Tech 1 Sport - Duck Pond

[kerrie]

Hope you know what is in store for you Goose! I promised myself I would never rebuild a sport ever again after mine, and over 6 months have passed and feel the same way, good luck!
Love the Tech 1 though.

Cheers
Kerrie

[goosiegander]

Cheers Kerrie!

Main mechanicals first,

Bodywork to follow

[harry_p]

what about the other chromie with big plastic bumpers and bulging arches?

[jimbom30cab]

very nice head, i'm doing mine the other way round, body first then mech stuff, have to say i'm bloody glad i've done the bodywork now, seemed hard endless work at the time, looking forward to the mechanical bits

[goosiegander]

what about the other chromie with big plastic bumpers and bulging arches?

Harry!

Its still sleeping in Lynn... hopefully i'm going to get some correspondence soon telling me that its ready for paint...

[goosiegander]

very nice head, i'm doing mine the other way round, body first then mech stuff, have to say i'm bloody glad i've done the bodywork now, seemed hard endless work at the time, looking forward to the mechanical bits

Indeed, enjoying your thread there Jim,

Not that fussed about bodywork in the short term, so long as it limps through its ticket i'll be happy, preventative cavity wax and converter treatment for the time being

[retroboyo]

Im starting to hanker after a tech1 now, arrggghhhhh.

Good luck with this, I'm sure you'll approach it with your usual flare and it'll turn out brilliant.

[goosiegander]

Im starting to hanker after a tech1 now, arrggghhhhh.

Good luck with this, I'm sure you'll approach it with your usual flare and it'll turn out brilliant.

Cheers dude!

as i'm fond of saying '...what could go wrong?'

MOT is going to be a laugh!

[Speedtouch]

I'd say those day-glo strides he's wearing a pretty straight-cut, and not a 'flare' in sight.

[goosiegander]

I'd say those day-glo strides he's wearing a pretty straight-cut, and not a 'flare' in sight.

I might surprise you there LOL!

[goosiegander]

Well a fairly decent day resulted in the cylinder head being re installed, torqued and timed up with fastidious precision, if i get the time tomorrow i may bolt the exhaust manifold back on and have a go at the inlet.

Planing on drilling a 2mm tropical spec hole in the thermostat before the housing goes back on.

Need to grab some fresh NGK's and a Fuel Pressure Regulator at some point but no immediate rush.

Hopefully i'll be starting it some time next week

[jimbom30cab]

good update, nice work, looking forward to seeing this running

[goosiegander]

Cheers Jim,

bolting up the exhaust manifold now...

[goosiegander]

Well that's the hot side back together now,

Hopefully still on course for cranking over in the next few days

[goosiegander]

Engine running A-OK,

Nice quiet non tappy M20!

All she needs now is an MOT!

[retroboyo]

Good news, keep us updated on the MOT

[goosiegander]

Well she's in Mr Penton's hands now for the ticket!

BBB its over to you!

[goosiegander]

And a year's ticket she has

[retroboyo]

You got that lot sorted quick, well done that man

[goosiegander]

She has character and drives well

[retroboyo]

Looks ready for action. Love the mtech1 looks

[Blitz]

Never mind the E30 scrap, check out the Alpina's on that E34.

[goosiegander]

Never mind the E30 scrap, check out the Alpina's on that E34.

Thank you Sir!

I am quite liking them, OEM adjustable lumber support + seat heating now fitted to the touring as well!



Sport needs an OEM zaust throwing on it just as soon as i get the parts!

[goosiegander]

Viscous coupling replaced this evening as the old one was dead, £30 for a Behr jobbie,

New thermostat turning up tomorrow and it will be getting a tropical spec 1.5mm hole drilled in it!

Overheat with that you Bast*rd! (not that it has but one can never be too sure with the m20...)

[Rav335uk]

Cowboy

[goosiegander]

Yee-Ha!

[spook]

Never mind the E30 scrap, check out the Alpina's on that E34.

Indeed, what a nice colour the car is too

[goosiegander]

Never mind the E30 scrap, check out the Alpina's on that E34.

Indeed, what a nice colour the car is too

Cheers Chris!

Had another look inside the sunroof cassette and roof today with better light,

Happy to say that it doesn't look too bad at all, some fertan and all will be good

[goosiegander]

Some pictures of both from this morning:

[e30bmlover]

Loving the sport mate.. She looks nice.

[goosiegander]

Loving the sport mate.. She looks nice.

Thanks Tim, she needs a fair amount of welding!

By all means pop over for a look tomorrow or monday, should be about both days

[jimbom30cab]

yep the sport looks really good, i like the way your black bits look black where as mine look dark grey !!!

[goosiegander]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303-Aerospace ... 3ccff3a1c5

Buy it now Jim,

Job done!

[goosiegander]

Well the Rad popped on me earlier, Fantastic!

Was purging air out following swapping header tank and other associated bits came up to temp and held well,

Blipped up to 5k as i always would to help the last bubbles out and POOF! billowing steam and spray from the front end, Base of the Rad had popped in the center,

I suppose at least it didn't let go whilst driving...

Question: Best place to source a replacement Ebay/CP4L?

Also decided to replace the stat with a tropical spec jobbie with the constant flow valve, which way up should it be placed, with the valve at the top or bottom?

Its a Circoli stat -writing faced up would place the valve at the bottom -asking the question as there isn't an arrow as such...

[Rav335uk]

Pic of stat.
IIRC, when you drill into the stat to replicate what you have, the hole is supposed to be at the top of the stat