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

[ross2009]

kev where you been ?

yes mate im always about

[ross2009]

Done another couple of little bits today
I've finished off the boot apart from the fuel side and got to get a new battery cover






Fitted the fpr to the rail too

[ross2009]

Done abit more today fitted the manifold properly
Fitted the dizzy plug with a new clamp

The dizzy plug still needs to be there as the dizzy also drives the oil pump from the cam




Also finished the heater pipes for the matrix






Had a mock up of the intercooler too it just about fits lol




Fuel system and boot install next up

[ross2009]

Put the lift pump for the swirl pot together in a standard cradle ( thanks mick for that )

This pump will fill a 2ltr swirl pot in about 40secs , I'm going to be running twin bosch 044 pumps which will empty that swirl pot in 1.6 mins so it's plenty and will never run dry






Just waiting for the swirl pot to turn up now

[S38B38]

Mindblowing

[ross2009]

Done abit of everything this week as work wasn't busy swirl pot has turned up and is now plumbed in




Just offering it up in the boot as I have to get filters on the end of these too







Had to machine my front brake bells out a little to fit over the 5 stud hub but not a problem, plus elongated the bolt holes a little as these bells were 5x114



So now back on to the rears as when I mocked these up before the brake shoes were showing from behind the disc



so I thought of a solution to this by machining the rear of the hub to bring the disc in further , but that was a no no as it would have only left 6 mm of meat to hold the rear together

So had another think I needed to bring the shoes and hand brake assembley forward, so why not make a spacer ?

So I did I needed about 8mm so I got some 8mm ali plate and started making some

This was the idea



So started chomping



Which turned out like this



And fitted like this





And with some longer bolts looked like this



So put it all together with the new hub




Hey presto




Just got to do the other side now , make caliper brackets and then on to the fronts

[manse73]

Ace work as usual Ross keep it going the warmer weather will soon be on us

[ross2009]

Ace work as usual Ross keep it going the warmer weather will soon be on us

cheers kev ;)

[ross2009]

Got the rear caliper mounted now so rear end is near on done now apart from the wheels to get redone

[ross2009]

Well got the front wheel roughly where it needs to be, as the wheels were bigger I couldn't lower the car on the coilovers which left a rather hefty gap in the arch, so new springs had to be bought I went for 7" long 600lbs , bearing in mind the engine is roughly 500lbs
So that's 2" shorter than the standard gaz spring so it's gone from this



To this



Pretty much perfect by the time the full weight of the car is on the wheels





All my fuel line has now turned up so I can get that plumbed in and then start work on the front caliper brakets

It's getting there

[appletree]

Good work on the spacer, very easy to make something like that look rough and ready bit yours looks good! Well done!

[ross2009]

Good work on the spacer, very easy to make something like that look rough and ready bit yours looks good! Well done!

Thanks dude, I'm an engineer by trade so things like that sort of come naturally lol

It's getting there slowly

[ross2009]

Just a few little updates
Caliper brackets are finished and calipers are now mounted





Fuel system in the boot is nearly finished , just need a return line back to the tank and bolt it down to the floor







New fuel lines are in and running from the front to the rear
Just need a few more bits for the engine now

[ross2009]

Mocked up the front calipers this morning but started to rain so had to give in

[JF008]

Always a good read

[ross2009]

Always a good read

thanks dude getting there slowly

[glenn]

should that disc be on the offside ross ?

[ross2009]

should that disc be on the offside ross ?

no mate as it dosnt matter about the lines in the disc its the vanes inside that are directional

[glenn]

ah yeh, i can see them now, perhaps i should take a better look before posting

[ross2009]

ah yeh, i can see them now, perhaps i should take a better look before posting

lol thas alright dont worry about it

[ross2009]

Well I finially got round to fitting the front arb if you can remember I've re mounted it to the front of the subframe and used a e36 m3 arb but as I moved the rack forward on the subframe due to the linkage hitting the starter motor , it now with weight on the front the arb now hits the rack so I've altered another crossmember but now keeping the standard rack mounts, as I now have a even smaller starter motor and more room for the linkage











I've just got to clean the lower arms up now and repaint them and fit new drop links

[ross2009]

Finished one caliper bracket today and got the lower arms done, can't do the other side yet as I've had to send my other strut back to gaz as its seemed to have lost its oil






Look at the shine on that

[ross2009]

Rear brakes are completely finished

[ross2009]

Front brake lines are made up and arb is back on and now fits with out hitting anything , we're getting there










Not long now

[ross2009]

Front brakes are finally finished and on , just got to sort the wheels out now finish the fuel system and get a few more bits for the engine, then we're rocking and rolling

[DanThe]

Not much room for rubber in there!

[Demlotcrew]

Stanced though

[ross2009]

Not much room for rubber in there!

No dan there isn't im going to have to space the wheel out more to give me more room
I think that's the only way I'm going to get decent rubber on it with out it catching

[ross2009]

Engine is nearly all back together , and some test fitting of the wheels again , which are going off for polishing tomorrow

[ross2009]

[ross_jsy]

Looks incredible Ross.

Just a quick one, make sure you get a rubber fitting on that brake line connected to the suspension strut

[ross2009]

Looks incredible Ross.

Just a quick one, make sure you get a rubber fitting on that brake line connected to the suspension strut

only temp at the mo mate . dont worry all in hand lol

[Speedtouch]

Looking great, though looks like one of the snails could do with a lick of paint to match t'other one...

[craigieeb]

Looking great, though looks like one of the snails could do with a lick of water to match t'other rusty one...

They all go this way

[ross2009]

Looking great, though looks like one of the snails could do with a lick of paint to match t'other one...

It's just were one has been blasted after a rebuild, and the other has been out side in the elements lol

They will both have blankets on that when I get round to it