R1 Fuelled XE GSi project...

[Chrex]

Saturday 30th August

Well, following payday i have made a few interesting purcheses for the car. And the ones that mean it is very, very close to completion. Basicly its a full service loadout...

Oil and fuel filters...



Halfords oil filter is for the 1st 100 miles, then it will have GM ones from then on.

Got a full ignition replacement...



A thermostat...





Then there was the 4 exhaust rubbers and a clamp, so asi could hang the exhaust on the car ready for its trip to tweeks so they can seal it...



And the tailpipe on the car (better pics will be had 2moz, it was goin dark when i took this one)



I also managed to find some hoses for various places, mainly at the back. just two short now. Top hose and the hose from back of thermostat (by alternator) to the heater matrix.



And then finally when i was happy with everythin i put the EP80/90 in the gearbox.



And it has then decided to leak. i think its from where the shaft goes into the box. However, it appears to be coming from around the shaft...so my fears are a knackered seal there...another ball ache.

Stupid little things are nagging at me with everything i do...every step. its really starting to piss me off!!

Am off monday so i'm gonna try and sort it then after i've been to tweeks.

Until next time...thanks for reading!

[Chrex]

Monday 1st Sept

Well, i have a quick update for today. Took a trip to tweeks for some bits, 2 of which didnt fit...and so they will be goin bk at some point.
Bits were thread to 'push on' fuel line adaptors, and 2 harness eyelets for the transmission tunnel.

I also got the ignition coil and bolted it to the battery tray. Seems i will be keeping the tray as a 'table' for bits like that and the fuel regulator, until i can get holed tapped elsewhere anyways!

Leak in gearbox is defo from the driveshaft seals...so will order two motorsport ones off the bay and replace them.

Thats all really. Jets for carbs will be here tomorrow i hope and i have also hopefully found some air filters to use.

So only major problem is the gearbox. Should be running soon tbh!

[pariAh]

looks reli nice bet your looking forward to it when its complete

[CorsaTD]

we should have a race when i get my project finished although i need to get it started first lol

[Chrex]

not a fan of races tbh. Although...a timed lap of oulton park sounds more like my cup of tea! or if you wanna keep it to home turf, knockhill. Dont matter, will hammer you either way!

[smellurkebs]

id b puttin my money on chrex

[johnsam]

me too

[Chrex]

ahhh...you are talkin to the wrong person. i dont care bout consumption...thats why i've got carbs that throw fuel

ok...well we will have to see wont we?

[CorsaTD]

indeed

[Chrex]

Sunday 7th September

Well after being at the New Brighton Rally stages yesterday, i had a real nag to want my car finished. So i decided to get on with the jobs. Sorry there's no pics, i left my phone in the car and just did the job!

I had a dodgy driveshaft seal to replace, so...eventually, after alot of swearing and smacking, that came out. I also managed to pull a CV apart whilst trying to pull it out from the box. Joy!

So after re-building that, i managed to get it all fixed up and back together.

Also got the oil filter changed whilst i was under there. So i'm hpoing that theres not much left to do.

Just some coolant hoses (two left) to find and i can get it all hose clipped up, header tank on and filled up. Fuelling is also a job that wont take long but needs sorting. Need to work out how the Fuel Regulator works and set it to the correct pressure. Oh and also find a bracket for the alternator.

So just the little tacky jobs left to sort now. but i will have them done asap!

for now

[Chrex]

Sunday 14th September

Well, the air filters came on friday and on Saturday night i got a few things done.

First job was obviously to put the new filters on. I have angled them slightly to allow for extra clearance on bulkhead. But i think they look great!!





As you can see from those pictures, the throttle cable is now also attached to the carbs, but the pedal end needs the bulkhead plug and then to be attached to the pedal.

Whilst i was putting the filters on, adam was running the battery wire into the car. I have decided to put the battery behind the passenger seat. Is low and pretty central so it wont upset the car's distribution.

Should be getting quite a bit done tomorrow, so should have a good update!

[lil_miss_corsa]

Good progress thread mate. Your doing really well with her Keep up the good work

[Chrex]

aye, should be ready to start next week once i've got hoses and a fuel reg from tweeks sorted!

[Chrex]

Wednesday 17th Sept

Just a quick update on what i got done on monday. (had trouble uploading photos)

I managed to find the header tank and kinda mount that up, as well as sort most of the pipes out.



Also managed to find a suitable place for the primary FPR. mounted down on a random thread. but its perfect. i have a secondary FPR on its way from tweeks atm, should be here by weekend. That means i can finish off the fueling and possibly start it up.



I also decided where to put the battery and my kill switch. The battery is going down behind the passenger seat, and the kill switch is going on the internal b-pillar where the seat belt was.





Have yet to be tidied up and properly finished, but am off this weekend so am hoping to sort it all then.

Slowly reaching the last problem to deal with...the exhaust.

[Chrex]

Friday 19th Sept

Well i spent an hour putting the fueling together this evening. 2 fuel regulators and a filter (thanks to Marc) all had to be put in there before the carbs...the joy.

Once i'd done this i put a battery on it to check if the fuel pump would work. It didnt. I am gonna have to connect the plug linking the fuel pump wiring to the car loom. its down where the ECU used to be and it is gonna be a pain! But, i have a whole day. may also get the engine turned over too...could get exciting if i get a few things sorted. Good news is, all the other electrics worked

No pics i'm afraid as my phone had run out of power...