front pulley, giving it a 36-1 trigger wheel.  Hense the photos to follow. 

More to come

[lozzzzzz]

So I finally gave in and ordered another CPS, and a great opportunity presented itself.  I needed the pulley machining to make a 36-1 trigger wheel to give this ECU its best chance of working.

A student at college, on a higher level course was looking to gain some experience in the workshop, so I asked him if he would like to machine the pulley for me.......    The following photos are the amazing results that were achieved. 

Initially the inner surface was cleaned up a bit to register correctly on the indexing head on the bed of the milling machine. 


Then the pulley was mounted in the milling machine then Ben used a 7mm cutter to mill out the teeth before turning the pulley 10 degrees to cut the next. 






He was even kind enough to clean up the part afterwards.


I owe Ben big time for his excellent work, and can’t wait to get the sensor through in the post and make the mount up. 
More to come

[henryd]

Nice work,takes me back to my previous employment as a toolmaker

[markrnorton]

Impressed with this thread, alot of work on that crank trigger.
you can buy the trigger plates and weld them on the end, but impressive machining and a more robust solution

Very usefull though as i am fitting the same engine to my Ginetta, and also replacing the running gear with Omega parts as well

[Kevin Wood]

Impressed with this thread, alot of work on that crank trigger.
you can buy the trigger plates and weld them on the end, but impressive machining and a more robust solution

Yep, have a look at www.trigger-wheels.com. Run by a mate of mine.

No need when you can just machine the pulley though. Very nice.

Very usefull though as i am fitting the same engine to my Ginetta, and also replacing the running gear with Omega parts as well

Ooh! Another project! Keep us updated.

[markrnorton]

^^^^
thanks for that website, useful

I wasnt sure about a build thread, but i might just do one now 

[lozzzzzz]

Thanks guys,




A little update then,

Nothing too exciting but its moving in the right direction. 

Got hte oilstat through in the post and started to measure the hoses up.  The pulley is being balances this week I can't really make a bracket until thats back on the engine. 

The oil pipes have to go down to the chassis then up the suspension pillar to the oil stat which will be where the battery used to be.  The exhaust is quite close to where the hoses come out of the block so some kind of heat shield will need making to protect them.   The from the stat to  the cooler through the now hole where the battery used to be.  I cut up an old fuel hose to neaten up the hole, I'm quite pleased with how it looks.





Also put threadr locked the other side SS exhaust studs. 

On another note, I made a little bracket thingy to mount the phone/mp3 player to a false tape, so the phone is there infront of you displaying the song/satnav right infront of the stereo.  Photos of this to follow (can't photo it cos was using the phone).

More to come

[lozzzzzz]

Got the hoses crimped to the right length on wednesday and picked up the newly balanced front pulley. 

Trial fitted the hoses yesterday, mounted the cooler and oilstat and tighted up the front two hoses. 




I'll leave the engine hoses off for now to give access to the engine while making the new CPS mount (todays task). 

More to come

[The Red Baron]

seems slow progress but looking good now lozza 

[lozzzzzz]

Its very slow at the mo, its a combo of things, new job, new GF, the fact that its not the summer holidays (i.e. long holiday approaching), and I've got really bogged down with the CPS issue. 

Did a little more this morning, it felt like it always used to, I just got stuck in, realised I was hungry when I was shaking, single track mind, I loved it this morning. 

Basically made the sensor mount for trigger wheel pulley. 




And here's where it goes



If its assembles, it foals on the trigger wheel (just didn't measure enough times), so I can use washers to get the spacing right, better too close than too far.  I'll aim for 0.8mm I think, after the paint dries. 

More to come

[The Red Baron]

nice job.

[lozzzzzz]

Got the sensor on and wired up yesterday, I'm pleased it looks nice and neat and tucked away. 



And tried it...

Now I've spoken too soon in the past, but I think it might just be WORKING I turned the key well over 30 times, and the LED went green every time

I'll tentatively connect other parts and keep trying it with my fingers firmly crossed that thats it.  Its looking good at the mo though. 

So I'm on the assemble now, first was the coil back on, but there were no front brake lines yet so I made up sone new (ish) ones that go straight from the master to each side, the bias valve thingy is no longer needed see (there is an adjustable one in the car now). 

And they look like this



Not masses of progress toningt, but, all being well, a majorstep forward in overcoming a 9 month "glitch"

More to come

[The Red Baron]

lets hope so. well done so far.