Lee's Garage

[MikeITB]

Don't like cable ties too much on wires either. lmao Fussy git! I twist with a drill and the twist is tight enough to keep the wires paired, then just cable tie and necessary to keep things separated and routed correctly. One connector has the crank and cam sensor, and the alternator light + enable line, the second connector has all the other sensors on, and the third has the injectors, coil pack and water pump.

...and yes, that is why my TODO list seems to be increasing because the jobs are starting to get more granular. Hopefully start ticking them all off this week coming though. Not long to go now. Booked mapping for the first Thursday in May for 4pm.

Where are you having it mapped? If you're bringing it down to Steve I might come down just to hear the trumpets roar! lol. Was going to visit him anyway for some stickers so gives me a good excuse.

[Gaz86]

Lee were you wearing a helmet for those vids? couldv'e swore I saw OMP on the way round one of the bends lmao

[spanishfly]

would be his intercom system mate

[lee303]

lol, yes had my headset on as it cancels a lot of the unwanted noise but you can still hear if something falls off lmao

Brian, i thought it was the first tuesday of may? the 4th?

[CraigGreen]

The Nova is looking well Lee. Sorry I dont get much chance to look in here, but I do still follow from email subscription. I cant make combe so will miss it. doh

[lee303]

cheers craig, and no worries mate, nice of you to say hello! shame your not at coombe but i'm sure we'll bump into one another at some show or other

[Benn]

Vids cool but deffo needs to be higher.. Where is it mounted?

[lee303]

cable tied to the seat, lol, can be moved higher up fairly easily, will be better for coombe...

[smcgsi16v]

I have a car cover that I no longer use now if you want it. I want rid of the thing, not used it in 3 years since we moved to the house. Still have the box and it has no holes. I can bring it to Combe if you like. Its a simular one to the one you have now. Let us know if you want it.

[lee303]

hey stu that would be brilliant, i'll give you some beer tokens in exchange

[lee303]

so, tuesday night update, willay showed up for a natter, a pizza and some nuggets, then the jobs began lmao

only thing i did for the nova was move the camera higher, should be better now, then i just did odd jobs for brian, like boxing in the subframe where it hits the sump

bit of CAD later

and some metals work

nice and easy, then chucked some paint around, even did his gearbox just to annoy him when everyone thinks he's doing concourse now lmao


while he's doing little final engine bits, looking like a proper lump now!!

last job i did was space the dry sump pump to suit the belt

next up is to fill it with oil and see if it leaks, getting the job list ticked off now though!!

[Jack]

****, I would have sex with that engine and never call it back.

[harvey_1066]

that does look nice!! i bet that engine stand is having a fair bit of stick bet theirs a fair weight all together!! cant wait to see it in a car tho 8)

[lee303]

its doing ok so far, even manages rotation without collapsing!! lol

[Brian_S]

Shame there's not some nice cams and pistons in this engine, but hey ho. Should be good fun anyway. Can't wait to get it on the rollers to get it mapped. Running out of time now...
Cheers for the help Lee!

[ianofbhills]

Love those tb trumpets on brians v6. Thats going to sound lovely

[azzmi]

Hello Lee,

I had a messy weekend because of the broken upright of corsa. Do you know if anyone is still manufacturing or supplying this?

All the best,

Azmi

[lee303]

Shame there's not some nice cams and pistons in this engine, but hey ho. Should be good fun anyway. Can't wait to get it on the rollers to get it mapped. Running out of time now...
Cheers for the help Lee!

lol, plenty of time for that mate, and no worries at all, its actually nice that its not my car needing finishing before a eurp[ean trip for once lmao

Hello Lee,

I had a messy weekend because of the broken upright of corsa. Do you know if anyone is still manufacturing or supplying this?

All the best,

Azmi

hi mate
and ouch, looks nasty! the only people i can think of who may make or stock them is harry hockly, might be better off asking robert??

[azzmi]

Thanks Lee,

I will ask both Robert and hockly. Actually, I am thinking about to manufacture them by myself but I am not sure what kind of steel sheet must be used. If I have to, I am planning to use the lowest carbon steel with a bit more thickness.

All the best,

Azmi

[lee303]

yeah i guess low carbon would be less brittle and less prone to similar failures, they not look too bad to make if you break it down to the individual pieces

[Ghost_Walker]

just a thought lee would it not be best to use water to check the welds in the sump, it's a lot less expensive and less mess to clean up if it does leak

not that it will

[lee303]

trouble is you're then filling the engine with water, which isn't the best, i'm sure it'll be fine though...

[azzmi]

Yes, they are not totally distorted. I think I will manufacture them by myself.
By the way I use gasoline to check cracks and leaks in the sump because of gasoline easly infiltrates unlike water because of the surface tension.

all the best,

Azmi

[Brian_S]

Yesterday I tested the sump off the engine with some carb cleaner. Could have used parrafin I suppose, but I didn't think of it! lol. Anyway, tested the sump today with some 5W40 whilst it was bolted to the engine. After about 45min there was a drop on the outside of the sump. I spotted where it was coming from and just put chemical metal over it. Got to test the oil pump too, which seems to pump well. I pumped the oil out with the oil pump, was very effective!

So the sump is done. Will bolt it back on tomorrow night when the chemical metal has set properly.

[lee303]

good stuff! see you up there tomorrow