TNTRacing - XRCosworth

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:12 pm

mikeb wrote:Looking good guys you two just dont stop, what are you doing about the engine loom.

Are you having one made?

mike

stopping is not a option mate we have a deadline for the car and we are going to stick to it mate.
gordon from streetracers is going to be sorting the wiring loom out for us.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:16 pm

Ian200sx wrote:Is the block going to have long studs? Also what is your planned rev limit as you're keeping hydrolic?
Great project, looking forward to seeing the engine go together.

to start off mate were using standard head bolts as were only going to about 330-350bhp to start with but we will be going ARP bolts once we have the head work done over the winter to run more power.
at the moment the clutch, crank, flywheel, etc are being balanced so car will rev to 7500rpm but to be on the safe side we'll run to 7000rpm think.
once car is built will be coming over for a meet.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:34 am

At the moment we are not planning to go long studs on this block. The block is a standard 205 block and originally we were going to have it bored out by0.5mm but Gordon suggested that we only have the bores honed 0.25 to maintain strength in the block. For the power levels that we are planning to run long studs are not a necessity....at the moment.

The next engine, which Alan has already started talking about would be long studded, but i'm waiting till we get this one up and running before i start researching the next.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:50 pm

well today after waiting for the rain to stop alan fitted the undertray that used to be on the old sierra/BMW bumper and luckely it fitted really well with this cosworth bumper with no modifications needed at all

im sure Al was sleeping under there

drilled the holes so rods would fit through to hold the front inplace

undertray bolted up into place and this time wont need bolting to the bumper like previous ones, also fitted towing eye do you think we'll need a arrow pointing out were it is

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:15 pm

went to the post office depot this morning to try and find out were the it was after ordering it 2 weeks ago and thankfully they had it there.
its a RIVAL DA-27 305 LPH 650 BHP+ RACE FUEL PUMP and its one think we couldn't get replaced if it had gone missing in the post

after picking up the pump went over and collected all the parts that had been balanced
you may just be able to see were he has ground part of the crank

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:40 pm

Itching to see this thing running now.......all of the updates are just like little teasers

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:04 pm

just got back from a 225mile round trip to swindon and back went and picked up a rear propshaft and a power steering reserviour bottle.
took a easy drive there and back doing 70-75 and managed a respectable 32MPG

appolagies for the rubbish pic it was taken on my phone

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:23 pm

It's

time:)

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:04 pm

Such a tease.........come on Pablo. Where's the punchline? About time that you two stopped cocking around and slung this around a race track

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:26 pm

If everything goes to plan the engine will be in by the end of the weekend. Correction.... it has to be in by the end of the weekend as we have tracktime booked at FordFair on the 8th August.

No pressure...