Project "little monster"

Good to see it making progress though!

I didn't read the start of this thread, I do slack at work, but I can't that much.

Have you change dthe suspension to compensate for the big lump, cause I must say, it's sitting rather nice in those photos mate!

While the car's been away, a few more parts have arrived:


Coilovers arrived a little while ago


Ferodo DS2500 front brake pads


Knocksense MS


Megasquirt ECU

More bits     What do you reckon this build will set you back Paul ?

Trying to cheer my self up , my wallet has taken a severe battering lately finishing my 20 Vt .

Cheers ………….

Its cost approx ?3500 so far (including the car) and I reckon another ?1300 of parts are needed, to complete it. I've kept accurate records of all the costs incurred and I'll publish them once the car is complete.

oh i do love to see a fresh wiring loom and ecu ready to be cut soldered cut soldered

It's amazing how the costs mount up! Will be nice to see this finished Paul 8)

how many cars

i personally think ?5k is amazing value for money when you think whats being produced!! especially considering what can be spent on buying and restoring a mk1.

bens_cab said

oh i do love to see a fresh wiring loom and ecu ready to be cut soldered cut soldered

me too, just reminds me of the fun i had!!

What's the minimum you need to connect before you can power up the Megasquirt ECU and read off the default map? Could I simply connect +12V and 0V and then plug the COM port into my computer?

in theory yes

or you could rig up a bench test like a stim

perminant 12v feed, earths and switched 12v live i think is all yuo need to power it up and read the map.

I collected the car from the exhaust place today. Here it is, all beautifully crafted in stainless steel. The header pipes are 44mm and the main system is 63mm (2?"), with a 6-2-1 merge which runs underneath the car, no middle box and a back box. Additionally the exhaust takes a similar, but slightly different route than stock and has custom hangers:








Here is it arriving back:








And this evening, took the engine out in readiness to repaint the engine bay:

Liking that Paul who was the firm who made it ?

It was a company called Alunox, in Wrexham (North Wales). They advertise in the back of Custom Car.

did you heat wrap it?

Well its removed at the moment, when it goes back it won't be wrapped, because its stainless, apparently if you wrap these it can cause issues leading to cracking.

ah right.

will you use heat shields on the bulkhead?

Unsure, TBH. Anyway, today's work was to clean up the engine bay. I've removed the wiring, it involved around 12 disconnections behind the fuse box and I documented these with pics, here is an example:



Also removed the steering rack, column, driveshafts and a few other hoses and cables, and its pretty much clean now. There's one area to weld, a bit of grinding (removing brackets and clips which I don't need) and then I'll wire brush and paint the 'bay.

I'd strengthen those steering rack mount areas if I were you while it's all bare, what with the additional weight of a VR up front they'll no doubt go regardless of just straight line fun