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[Kevin Wood]

Bit more progress....

Fuel tank is back in...



Breather pipe run up as high as possible...



Low pressure fuel pump and return line..



Now, the fuel system is a bit odd thanks to the car having been converted from carbs to fuel injection.  On carbs you have a float chamber full of fuel so the odd interruption of supply from the tank as the fuel sloshes around is not too much of a problem.

With fuel injection, if the pump sucks air, the engine stops delivering power almost instantly.

The tank is wide and shallow, and whilst you can add a "sump" to the bottom of the tank for fuel injection, the Westfield solution still gives problems so I decided to leave the tank be and add a surge pot.

Before this can be mounted we need some mountings for it so we'll use a couple of these - rivnuts...



Really useful fasteners for "blind" situations, IMHO. Screw them onto the mandrel...



Push into the hole and squeeze...



And you have a nice threaded hole to mount something..



In this case the fuel surge pot and high pressure fuel pump...



Also refilled the braking system and bled it. Pedal is firm (ish).

Coming along gradually. Almost ready to drop the body back on.

Kevin

[TheBoy]

Thats beginning to look like its nearly a runner

[Kevin Wood]

Well, got the body out of temporary storage (hanging from the garage roof) tonight.





Gave it a quick jetwash to remove the 10 years of accumulated crud where it can't be reached and, with the help of an assistant...



It's back on the chassis.



Back end is fixed in place.



Front end needs alignment with the bonnet, scuttle and nosecone (which needs a repair) first.

Kevin

[Darth Loo-knee]

like many others I have enjoyed reading this thread Kevin.
I look forward to the rest x

[TheBoy]

like many others I have enjoyed reading this thread Kevin.
I look forward to the rest x

And still looking good to see it at Newent

He is on a tight schedule, as Kevin Wood knows he needs to empty his garage soo after Newent

[The Red Baron]

coming on well, be nice to see it finished.

[Lazydocker]

like many others I have enjoyed reading this thread Kevin.
I look forward to the rest x

And still looking good to see it at Newent

He is on a tight schedule, as Kevin Wood knows he needs to empty his garage soo after Newent

How soon?

[Entwood]

like many others I have enjoyed reading this thread Kevin.
I look forward to the rest x

And still looking good to see it at Newent

He is on a tight schedule, as Kevin Wood knows he needs to empty his garage soo after Newent

How soon?

Depends on when he's done the mainfold I guess .. or Teilo's delivery schedule

[Lazydocker]

like many others I have enjoyed reading this thread Kevin.
I look forward to the rest x

And still looking good to see it at Newent

He is on a tight schedule, as Kevin Wood knows he needs to empty his garage soo after Newent

How soon?

Depends on when he's done the mainfold I guess .. or Teilo's delivery schedule

I figured that would probably be the case... Just thinking about whether we'll be on holiday or home and available

[Kevin Wood]

Hmm. :-/ Off to Haggisland the week after Newent, then it's my burfday, and I think Mrs. KW is up to something, so not sure how much of September I'll be around.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Hmm. :-/ Off to Haggisland the week after Newent, then it's my burfday, and I think Mrs. KW is up to something, so not sure how much of September I'll be around.

Kevin

Oh he's a big boy now, and "worst kept" is a lot easier to work on than the rusty siver bullet 

[Kevin Wood]

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Came across a small(!) issue when fitting the bodywork:



..in that the chassis wasn't quite the right shape, so, unfortunately, it had to go back to Westfield.

So, another trip up the M40 on a trailer behind the MV6..

A major pain the the @rse but they threw a lot of manpower at stripping it, rectifying the issue and rebuilding it to where I had got it within a day so whilst the mistake could have been avoided by a bit more attention to detail I can't fault their response.

In the meanwhile, a few more jobs to tackle. Tidy up some of the wiring under the scuttle:



The wiper motor had been a bit reluctant to park the wipers properly and part of the parking switch fell apart when I dismantled it..

Suddenly, all is clear...



Lucas.    Prince of darkness.



Switch = couple of bent bits of copper, bathed in grease.



All cleaned up and glued back together, only for me to find replacement switches on Ebay for a tenner. Oh, well, I have a spare now.

On to the nosecone, and the main problem is that the mounting flange on one side has broken.



Here's the good side:



.. and the repair...


A couple of layers of glass fibre and it'll be structurally OK. There's a bit of crazing in the gel coat on the nosecone. I might well be replacing it so for now a structural rather then cosmetic repair will do.

Also glassed over a few other areas where the GRP looked to have been stressed to get the strength back.



Decided this bit of bellhousing at the bottom served only as a speed hump detector , so out with the grinder. 

Thoughts turn to eventually getting the engine back in, so put the clutch back on, with new driven plate.



One way to ensure your garage roof is not going to blow away..



Driver involvement pack ready to be offered up.



.. And job done.



The thermostat housing had a nasty paper gasket in it, so time to clean it up...



.. and re-seal with some GM black sealant.



Starter motor back onto the engine..



Decided to relocate the fuel filter to the front of the car, so a mounting made for that..



Trial fitting of the "repaired" nosecone and main body alignment..



Scuttle final alignment and fitting..



That's more like it..



Fuel filler fitted..



Very important little addition to the rear wheel arch.. The patented "anti-wet-@rse device".



So.. time to re-unite, methinks...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Lol, it always made me chuckle when I visitied Westfield.

They claim that the chassis's are all precision and impossible for others to make etc and yet when you saw them doing it I always thought 'what a joke'

You have now seen the issue first hand! 

Just a point, the black goo (as in cam cover stuff) is a BAD idea for that joint....you want oil cooler cover goo

[Kevin Wood]

Lol, it always made me chuckle when I visitied Westfield.

They claim that the chassis's are all precision and impossible for others to make etc and yet when you saw them doing it I always thought 'what a joke'

You have now seen the issue first hand! 

Just a point, the black goo (as in cam cover stuff) is a BAD idea for that joint....you want oil cooler cover goo

The sales guys do talk some rubbish about their chassis construction..

However, in my experience, you won't find other kit / low volume manufacturers doing much different. Having been involved in a few kit car builds Westfield is the only one that hasn't needed hacking-about just to get things to fit in the first place.

And yes, agreed. Oil cooler sealant would have been better if it'd been to hand.

Kevin

[cem_devecioglu]

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