yeah you can pretty much finish the rest of it and even drive it like it is, so its not all bad.

 

1243 is like old school MG stuff i think.

Any local lurkers know how the complete interior goes together? Id like to have someone come by and help me see if I need to source much else.

 

Just wrote a long to do list. I'm going to go and play with it I think.

 

I think a 5sfe has a near identical cam sensor that points 90 degrees off with the wiring clip to replace the straight on type that the 2az comes with. I'm going to look into setting it up with one of those, just to make the clearance as neat as possible.

Connected the radiator hoses and did up the clamps. Mounted the moroso header tank. Took notes on the fittings and bungs I need to connect the header tank to radiator.

 

Random parts from someone elses car that were sitting in mine when it came home on the truck. Someones going to be cranky.

 

The new tank fits awesome.

 

Diff bend is a work of art.

Edited June 21, 201412 yr by LittleRedSpirit

yeah thats not a bad job at all over that diff.

 

How long you reckon before you fire up the engine? I can't see any wires on the engine, so a bit of wiring ahead?

Medicine man is coming over to work his magic on saturday next week. I have the blank 2m adaptronic loom and the stock uncut 2azfe loom from this exact engine. Wone be too hard, mightbe harder working out how to fit body looms and trim. I really need someone who knows ae86 inside out to come and have a look through the wires and interior with me.

I did once install a complete interior on a freshly painted completely stripped 86 shell including the complete body loom etc. It was the "JDM" red interior with that funky digital dash!

 

That was a few years ago....

Edited June 22, 201412 yr by ke70dave

Cool. I'm sure you could help just fibe. I'm also thinking about moddelling a glass airbox with foam and Id love your help with that also, since youve done a bit. Come by this saturday am if you want to have a look over it and give me a hand. If you have time that is.

as long as you have all the harness' there it should not be too hard to figure out..

Great update :) What did you end up paying for the headers if you don't mind me asking?

All the work was only like 1500 bucks. Exhaust, floor repairs, headers and fitting the cage nicely.

Dropping off the spare diff and new ra65 drums to be machined at the brake shop tomorrow. Rather than paying through the nose for mx drums.

Also received a moroso radiator cap in the post for the header tank.

Cap fits sweet and looks horny too. Plus my good mate Shauny at the brake shop has already done the machining. I can confirm 100% that ra65 drums fit mx13 diffs with just a small bit of machining to the outer edge.

All the work was only like 1500 bucks. Exhaust, floor repairs, headers and fitting the cage nicely.

 

Was that mates rates?

I would be happy paying that for custom headers and exhaust.

I suppose so, but he is really reasonable priced anyhow. He is actually selling the shop and moving back to his own workshop to concentrate more on his own fabrication work. If anyone wants work done, just go ask him I can pass his number on.

Had a great day with Justin and dave at the shed. Justin got the body looms inspected and in place, and he has given me a list of things to do and find before next time. Someone has cut off the mounts for the ignition switch and electrics, so that needs to be sourced. Dave and I managed to come up with a great design for the airbox with a panel filer in the bottom of it, and ample headroom for the trumpets. We are going to make a pattern from corflute and have it folded up by a guy I know that does that type of thing, then we will probably glass over it to seal it up. It will then work on a panel filter from a pulsar. I'm ducting cold air under the radiator as its the only place I can get enough volume past that means I wont have to cut the support panel.

 

One epic problem, I pulled out the lotus lights and found that I have two right side ones. Bit of a ʞ©$ɟup there, I have to retrace the dick who sold em to me and see if he has the left side ones.