It drives!
It drives! Replaced the clutch slave and master cylinder today and bolted on the old E30 exhaust. There was nothing stopping us from taking it for a quick spin! (Literally...
Spot light mounting
Today the spot lights were mounted. Seemed like a simple task but took longer than expected. The first step was to grind the back edge of the brackets so that...
Wiring Continued
Back to the wiring jungle :) After the success of getting the engine running the rest of the wiring needs to be completed. The headlight wiring was first on the...
Cars Back
Its been a bit of a saga, but the car is back in the garage. Sadly minus an exhaust. The were issues with both of the two companies involved; we...
First exhauast pictures
First pictures from Eclipse of the exhaust mockup up - this should give a good idea of the final product. We'll be going back on Friday to check the progress....
Exhaust
Car is at the exhaust place now! Parts didn't come for the clutch, so wasn't able to take it for a drive - never mind, time for that later! We'll...
Clutchy issues
Spent some more time playing with the car today. Readjusted the rockers again to double check everything - soooo important on the M20 it runs much smoother now. Still not...
An update and some pictures
Ordered new clutch master/slave cylinder as well as various vacuum hoses to replace old and possibly rotten ones causing the high idle on the engine. II might try to get...
Some progress
An interesting day today. It was one of those so close, yet so far moments when it came to seeing if it will drive. The engine has been really rough...
A bit of an update
Two issues we ran into during the first engine start: The fuel tank has a tiny leak we hadnt found before - ordered some tank sealer from Frost to fix...
It’s Alive!
It's alive, nearly a year after it last ran its alive!! Click here to download You'll need Quicktime to play as its off my phone :)
More Wiring
More wiring done today. The ECU, main relay and fuel pump relay have power. The power for these items has a separate power connection that will be fused. This will...
Wiring
Not much to see this week but the ignition works, the starter runs, battery light comes on, handbrake light works and the horns work! Richard's do an excellent job of...
Some final bits and pieces
The mechanical stuff is essentially done apart from tightening up all the bolts and matching sure everything is secured. Did some final tweaks over the weekend to the rear coil...
A visit from Millie and more Bodywork
Paul brought his Marlin around today. A big thank you from everyone for taking us out for a drive. The car is very nice, really like the colour. A stunning...
New tuning section
New tuning section for M20 engine - so far big bore trottle body and throttle body water by pass! Click me
AFM Bracket Stage 2
Finally got around to making an extra leg for the AFM bracket. In the absence of welding kit & ability this has turned into a brazing experiment. Will add a...
Alloys are ready for rubber
It took 1 halfords referb kit (minus paint as there was not enough), 6 1200 grit wet and dry sheets, 2 cans of primer, 3 cans of Honda Nobel Silver...
Pump & Filters
Fuel system sorted! Two new fuel filters from Sytec (BTC spec - maybe a little over the top!!) one with 12mm unions and the other with 8mm. The pump sits...
Coil overs
Coil overs have arrived from Gaz - first test fit. Its tight and the chassis might need a bit of modification to get everything running nicely! Finish quality is excellent...
Wheels
Sanding, sanding, sanding, sanding.... after find there is not enough paint in a halford repair kit to do a proper job it turns out you can't buy the paint separately?!?!...