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Post by tojeiro on Feb 1, 2019 1:36:53 GMT
Booked for headlight alignment, emission and brakes check at local(ish) MOT station on Sat morning. Just fitted new discs and pads all round.  by -Tojeiro 74-Hopefully my 4 mile trip to and from the MOT station will help bed them in. Going to be frosty at 8am on Saturday, really glad I have my heater fitted. Trip should also let me dial in my speedo, adjustable input, so I can match against my GPS then add some margin to be safe. |
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Post by davetherave on Feb 1, 2019 20:57:00 GMT
Car looks amazing hopefully we see this at Stonleigh. Can you tell me what heater you have fitted and how please.
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 2, 2019 12:01:32 GMT
Not the weather I planned for my first drive.  by -Tojeiro 74-Glad I spent the time on my front wheel arch deflectors last night.  by -Tojeiro 74-Warmed up the car in the garage fit about 20mins then about 5 miles to MOT station. First bad news was that I have no speedo working, tried both programming the PPU values and also alternative automatic ‘drive to set’ option. In tha basis that there was no recorded pulses on auto option it seem the feed is not working. Anyone know how to check there is pulses or test gearbox speed sensor using a multimeter ? 2nd bad news was the car failed fast idle on C02 at about 0.4 - 0.5, result on normal idle was fine and lambda and HC were well within limits. Garage suggested maybe CAT just coked up as it hasn’t had any mileage for 3 years. We tried a longer test with engine really hot but still not making the grade. Pulled the CAT when I got back and it certainly looks well sooted up.  by -Tojeiro 74-Could run Cataclean or similar but can’t do the mileage required for this to work so new CAT on order. Good news is that brake test was passed without any issue or adjustment needed, very slight imbalance or rear but probably even out as they self adjust and bed in. Headlights also adjusted, had to wind out top adjusters all of the way to get the beam height right, this is mainly because I jacked up the coil overs on the front to get 500mm min light level. Now suspension has settled I can probably drop the fronts a little and do final adjustment next visit. Other good news is the car drives lovely even without full alignment done, Protech shock have nice compliant ride but still great body control. Alan at EK Mot being a absolutely top bloke took no payment for work done this morning and just told me to bring it back in once I get the new CAT fitted and then square up. I plan to try and get it back in next Sat for rechecking. Took the chance to fill the tank at the petrol station on the road back, got some looks from the attendant before he activated the pump and also from the police who were parked in the garage having breakfast. Police just drove off without stopping to ask any questions or where my number plates were (or if I was mad to be driving a car with no roof or windscreen in the snow) |
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Post by R2S on Feb 2, 2019 16:48:05 GMT
Eventful and satisfying day I bet.
Did you not think of angling the wheel arch plates back to expose the side vents? Looks like I'll be able to drop back on my build in April and this is one of the jobs I've been doing plans (sketches) for albeit I dont plan to open the vents up until after IVA
Similarly I've marked up the back end ready to cut it and shorten car by 4" but sense has started to kick in and say do it after IVA although if i do it before it will, automatically, raise rear light height so decision is still 50/50.
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 2, 2019 18:59:09 GMT
The current deflector was more a matter of necessity rather than aesthetics for now given this mornings planned trip.
As you might remember my side vents have a moulded housing so nothing would be visible anyway.
Still need to finish rear deflectors and related kick plates between body and interior.
Tomorrow is fitting the new CAT and trying to resolve the speedo issue which is the last major challenge that I don’t currently know the solution.
Regards ride height how much are you short ?
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Post by cricky on Feb 12, 2019 10:44:17 GMT
Best of luck with the IVA. Will be keen to hear how it goes.
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 13, 2019 22:37:04 GMT
Been spending the extra time before IVA checkingand double checking everything. Quite surprised how high I had to raise the front coilovers to meet the 500mm headlight minimum.
The other main concern is the front braided brake lines. No matter where I adjust my brackets to suit full droop and lock, I am still quite close to the tyre edge on normal lock.
To make sure I have clearance on the day I have ordered 20mm wheel spacers. Was going to do this anyway after IVA.
As my alloys are multi fit (8-holes) I ordered some special 4x100 / 4x108 Stewart at Freaky Parts, this way the existing studs used to bolt on the spacer can sit then inside the 100 OCD holes so I don’t have to shorten them. I will then use the 108 PCD for the wheel to spacer.
Moving the tyre edge out the extra 20mm will ensure I have good clearance.
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Post by R2S on Feb 14, 2019 21:09:24 GMT
First time I have heard of front light height being an issue have you done something different at the front?
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 15, 2019 0:18:41 GMT
Front is 500mm to bottom edge of the light which is quite a bit. It’s not so much getting enough height on the front, but when I raised my coilovers on the front with rear lights about 360mm, the headlight aim was pointing at the sky and correcting the aim so much means I couldn’t get the headlight covers back since the top adjuster screws were almost right out. Just to make sure I have enough adjustment on test I actually trimmed 1/4 inch of the bottom fixed hole mounting point on the headlight bowl.  by -Tojeiro 74-Maybe my lower profile tyres are part of the issue. Basically now have the whole suspension jacked up in the sky to get required heights and headlight aim, looks like my Landrover at the moment. |
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 19, 2019 0:17:35 GMT
Continuing with tidy up jobs I decided to finish the sill pieces between door shut and frame. When I had the body off I had already bonded and riveted aluminium angle to both body and frame, measuring carefully to make sure it was at same height.  by -Tojeiro 74-I have ran out of aluminium sheeting so made up some fibreglass sheet to fix to the angle. Fixed rivetnuts into the angle do the I can still take the body off in the future.  by -Tojeiro 74-Really adds rigidity when you shut the door. Made up some trim pieces with some using some leftover sound deadening foam and vinyl.  by -Tojeiro 74-Now looks a bit neater when I open the door, just need to fabricate some nicer stainless door catches.  by -Tojeiro 74- |
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 22, 2019 8:50:07 GMT
Passed emissions this morning at my MOT station, new CAT did the trick - so relieved 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Also fitted new headlight bulbs from Halfords advanced range - the difference is night and day (pun intended). Not only the brightness but the beam pattern definition is so much sharper.
Wheel spacers arriving today, just in time for last minute weekend checks and polish.
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 22, 2019 21:42:45 GMT
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Post by tojeiro on Feb 26, 2019 12:01:38 GMT
PASSSSSSSEEDDDD!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀
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Post by ancsportscars on Feb 26, 2019 12:35:39 GMT
Congratulations, Scott. Well done!!
Anyway, need a more detailed account of how the test went.
Any small issues that you were able to fix on the day, etc?
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Post by hammy3601 on Feb 26, 2019 18:21:01 GMT
AWESOME! and yes tell us all about it mate
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