new monster v8 no 4.0 here !!! Start up vid on page 28 :)

[ross2009]

done alittle more made the pivot arm for the servo today



lined it up



and welded it



plenty of weld on there don't want that comin lose



mock testing it in the car

[Jamie8GTi]

loving that fabrication mate!

[ross2009]

my fav bit making things

[Jamie8GTi]

that intake you made for your m20 turbo was a piece of art!!

[ross2009]

that intake you made for your m20 turbo was a piece of art!!

thanks dude

[ross2009]

[Speedtouch]

I trust you're going to relieve that sharp sticky-out length of steel that could gouge a passenger's leg?

[ross2009]

ha yeah not 100% finished yet ive left it long so i know where to put the glovebox back in, didnt want to cut it short then be in the shit

im waiting on material to finish it off but with out that cant really do much more

[Speedtouch]

Fair enough, fella - play on!

[Jamie8GTi]

This has gotta be my favourite build on here! as well as being an insane engine its got some great thought and hard work in it! can't wait to here this thing growl!

[ross2009]

thanks dude I do try

as I was doing the servo bracket found another little hole behind the fuse box so now I know why I was always getting a wet footwell




and now all done

[ross2009]

ive also got the clutch on order hes going to get bk to me this coming week and dimentions and price
but he recommended a twin plate organic which will still keep a nice pedal feel yet hold up to about 6-700 ft lbs or torque im expecting this to be quite pricey

[Jamie8GTi]

I'm glad most things for my build are off the shelf parts

[ross2009]

lol this clutch is completely custom one off jobby lol

[ross2009]

as I can't do much more with the brake servo side as I'm still waiting for parts I decided to start on the engine bay tidy it up a little so I started on the bulk head blower cover thingy basically just stripped the sound deadening off it as it's going to be all painted

[Phill172]

you modifying or selling those driftshafts

[ross2009]

ha I'm keeping them phil I need to get them modified the end flanges need to be cut of and new bigger ones put on as my diff is obviously bigger and they need shortening by about 20-30 mm too

quite nice ain't they

[appletree]

Did you sort the trailing arm to filler pipe issue? How?

[ross2009]

Did you sort the trailing arm to filler pipe issue? How?

erm not to sure yet as altho its got all the trailing arms bk on the car isnt bk on the ground yet but i did have a little look and what ive done is turned the hose around so the hump is up in the air

not sure if it will work or not was just playing around what i might do is make a hard line to the tank and just use a very small rubber coupling on the tank inlet

ill toy around with that when i get round to it

[appletree]

So you think there is a reasonably easy solution then? I haven't looked at mine yet but was thinking about cutting it off but if you sort it I 'll try and keep them on.

[ross2009]

I'll come up with some solution mate don't you worry

any who these turned up today new brake reservoirs for the master

[ross2009]

so my master cylinder finally turned up today after 2 weeks of waiting
its from a vw sharan 1'' bore which should work well with my 4 pots and is quite stumpy too







as my feeds from the reservoirs are femal threads ive had to slight adapt them i got these which are from a 1960s beetle



then these to adapt the female part to the plastic bits




which will then look some thing like this




just have to plumb it all in and thats then the brakes all sorted just in the process of refitting the glovebox bk in too as it wont fit properly in front of the servo now so ive had to remake a new hinge system and relocate it

another job ticked of the list

[manse73]

Box ticked job done love it

[manse73]

UPDATES

[ross2009]

not touched it mate as I'm working on my van at the mo I've managed to do the hinge for the glove box I've had to cut the glove box shorter as it wouldn't go bk in as it was,it's all done so just gotta take it all out paint it all and fit it all properly

couple of quick pics of the glove box

[ross2009]

just a couple more of the shortened glove box and new hinge

[ross2009]

progress has been slow as of late and ive been working all weekend but i have done a few little bit got the new front brake lines and adaptors for the master as they where m12s not the bmw m10s and finished of fitting the glove box

looks a little tight dont it




adaptors and new bmw hard lines

[manse73]

Very neat good work Ross will call in next time I'm up your way

[ross2009]

yeah mate I'm at the stage now where it's just buying lots of bits now

welcome anytime mate

[ross2009]

finally took the drive shafts down to get them altered for the new diff so will be getting a phone call and prices shortly

the alternator bracket turned up from the states today too






should looks like this when its all together



you can prob tell what this engine is gonna be like when finished

[Quaser]

so is the sharan m/c a direct fit to the servo? maybe cheaper alternative to the 750il m/c

[ross2009]

to a Clio servo yes near enough not 100% sure on the e30 servo mind
the only thing needed is the tube that the adjustable rod goes up needs chopping down a little so it doesn't bottom out in the servo but then that leaves a gap so a 2mm spacer is needed between the master and servo I'm yet to make that

only other thing is mine outputs on the master are m12 were as bmw is m10

[ross2009]

got a phone call today on modifying my drive shafts 4-500 pound EACH !!!!!! dont think so my friend so im gonna buy a couple of bits and machine them my self i aint paying that for some i can do

any whoo picked up my full gasket set up today too so altho its gone abit slow at the mo bits are still turning up,
got some more goodies coming from the states too so they should be here beginning of next week pics to follow

gasket set



big bore

[DanTheMannn]

looks absolutely unreal! Can't wait to see it finished!

[ross2009]

looks absolutely unreal! Can't wait to see it finished!

neither can i mate