tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67257530526781207492024-03-18T14:02:44.494+11:00Clint's Cars - 4L E21 and more!Clinton's garage diary; builds including E21 with 4.0L Ford I6.Clinton Warburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07754922978631853758noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725753052678120749.post-79379121141065827952017-08-17T00:07:00.000+10:002017-08-17T00:07:09.581+10:00EA Fairmont Turbo VideosJosh reminded me to post up a couple of videos of the EA.<br />
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I found 2 of 3 I know exist. It's tough since video wasn't such a big deal back in the day.<br />
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<br />Clinton Warburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07754922978631853758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725753052678120749.post-20489786938779780472017-08-16T22:48:00.001+10:002017-08-16T22:57:48.472+10:00My 1990 EA Fairmont Turbo Build<div style="text-align: center;">
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As per my previous post, the loss of access to all the photobucket images I'd used on this blog got me thinking about other content I had stored on other third party sites. I have decided that I will copy, re-edit and re-post (and re-instate the images) from my previous vehicle builds.</div>
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I'm starting with my first car, a 1990 Ford Fairmont. Built in Australia, with a Centre-point Fuel Injected 3.9L Inline 6 and 4 Speed Automatic Transmission. This vehicle was given to me by my parents when I got my licence, and is the vehicle with which I started my journey down the slippery slope that is being a motoring enthusiast.</div>
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The first job we completed before I got my licence was to cut out some rust around the roof. My dad has done a lot of panelbeating and painting over the years at home so this is something we did, rather than paid someone else to do.</div>
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The car in it's "standard" spec. Note the colour is "Rosewood" - Ford replaced this colour in the EB with Cardinal Red which is similar.</div>
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Standard 3.9L in CPI 120KW guise.</div>
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I fitted a pair of 6x9" speakers (since that was all the rage, back in those days!) - thankfully using spacers rather than cutting into the parcel shelf.</div>
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My parents had this Sony headunit fitted to the car because the standard tape deck was... a tape deck. I fitted the Clarion EQ to give me an auxilary input (because back then, most headunits didn't have one) - an input I never ended up using.</div>
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The factory horns stopped working, so I fitted a twin tone air horn.</div>
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Someone opened a door onto some top quality bog repair work we'd done on one of the rear wheel arches, so we had to fix that.</div>
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While we were at it, we also painted some mirror covers and door handles from a parts car I'd bought to do a manual conversion:</div>
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Removing and refitting Falcon door handles still remains one of my least favourite things to do on a car.</div>
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I also fitted some purple neons to the footwell. I think I still have these in a box somewhere. Remember this was back in the days that the original Fast and Furious came out; I wasn't silly enough to go putting neons under my car though!</div>
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Then had a couple of bad runs - got rear ended down the main street here in Warrnambool by some P plater not paying attention to where they were going,</div>
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Then got crashed into by someone turning left from the right hand lane of a divided section of road in Anglesea.</div>
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At this point, it was becoming rather obvious that this vehicle was riding somewhat like an ocean liner and that needed to be rectified. The bug was beginning to bite!</div>
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Karl (who has possibly been one of the biggest driving forces in many of my projects) came and assisted me to install King Spring Superlows:</div>
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In preparation of a Multi-Point Fuel Injection conversion I was planning (but had no idea how to carry out) - I had removed and polished up the fuel rail from my MPFI parts car.</div>
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I picked up a set of clear indicators. This has been a mod I've done almost first on every car I've owned since this as it is such a subtle change that has a dramatic impact to the overall look of the car.</div>
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Next I cut my teeth on my first mechanical work - having never so much as changed spark plugs I did a MPFI swap - including inlet manifold, wiring changes, injectors, heater hose changes and more. I had plenty of coolant leaks etc to sort out after this which I've never had in subsequent conversion (so I must have learned from my mistakes!)</div>
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I also purchased genuine centre caps from Ford to suit these wheels which made a big difference for a small outlay.</div>
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I also attended my first (of MANY) E-series owner's club Annual Great Ocean Road cruises. To say I was hooked on the road is probably an understatement. Suddenly handling gained more of a focus - but it was also blatantly obvious that my Automatic transmission's days were numbered - both in mechanical longevity and my own patience.</div>
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Around this time I blew up the original diff and had a 3.45:1 open differential built to replace it.</div>
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I also found the front bumper extension normally fitted to Falcon S and Fairmont Ghia in the EA and retrofitted it to my car.</div>
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I fitted a K&N Panel Filter and the Snorkel from an XH ute (from memory this was basically the same bellmouth as on later cars but the only one that suited the top feed airbox). Then I cut the lid off because it sounded better.... hey at least it still had SOME source of cold air - I still have a love affair with induction noise to this day!</div>
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RDA slotted brakes all round - I'm not sure if the original rotors were cracked or if I just replaced these because my original pads were shit (and I thought I needed rotors as well?)</div>
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I'd fitted a 2.5" exhaust, genie (or similar) short extractors and a gutted cat as well as the T5 Manual - then went to a dyno day at Hallam Peformance and the following week the head gasket let go (for the second time in this car, as I understand). The car did make 117.6rwkw which suitably impressed me given its original 120kw @ the flywheel beginnings.</div>
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I fitted an unknown Wade Cams reground cam that I bought for something like $50 and took the car to heathcote park and did a 15.29 on the 1/4 mile. I also came runner up in the DYO racing on the day - not bad for a first timer!</div>
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The first parts car had donated so many spare parts that we had to cut it apart to get it out of the yard. The diff was stored in a pile of trees and timber for years and actually ended up in another project!</div>
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Then I bought another parts car. This is possibly one of the first 10 turbocharged E-series created back in the day - originally being built by Dan McIvor (dansedgli). I'd seen the car at a All Ford Day and running at Heathcote park the time I went, and when he had engine troubles and decided to sell the car as a going concern I decided that it would make more sense to upgrade my car with lots of parts that were much better than what I had, rather than to replace one aftermarket cam or exhaust with another for potentially tiny gains.</div>
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Dan's ED was Automatic. I couldn't handle the idea of going back to a slushbox after my newfound control in my manual converted E-series so I purchased a T5Z from Mal Wood Automotive. The basic idea was this was a BA XR8 gear set installed into an E-series housing.</div>
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Some new wheels - ANZ Tycoon in Shadow Chrome. I wish I still owned these wheels to be honest as they'd probably look ok on the EF. They're also the only wheel I have ever purchased brand new.</div>
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Ghia interior fitted from the donor car, including the door trims which allowed me to get rid of my MDF door pods!</div>
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This is the half leather, half velour trim that was optional (vs full leather) on EB2 and ED Fairmont Ghia. I did fit the dark grey interior door handles from the EA to try and tie in with the dark grey dash and centre console (EB2/ED have lighter grey on the lower half)</div>
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The two cars sitting side by side waiting for a transplant... I also fitted the Fairmont Ghia garnish to the back of the car which transformed its look.</div>
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My first AU 4.0L. I purchased this from the local wreckers. AU motors are at least in theory, superior to E-series motors. EF motors got hypereuretic pistons, better balance etc, but by AU they had alloy sumps, integral rod bearings, crank girdle, nitrided crank and lighter rotating mass.</div>
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This is also around the time I got my Green NB8B MX-5 - if I can find anything about that car I'll post about it also - this meant I now had a daily driver so could afford to take the car off the road for the turbo conversion and take the time to do it right and get it tuned before destroying anything.</div>
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Much cleaner AU 4.0L going into the bay. Note that I retrofitted the three belt setup from the EA to this motor. In hindsight and having done it a number of times since, I should have taken this opportunity to convert the car to serpentine belt.</div>
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Inlet manifold fitted, complete with relocated ignition coil; anyone who has tried to change the coil on one of these cars before can probably guess why I decided it needed a better (more acessible) home.</div>
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I cut the adapted wolf3d V4 loom out of the donor car and re-attached it to the EA. My first exposure to a more in depth wiring job and thankfully it worked without any complications!</div>
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K-Frame modified to ensure sump clearance. The AU sump can be ground down enough to clear in many cases however for me this wasn't the case so I had it modified. I also figured it would make it easier to put in any replacement engines etc down the track.</div>
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Pod filter shrouded from hot engine bay heat. Not ideally, still located next to the radiator header tank.</div>
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The vehicle got tuned at 211rkw at 12psi with some serious ignition breakdown or valve float high in the rev range. Effectively it made 211rwkw at 3500rpm and came on boost HARD. The dyno graph above is from Braune's in Portland months after the initial tune.</div>
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I've got a build thread for my wife's R33 GTS-T skyline, my EB Fairmont, and my Turbocharged EA Fairmont - all in different places but all likely broken thanks to the Photobucket saga that has caused the recent re-work here.Clinton Warburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07754922978631853758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725753052678120749.post-82890236191705964312017-07-17T22:09:00.001+10:002017-07-17T22:09:07.849+10:00PhotobucketAnyone visiting this blog recently may have noticed a number of images that don't work. For a time, I was uploading to photobucket and hot-linking here. Unfortunately it looks like Photobucket have changed their business model to extortion.<br />
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I decided it was about time I put a floor back in the E21 so I could leave the seat bolted in, using some galvanised sheet I had lying around I got started.</div>
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Overlapping this material makes it a little easier to weld (I kept blowing holes in it at the edges, it seemed I was forever chasing them.) It'd be easier if I was using thinner wire I think; cleaning the surfaces with a grinder would probably have helped a lot too!</div>
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Finally it has a floor again. I need to clearance the seat end of the new floor to allow the seat to move ever so slightly further forwards but altogether it works well and isn't noticeable underfoot.</div>
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This photo surfaced on facebook recently of a vehicle my grandfather built many, years ago. As my brother puts it - "<span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">Turns out building unsafe race cars runs in the family"</span><br />
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I had to get the car higher to give me enough room to bring the main part of the exhaust over the diff cradle.<br />
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I then cut off the last two bends and the flex join, then cut the flange off the flex join to re-use.<br />
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Here I've bolted the flange back to the mid pipe, so it can't move, then turned the flex join/bent section backwards, and then rotated it until it's at a suitable angle. I then tacked it in place on the car.</div>
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This is a much nicer looking angle. I'll need a small offcut to fit between the end of the flex join and the hotdog.</div>
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Removed and welded off-the-car. I had to weld on the inside of the flange where the inner part of the curve is so as to clear the head of the bolt I will use to mount it.</div>
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When I first went out to the shed this morning I was dismayed to find it was rather wet; however I removed the mid section to start modifying it to fit and then discovered just how not-flat the flange on it was. No welding today - I most definitely need to lop this off and weld a whole new flange on instead of trying to re-angle this one!!<br />
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So the first step to lifting the exhaust is to unbolt and remove the extractors, then to cut slots in them so they can be bent into shape. In the photo above that's what I've done, then re-bolted them to the motor and bent them up using a trolley jack underneath.<br />
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Welded back up the slots - it looks pretty bad as I was welding up some fairly wide holes rather than cutting out and replacing sections with perfect fitting bends. Maybe in the future I'll build a proper system using mandrel bends, but for now this will have to do the job.<br />
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Had a few spots on the extractors that had clearly been leaking so I ground them back with a flaps wheel and re-welded about four or five spots in total.<br />
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It's a lot easier to re-weld over some existing steel than to fill the holes created by cutting slots and bending the pipe!!<br />
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This shot is taken from underneath the car with the camera level to the sill - ignore the center pipe as I've got to remove and modify it next, but this is looking from the sill to the brace that runs level with the sill and the extractors are in the car in this shot - as you can see they are not visibly overhanging the "bottom" of the car.<br />
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A shot from the top showing the new angle of the flange, I will need to modify the mid pipe flange angle to match along with the other work required to lift the far end of that pipe up.<br />
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Ideally I need a whole new flange but I'm not sure I have one here, as the current one is bent. I'll make sure I have a good look before persisting otherwise I'll make do with what I have so I can get the floor done, and remove/re-weld once the car is in the new shed at the new house and I've got room and light to work with.<br />
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Unfortunately I burned myself quite badly when a peice of rather hot steel flew off the car and landed on my arm while I was mid-cut. Because it landed on the arm holding the grinder I couldn't flick it off until the grinder stopped, so I called it quits after checking on my wound.</div>
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Because I don't want to piss off the neighbours too much (one of them is our landlord until we build our house!!) I limited myself to about half an hour with the grinder (obviously not grinding flat out for that time). One cutting disc later and here's the cut out. I've deliberately gone much further than I needed to so I've got more room to move while lifting the exhaust, and also so I can do a better job of finishing the metalwork at the end (because I don't want to keep the patchwork quilt effect I've started with the transmission tunnel going through the whole project!!)</div>
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This might explain why the car sounds like it's got an exhaust leak... guess that's what I deserve for using second hand flanges! Need to get another one or two and lop these off as part of the lift.</div>
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My plan of attack here is to put multiple cuts in the extractor down pipes (the two at the top) on the underside, then spread them evenly to minimise the amount of gap I have to fill with the welder. I could cut at the top (and have a better time welding it back together!) but that would cause the overall diameter of the pipe to become smaller; not the desired effect! I will likely need to cut at the top to adjust for the angle in the same way (it'll start to aim up once I begin to bend it up to the higher position)</div>
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At the other end, I've cut a portion of the gearbox mount away. This is still far beefier than the standard falcon gearbox mount location despite being thinned down by removal of this piece. I'm unsure if I'll bother capping the section I've cut off - it's not really thin enough steel to worry about it rusting away in a hurry.</div>
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I've been blogging about it over at my other domain - <a href="http://www.yourbuilds.com/" target="_blank">www.yourbuilds.com</a><br />
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Anyway, it turns out the E21 is going to need some modification to help clear the driveway.<br />
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I've set the builder the task of making the driveway suit the car's current dimensions (lets call that future-proofing) however I'm going to modify the car to assist the process too.<br />
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That involves lifting the exhaust to turn this:<br />
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Basically at the end of the extractors is a flange that's only 55mm from the ground. The flex join is at 65mm and the rest of the floor/sills etc is at 100mm.<br />
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To solve this I'm going to cut the floor each side of the exhaust, modify the extractors and exhaust to lift it up into the floor area, then weld a new section of floor (or a tunnel) over the new position of the exhaust - thus giving the whole vehicle a 100mm ground clearance between the wheels.<br />
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I applied clear coat to the first of the calipers, complete with vinyl decal. I'm not 100% certain but very hopeful that the clear coat will help protect the vinyl from the heat extremes that apply to braking components.</div>
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The clearcoat really brings back the shine that shows up on these parts when the last wet coat of colour goes on (it loses its shine as it cures, unfortunately)</div>
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Fitted back onto the factory commodore caliper slide/bracket. I really need some black or silver brake paint to neaten these up. How it is will do for now (and probably forever, knowing how these things go!)</div>
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I worked out that 2.5" exhaust "pipe" is actually tube, and hence the perfect size for the alignment of the adaptor to factory rotor. It required a little bit of persuasion with a hammer to get the pipe perfectly round first.</div>
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First I drilled the retaining bolt hole, and fitted a nut and bolt to keep the whole assembly lined up for the other four holes. You may notice in the picture all the other adaptors on the cupboards have the retaining bolt hole drilled at this stage.</div>
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Here's the first adaptor completely drilled. I used a de-burring hand tool to neaten up the holes as it's much better at helping keep the flat surface perfectly flat than filing across the burrs would be. Because the alloy is so soft it's also possible to enlarge the holes slightly using the deburring tool to ensure the bolts can clear through perfectly.</div>
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This is what the clear looks like when layed on thick (the instructions call for two light coats and one "medium-wet" - this is the medium-wet coat)</div>
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It does cure clear as can be seen here. This is my second caliper. I'm not 100% happy with the location of my decal here from this angle but it's fine for all but a close inspection so it will be ok.</div>
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Here's the adaptor ring laid out on the new rotor and clamped ready for drilling. I used a wood drill bit for the alloy since it's so soft (for the large holes) - I think I'll probably need to invest in a good high speed steel bit before I drill the rotors. I'll drill the other adaptors first with what I've got and then try it on the rotors; that way if I kill the bit I have already done the adaptors, as I have to post two sets out.</div>
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I received my shims back from the machinist (thanks <a href="http://www.niflexeng.com.au/" target="_blank">Niflex Engineering</a>) - so in preparation for fitting the calipers, last night I started to paint one of the two.</div>
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I used VHT Caliper Paint (Red)</div>
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Here's a shim fitted to the hub; it seats on the brake seat in the center (the hub then steps down for the wheel, so it looks like it doesn't fit - it has no play whatsoever though.</div>
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Holding a rotor in place. Note the rotor and shim need to be drilled to 4x100 to match the original brake rotor.</div>
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I'll use the drill press and a 63mm tube to center the shim to the original brake disc, then drill through the original holes as a guide. Once that's done I'll use the same setup and the shim itself to center the new rotor and drill that also.</div>
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The VHT instructions call for two light coats followed by one "wet" coat. This is after the wet coat. Unfortunately because it's reasonably cold here (it's the middle of winter) the finish isn't as smooth as it might otherwise have been.</div>
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I cut out some PBR logos with a vinyl cutter and attached. I'm going to apply VHT Gloss Clear caliper paint over the painted/stickered caliper to help protect the finish and hold the vinyl in place (the adhesive may not otherwise hold up to the heat).</div>
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Much earlier in this blog, on <a href="http://www.e21build.com/2011/03/httpwww.html" target="_blank">a post</a> that would appear to have one of the highest view counts (continually rolling in) on this site, I mentioned a potential cheap alternative for big brakes on an E21. </div>
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That alternative, was the 298mm diameter, 28mm ventilated rotors from a Holden Commodore VT, in combination with the factory caliper from the same.</div>
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I've since contacted the original poster referenced in that blog post, Duane Vanarey.</div>
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Duane is responsible for the rather tasteful E21 above which is (or was? - it's currently undergoing some changes, I believe) powered by a Turbocharged 3.8L V6 from a Holden Commodore. </div>
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Duane advised that the bolt pattern for the caliper bracket is the same, so I purchased a pair of rotors and a pair of calipers from a local bloke who parts out a few of this model Commodore (for the princely sum of $40).</div>
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Above is the standard E21 single piston caliper and (tiny) brake pads for demonstration.</div>
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In this image, the two brake rotors are sat back to back. You can see the significant size difference.</div>
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Here's the VT Caliper bolted to the E21 upright. I've butchered the heat shield as I initially misunderstood what had to be done to make this all fit - if you're going to do this yourself, you will definitely need to trim both the top and bottom of the heat shield (or fold it out of the way) to clear the bigger caliper, but you may be able to get away with doing just that.</div>
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Here you can see there is quite a bit of room for the brake rotor to come forward from the hub before it's centered in the caliper bracket. Initially I thought I'd have to shim the caliper bracket back but it soon became clear that the Commodore Rotor was going to hit the upright and that instead it was the rotor that needs shimming.</div>
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This allowed me to fit the wheel and verify clearance (yes, it clears my 15" wheels!) </div>
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This is the hub adaptor/shim I need to have made (left) and on the right is a rough idea for a way to hold the rotors together so I can drill the holes on the drill press. I've had a change of mind to construction method for that so please disregard it.</div>
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Key specs (measurements) are (bear in mind not done with digital verniers so may be "close" rather than spot on. If I machine this myself I will be checking against the actual rotors; if I have it machined I will take them to the machinists:</div>
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Thickness of Rotor at Hub Face (between Hub and Wheel) - E21 8mm | Commodore 10mm | Effect to Offset +2</div>
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Backspace from wheel mounting face to front face of braking surface - E21 54mm | Commodore 55mm</div>
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Rotor Thickness - E21 24mm | Commodore 28mm</div>
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Hub Diameter (in rotor) - E21 63mm | Commodore 71.5mm</div>
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This means the required shim between the Hub Face and the Commodore Brake Rotor to allow clearance to suspension componentry per factory geometry is 3mm</div>
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The Hub on an E21 is 122mm in Diameter. I have chosen to use this as the dimension for the shim instead of the inner diameter of the brake rotor as otherwise it may cause issues due expansion etc, and also to keep unsprung weight down.</div>
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The overall effect on offset is worth noting - because of the thicker area at the hub face (2mm) and the required shim (3mm) the offset will increase by a total of 5mm. I will have to check the thread depth of the wheel bolts - they may need replacing with bolts that are 5mm longer to make up for this. </div>
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This may also mean that wheels that don't usually fit the front of an E21 without a small shim may now fit (doubtful) or that clearance issues with wide wheels/incorrect tyre sizes may become amplified. This is of potential concern on this vehicle as both left and right sides scrub at extremes of steering.</div>
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<b>The Holden Commodore VT is a vehicle produced for and sold almost exclusively in Australia. The following links are to eBay Australia where you can buy second hand, new or reconditioned calipers. Many senders will ship internationally. <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575046093&toolid=10001&campid=5337313256&customid=&icep_uq=VT+Calipers&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229515&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">Buy VT Calipers</a> | <img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575046093&toolid=10001&campid=5337313256&customid=&uq=VT+Calipers&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575046093&toolid=10001&campid=5337313256&customid=&icep_uq=VT+Rotors&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229515&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">Buy VT Rotors</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575046093&toolid=10001&campid=5337313256&customid=&uq=VT+Rotors&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> - These vehicles were one of the most sold vehicles in the country and therefore parts are currently plentiful and hence cheap.</b></div>
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</span>Clinton Warburtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249031049898968810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725753052678120749.post-67555902656471244852014-09-19T23:53:00.001+10:002014-09-19T23:53:15.368+10:00Better lighting and an iPhone 6+ = better photosGot myself an iPhone 6+ today which has optical image stabilisation for much better low light photos; the result with the one very average light I've previously demonstrated here, captured with the 6+ is as follows:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fkZYOytWdlglWX4Lgdgi1PlTUNX5rZdRqKRRRkT65EjNxu_btQdBAhwavwVE1gfhWKvgjt_0AdL6yJxQEaNj1qp8pvSZS50JU6tZ4A91GvnBkbK3zpIWcP7ZAnofb2C7hg_vfac2D_g/s640/blogger-image--1564890795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fkZYOytWdlglWX4Lgdgi1PlTUNX5rZdRqKRRRkT65EjNxu_btQdBAhwavwVE1gfhWKvgjt_0AdL6yJxQEaNj1qp8pvSZS50JU6tZ4A91GvnBkbK3zpIWcP7ZAnofb2C7hg_vfac2D_g/s640/blogger-image--1564890795.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've also spent some cash at my local bunnings, finally sorting out some Fluro light battens; three more double fixtures so now I have four evenly spaced. 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While I had the vehicle jacked up to make access easier I clearanced the front left wheel arch through the extent of the steering lock - hopefully this will stop the scrubbing:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbgoNQVbYdFzju0106Wttnt9Ur920QURnKdWnhGcysIcTQeuZqUobmVWxFLbqfTxU0EDCstKesi9hxnqNHyWUxAbYQNY80Cf0QjY28aQsJRzCpBs-O_smHURrJ3VFsIoQDDGCsa3KUjk/s640/blogger-image--219719324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbgoNQVbYdFzju0106Wttnt9Ur920QURnKdWnhGcysIcTQeuZqUobmVWxFLbqfTxU0EDCstKesi9hxnqNHyWUxAbYQNY80Cf0QjY28aQsJRzCpBs-O_smHURrJ3VFsIoQDDGCsa3KUjk/s640/blogger-image--219719324.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A bit more massaging with hammers and wheel removed, some rage gold and hi fill primer/paint will mask my butchery. 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Driving the E21 today and heard a pop then felt the car misbehaving as if the halfshaft had failed.</div>
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Luckily I was only a short distance from home. Jacked it up and this is what I see:</div>
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Two bolts missing (one of which has left part of itself behind), and of the four remaining, one has snapped and also left remnants in the back of the hub assembly, and two have hammered threads.</div>
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My fault for forgetting locktite. Rookie mistake. I filed flat where the outermost thread had pulled out/warped from a couple of the holes, then used my auto center punch to punch the two broken bolt pieces.</div>
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Because they broke due to sideways force rather than binding in the hole, I only needed to drill partially into them - once I noticed the drill was starting to turn them clockwise, I simply reversed the drill and put it on a slight angle to bind the bit in the hole; running the drill then wound the remnants out in seconds.</div>
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Here you can see two damaged bolts, one OK (thread wise, although it could be a tad bent, looking at it!) and one snapped bolt. One of the "u" clamp/washers was also missing but I've got spares from the last half-shaft.</div>
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I'll leave you with this very traction-less zero to one-hundred and something km/h:</div>
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Since I didn't post one with the last post, here's a photo of the car with the front bumper re-fitted using metal brackets as the factory intended.</div>
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A few weeks ago, I relocated the fuel pump to the fuel cell bracket via a 90 degree full flow -8AN feed and a hose clamp. The feed fitting holds it in place and the hose clamp will stop it from vibrating the fittings loose. It's now much louder, however that also means I can hear if it struggles (I couldn't easily before as it was isolated from the cabin by its mount and the rubber hose I'd wrapped it in).</div>
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This is also a much better gravity feed than the 5/16" ID hose I was using previously.</div>
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My xForce 2" straight through mufflers turned up in the post.</div>
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Not stainless, since that would mean I'd need more wire for the welder! (not to mention cost more!)</div>
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I borrowed a ute from work and picked up some 2" exhaust tube from the local ABS outlet.</div>
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I cut up the original 2.5" exhaust we made temporarily back in this previous post: <a href="http://www.e21build.com/2013/04/its-alive.html" target="_blank">http://www.e21build.com/2013/04/its-alive.html</a> and welded the flange to the flex joint.</div>
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Then, with the help of some spare axle stands, positioned the 2.5" hotdog resonator kindly donated to the project by Tim Knowles (cheers mate!)</div>
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I cut the original exhaust up each side of every bend, this way I could test each bend in numerous orientations to make it fit as well as possible.</div>
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Here, the flex pipe is connected to the hot-dog. Unfortunately the hot dog burned through quite a few times, I assume due to the carbon build up as it was a used item and hard to clean inside because of it's construction.</div>
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I had the assistance once again of Shaun Harman; always willing to lend a hand on any metal-related projects. Note the pipe bender I intended to use to form the 2" pipe for the tail section.</div>
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Another two bends joined together, this one a pair of slight offset kinks (one larger than the other) to get the pipe up and past the differential housing without fouling a halfshaft or the tailshaft.</div>
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Shaun fabbed a mount and welded it to the pipe. The mount bolts to the standard front position saddle fuel tank mounting locations (since the saddle tanks are no longer fitted to this vehicle)</div>
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Flange cut at the correct angle and welded as close to the floor of the vehicle as possible.</div>
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Center section completed.</div>
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Started splitter from 2.5 to 2x2" by cutting two sections of 2" pipe at 45 degrees, joining as a 90 degree then cutting the corner off.</div>
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Weld penetration on the inside.</div>
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Closer</div>
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2.5" adaptor peice made - perfectly round on one side, finished on the belt sander and cleaned of burrs</div>
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And a matching oval on the inside.</div>
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Welding the two together.</div>
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Close up of the weld. Not perfect, but functional. I'm noticing how much easier it is to work with clean metal (well duh!)</div>
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Shot showing the inside of the splitter.</div>
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Here you can see I tried to press bend a piece of pipe rather unsuccessfully. I decided to pie cut the pipes at a small angle. Here I've already cut the splitter pipe at the same angle to get the curves started.</div>
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Lots of short, random length peices cut at the same small angle, finished with file and belt sander and cleaned with acetone.</div>
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All layed out.</div>
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Here's a rough idea of what I'm going for.</div>
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Tacked the splitter to the flange, then tacked a number of pieces to the splitter.</div>
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This one is pretty much ready for the muffler!</div>
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Here you can see the pipe which goes back down past the diff toward the other side of the car. I removed and fully welded occasionally so I didn't end up with the whole thing facing the wrong direction.</div>
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Here's the completed setup. The pipes currently mount by use of a hose clamp around the pipe just prior to the muffler on each side, which is placed through the tie down loops. The top of the mufflers sit against a rubber that's factory above the normal exhaust mounts. I haven't welded mounts onto the pipes as yet.</div>
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Stainless 2"-2.5" angle cut 8" exhaust tips from ebay look the goods.</div>
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From behind - click this image for a higher resolution version - you can see the bottom of the pie cut section showing under the vehicle.</div>
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I've noticed when taking passengers in the vehicle, the front left wheel (passenger side here in Australia) is scrubbing.</div>
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A closer inspection shows it to be scrubbing on the front bumper, which seems to come within 5mm at static height (compared to 10+mm on the RHS) of the tyre when turned ever so slightly to one side.</div>
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I believed that this was caused by the front bumper, which is not mounted with the standard mounts that normally go from the chassis rail to the bumper; and whose standard location would put them through the end tanks of the radiator. </div>
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As a result, the only thing that was holding the bumper on were the side bolts through the guards; I figured this was causing a bit of warpage and getting the guard too close to the wheel.</div>
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So, I took the mounts, grabbed a spare piece of thick walled scrap steel RHS and tack welded the mount to it to maintain it's overall length and shape, then marked out the position each side of the radiator.</div>
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The front bumper appears to have a pretty big bulge/dent on it. I don't remember putting it there - perhaps the car was in a minor fender bender in the past? Might explain the guard clearance issue? Thanks to Nas80 on the forums over at <a href="http://bmwe21.net/">bmwe21.net</a> I now have a list of dimensions to check against the suspension/chassis rail points to verify if the vehicle is straight.</div>
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I've had the E21 up on stands and ramps for the last couple of weeks sorting out the exhaust. I had a look at it the other night while walking past and decided it was probably about time I had a go at giving it a decent polish.</div>
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The surface of the roof looked a little worse for wear. I probably can't do a lot for this other than eventually re-painting it, but it's worth trying to see what I can do with what I've got.</div>
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This is the roof and sunroof, I'm focusing on what should be the reflection from the Fluro light in the garage.</div>
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Side with some water beading after applying Menzerna 1000, 2000, 3000, then Meguiars Gold Class Liquid Wax.</div>
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The roof (note the reflection of the light still has some texture, I think what clearcoat remains on the roof is in the process of failing. It's likely to all get re-done when the rust around the windows etc gets fixed.</div>
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Rocking BBS LM copies in 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 stagger with +40 and +45 offset respectively on Nexen N6000 Rubber - Stretching a 235 for the front and 245 on the rear.</div>
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A factory dump pipe mates to a Kakimoto exhaust for a deep note.</div>
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Later it rained... Josh keeps his cars immaculately so of course this presented an opportunity to capture some brilliant water beads at a large aperture.</div>
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A few small bits and pieces this time around, not much has actually happened since my last post.</div>
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Mitch Hoggan did this fantastic illustration of the E21 and presented it to me framed - it's got pride of place next to the door of the study:<br>
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I also received my copy of the<a href="http://www.engineeredtoslide.com/" target="_blank"> Engineered To Slide</a> documentary, <a href="http://vimeo.com/93566294" target="_blank">Dream Build Drive</a>.<br>
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Nigel's blog has been an inspiration and often a reminder that even by focusing on the little tasks, eventually a much larger project can be moved ahead in leaps and bounds.<br>
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You can actually watch it for free, but I've bought it <i>because</i> it's available for free, and because it serves as even further inspiration for my own build.<br>
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Unfortunately the tape I used removed some clear coat with it! I've got a fair bit of paint/panel work to do on the car in the not too distant future anyway so I guess I'll just fix it all at once - more on this later.<br>
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I worked out the cause of the leak - not this scummy build up (although I will eventually get around to fixing that) - but instead the join between the metal of the roof and the fitting for the rubber hose was cracked.<br>
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Some threebond black made short work of that. This stuff is fantastic; it's form-in-place-gasket but basically as best I can tell it may as well be sikaflex in a smaller tube. Works fantastically as a glue, to cover over leaks etc.<br>
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Back to the rust; I've got a few spots like this on the left hand side of the car, I haven't looked under the side skirts yet but anticipate even more fun awaits there. The area around the windscreen has a few bubbles as well. Looks like it'll be time for welding/bog/sanding/sanding/more-sanding then maybe some paint once we start to get back into the summer months.<br>
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Being able to open the roof gives a bit better light inside the car - currently one of my two standard globes in the garage is blown; as a result my abysmal lighting is worsened even further than usual.<br>
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I've installed the fire extinguisher in a spot where I can still reach it without my shoulder leaving the seat back. This means that once I've got a harness fitted, even with the harness on I should be able to unclip, remove and operate the extinguisher.</div>
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I've been having a bit of a think about building a proper exhaust setup for the vehicle. As is right now it's too loud. Part of that is due to the fact that I have practically solid mounted the pipes at the rear of the car, and there is no flex joint at the front to allow this to actually work.</div>
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To that end, I've obtained a flex pipe from eBay to weld in with the upcoming adjustments. Tim Knowles has also let me know he has a spare 2.5" hot dog resonator I can use which I will put near the front of the system.</div>
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My plan then is to split the system at the diff from 2.5" to two seperate 2" sections - one out each side of the vehicle similar to this:</div>
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Currently the vehicle has an oval, straight through muffler (2.5" ID) which isn't really sufficient.</div>
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Lastly, I've ordered an 8AN to 8AN full flow fitting to allow direct attachment of the Bosch pump to the fuel cell. This will allow me to better secure the pump, while also enabling the pump to get much better flow from the fuel cell sump. Currently the 5/16" hose feed via 10AN->8AN->5/16 barb adaptors is -working- however I can't imagine it being great for the pump or possibly at high load for the engine if the pump supply were to struggle to keep up. I got an 8AN fitting with the pump, so will be able to use this with existing 10AN->8AN->THIS->8AN-044adaptor</div>
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This image was shot at the same time as the previous <a href="http://www.e21build.com/2014/05/desktop-wallpapers-1920x1200.html" target="_blank">desktop wallpapers</a> I posted, however I initially could not work out how to edit it to look the way I wanted. I finally sat down and spent the time to get it (at least for me) - just right. It's 1920 wide so should work for a number of screen ratios (even scaled)</div>
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I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to take these photos of Tim Knowles' "Layd" airbagged hilux chassis the other night with my iPhone. </div>
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It's pictured ready for the body to go on - I was intending on going back with my proper camera gear to get some shots while it was like this but I missed out and it's off to be reunited with a fully painted body!</div>
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Sitting "aired-out" on the ground, this chassis can lift up to 220mm with the aid of an airbag system designed to sit at a constant ride height of 100mm (despite passenger or cargo weight) with the help of an Accuair e-level whenever the handbrake is disengaged.</div>
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In the front, standard Hilux lower control arms meet a Cando upper arm which retains the stock adjustments. Slamspecialties RE6 airbags and Pedders shocks take care of ride control while BA falcon rotors mate to Nissan R33 GTS-T calipers to take care of stopping.</div>
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The exhaust is a custom built piece, from the extractors all the way down to the mufflers all being built for purpose, twin high flow Catalytic Converters are also fitted.<br />
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Of course the exhaust and fuel system are only there to support Tim's LS1 block taken from a Holden Commodore which runs aftermarket heads with a big cam. Power is delivered to the driveshaft through a Corvette T56 transmission.<br />
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The fuel system is a sight to behold, from the custom built BBZ sumped aluminium fuel cell to the 1/2" lines and braided hoses.</div>
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So I've been doing a couple of things to make the car easier to live with since I've driven it to work a couple of times in the last month.<br />
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The first is a cup holder. I can't live without a morning coffee, and also I've got to put my logbook somewhere. It's out of some sort of Nissan and I've just drilled holes and screwed it into the trans tunnel in front of the shifter. It works well.</div>
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I've also cable tied and tidied some of the wiring mess. The original wiring was fairly well tied up out of the way but I've been adding bits and pieces that were lacking as I went so there were quite a few extra wires to tie up out of the way.<br />
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I also properly mounted the kick plate to stop passengers kicking the wiring and risking damaging it. It originally had one screw in the bottom left and just a wire tie at the top - now there are two screws at the bottom and two at the top.<br />
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I also mounted the fuse holder for the main ECU/ancillary power supply lead and used that mounting to tie all the battery leads together.<br />
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I made a thicker, uprated battery feed to the power switch and to the ground, as well as replacing the terminal on the engine-to-engine-bay ground.<br />
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I mounted a falcon washer bottle and wired the pump in. The factory BMW hose was long enough to work with this.</div>
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Aluminium checkerplate straps were perfect to secure it at the top.<br />
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Also worked out the timing was off (way too much advance) which is why it was a real struggle to start the vehicle especially when warm. Retarded it about 5 degrees and it now has no traction in second, as well as first. Scary... but fun.</div>
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Took the E21 out for a little photoshoot the other evening after work. I thought I'd missed the sunset but in fact managed to capture some amazing colours regardless. A tripod would have made it a bit easier to get the shots I wanted.</div>
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You can right click to download as 1920x1200 res which should scale for most computers. If you want a higher resolution let me know and I'll see how I go sorting it out for you.</div>
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There was a slight leak around the seal of fuel cell. I have tightened the screws in the past but it still has a minor weep, I've now put a bead of threebond black around the filler ring. Hopefully sorted now!I also purchased a fire extinguisher which I'll be fitting soon. Also, the steering wheel wasn't quite on straight. Easy fixed.<br />
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Also a few issues which only had temporary solutions and need re-doing - washer reservoir, proper sealing between cabin and under bonnet, seam sealer to bellhousing, weld & seam seal rear corner of passenger compartment near tailshaft hump, clutch pedal stop... the list goes on, as always!</div>
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The biggest issues are the lack of a bash plate to protect the sump (as it hangs quite low) and also the brakes. The brakes are terrible given the vehicle's new found power. I'm not sure if a re-bedding process will sort them out (as they've hardly been used in 4 or so years!) or if I need to move forward my plans for upgrades in this area to suit. I'll try bedding them again first, and replacing/rebleeding the fluid.</div>
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All photos taken with Canon EOS 5D MkI and 50mm f/1.4 Lens.</div>
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