my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

[caprimentle]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

i'll give you a score for the carb

thing with chopping the floor though, its thin metal the floor so not particularly heavy plus your'll probably put all that weight back on strengthening the shell back up, and if anything, it will do it good some more weight on the back wheels, give you abit more grip thats my tuppence worth anyway, and dont get an atlas if your worried about weight, they're chuffing heavy

english axles though coz they're from an escort seem abit dear to me, try looking for something like a reliant robin axle or bedford rascal axle, i would think they would be much cheaper, but even then there is some independent rear suspension much cheaper than live rear axles now days.

i fancy a steak with egg and chips now

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

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yeah i fort along the idea of other make axles, but cost soon adds up ie 100 for a link kit then getting wheels 2 suit incl spares etc etc,. so that idea soon ran out the window,
carbs 4 keeps as and when she arrives, im mainly after the manifold,
after you now saying that about the floor i may just leave it as is, after all it handles good enuff and taken a few years of abuse any way, so might just turn into a spruce up instead,but after inspecting the rears shocks 2day the drivers side rear has bent now as im not gunna spend on a fancy axle do i go 4 sum type of fancy coil over option,??? so tempting

where/who the best/cheapest place 2 get a 1 piece prop made???

[caprimentle]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

thiers on bloke on here that sponsors the site but i forget his name now ask on the main forum, someone will know

[Graham]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

neilm aka 105speed

[caprimentle]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

thats the fella, cheers graham

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

ta guys gunna get on 2 him asap 4 1, well a nice sized box turned up the other day signed 4 it stab me self tryna open it, brown tape is now a nemisis of mine,. dgas38 with xflow manifold?? no...... 28 on a cracked cvh manifold, fort my luck couldnt even be that sweet but a pal bort the carb of me 2 use on a 1 ltr festa so i got me 15 quid back and a bitta alli 4 the xmas pile,

ive bin messing about with a dohc 8v lump 4 said mates track/drift budget sierra recently not any major mods 2 it ither then a 40 thou head skimm, ported inlet chamber and manifold, lightened flywheel, injection cams, and a home made 4-2-1 proper nasty job that was as it was a xflow 1 from a mk1xr2 but bein the tightist of tite gits he wearnt spending no money on it (other then a gasket set oil n filter), well it was running su carb with surprising results soi he had pinched me weber 32/36 feeling rather smug i was expecting it 2 be loads beta so after about an hour we had her running, inital start up seamed abit lumpy on tick over so we jumped in 4 a blast, still running lumpy up 2 3200ish rpm then clears which is what it does on my car, bein the tart he is didnt like it so back 2 me garage he was fidderling about round the carb, turns out theres abitta play ot the throttle splindle which he says causing an air leak, tbh id never noticed b4 so surly that cant be rite? but in a way im glad he found that out coz as i say not sank i woulda eva fort about checking,
so chaps.,im guessing thats a problem can the carb be sleaved or repaired and how? or should i look 4 a replacement carb????????,


id like 2 show pics of hes car a engine combo but he is a tart and dont want it seen till its done but its a proper fun car with good power 4all built so far 4 less then a grand, not bad considering he bort it as a complete lighting rod chassis and now its 100percent road legal

[caprimentle]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

rebuilt kits for the carbs often come with the little plastic sleevy bits for the throttle spindles but its a fiddly pain in the arsey thing to fit

quick bodge for one race will just be abit of plumbers ptfe tape, depend how long you want it to last. and to definitely make sure its an air leak, do the old wd40 spray trick on it, and see if the idle smoothens out

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

all enquires made 2 neil ta chaps im gunna hopefully have that under way next week ish, so thats sorta ticked of the list,
well ive more or less got the car broke down then i getta call from the main man 4 our formula, do i fancy doin the expo at arena at the end of jan?? shite... ah well better get crackin, rocket box orderd bit pricey but has came from a classic hotrod so worth the dou imo just gotta wait 2 collect it, so thats that sorted, now some pics.

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

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well its booked in 4 the expo race at arena essex on the 22nd of jan, starts at 12,
went and checked out the box, just didnt seam rite fealt quite notchy as i span the input shaft, missing bolts round the top plate and the threads that hold the gearlever in was non exsistent 2 say the least, a rite arse i will admit so that was the best part of forty quid in juice wasted 4 fk all, so as it stands now im getting a 1 piecce prop made, spent the other weekend adding plates ere and there just a bitta extra bracing 2 the floor, rose jointed the steering rack, rasing the tunnel so the g/box dosent touch no more and buzz enuff 4 your ears 2 bleed, keeping the sierra axle awaiting 3.6 diff 2 go in, a complete rewire, all 5 wires off, new fuel lines (ow much!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and relocate the battery, slap a bitta blue gloss over ( blue coz of the mighty chelsea) and that be about time then.

[caprimentle]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

bloody hell son, you have been busy! .

shame about the gearbox, have you used a gear ratio - speed calculator to work out which box with what diff ratio might be best for you (just found this http://www.f-body.org/gears/ ) coz with a longer second with the 4 speed and sorter ratio of the diff, the tyre speed - revs might be exactly the same making the whole swapping of parts and money pointless as it would be exactly the same worth a thought, keep it up fella, and dont forget pictures

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

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ta mate
i had a chap do that 4 me. ideally with my rear tyres im using atm i wanna 1600 4 speed and a 3.7 rear diff, but 2 get a sierra 3.7 diff is a millionaires game and 2 find a clutch plate 2 fit my flywheel and a 1600 box is impossible and bin quoted 300 just 4 a 1 of, so im guna keep my ratios and use a smaller profile rear tyre,

gearbox pissed me rite of couldnt bring my self 2 pay £280 4 a clunky box and it fk up, were with my 5 speed it bin i use 2 me over 5yrs or so now, with the low end torque of the engine u dont really notice any power loose btwen 1st an 2nd gear,

pics wil lfollow once i get it back rolling so i can get it out the garage.
oooo and that grp bumper lost a fite with the jigsaw so goin back 2 the modded si bumpers now

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

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dam ebay starting 2 piss me rite off, i got me a nice 3,64 welded diff, £50 +£18 p&p trouble is is that its a bloody 6 an half inch diff, fits in the reatr beam but me shafts dont bloody fit im gunna cry, so now i have a 3.9 and a useless 3.6, hmmmmm 3.9 has the same amount of teeth on the crown wheel so im guna take the pinion gear out of the little diff and put it in my 7 inch diff blah blah blah and volar a 7 inch 3.6, bingo so not a complete loss but ive had 2 spend another !8 quid on a 36 mm socket just 2 cut and extend 3 inches,

but another good thing is neil @105speed has done my prop that turned up 2 days b4 xmas

im hoping 2 do away with the trigger wheel on the crank pulley now, when i 1st done this conversion i couldnt get signal from the original cps, now i had the engine out again took me sump off and realised the standard sensors was abt 8mm 2 far away from the internal trigger, shaved the sensor so it goes closer 2 the trigger, it works
just gotta finish of the fuel lines and bulk head panels then body work

just gotta find the time now with a new born at home now,

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

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sundays racing at arena, im flippen chuffed 2 say the least, my bodge it diff didnt hold up after a celebratory burn out round the garages so last minute had 2 scamble 2 find 1 and ended up paying 75 quid 4 an open 3.6

with help from a couple off me brothers pals the car was loaded on the truck and headed down the a12 to arena essex, got there it was ramo struggled 2 get a space in the pits but we managed in a swamp ;(,

so down 2 what you really wanna no, 1st race, up against 20+grand national hotrods, 3 ltr v6 super rods and another swaffham rod 2ltr xe rwd clio, 2 warm up laps soon made you realise those nationals are feking quick and im mean quickquick, and stay out there way, fuck there quick, so back on the line , ... yellow.... green.. go baby go, wicked start (bearing in mind its only an open diff) 1st corner tucked up behind said clio.. brakes?? nothing pump pump pump shit ar that wrk had a pucka 1st half then started getiing a miss fire, from were im sitting i cd see the xpansion tank pissing over the carb filter race over 3 laps b4 the chequers but sat in the car watching them nationals, THERE FAST,

back in the pits removed carb, cleaned threw with carb cleaner 4 about 15 mins in the back of some 1s van exited some what melow (hehe) moved the expansion tank closer 2 the rad and a bit lower held in with about 40 tiny zip ties and racers tape, topped up the juice and ready 4 the next race

2nd race, 2 warm up laps she felt loads beta now with a cleaner carb then sum div ina 3ltr cortina span in front of me causing me 2 lock up and snapp the rear caliper bracket, end of that race, so again watching them nationals again, love them
back 2 the pits 2 inspec damage nank major so dump the back brakes all 2gether and blank the pipe of with a bleed nipple,

final 20 lap race, 1 warm up lap, i started along side national audi tt (munk munk munk again) graet start i myself fort, looked round that audi had already pulled the whole straight on me fuck, so fk it i fort shit or bust, glansed at me gauges every things ok no oil lite no strange noises sweet shes runnig sweet and got a brake pedal back, the car handeled perfect now i put both the 8x13s on the n/s 6x13s on the o/s, having a great race with a 3ltr super rod who didnt get past on the out side so i had to take the tight line all the way round which 2wards the end of the race it started 2 feel like it was fuel surging so struggled 2 get the power outta the corner but still on the defencesive getin a few taps from said 3ltr fk it my line my race i fort by then it was 2 laps to go by miracle the surgeing feeling had stopped and then i started 2 get a fine miss fire, fk it i aint stopping, but then he pulled off and i eased back 2 take fifth ow and a punture but who cares hehe,.

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

sum pics my brother done.this 1 with 8s

6s inside

[rwd2ltrfiesta]

Re: my 2 ltr hotrod, swaffham spec.

sum pics my brother done.this 1 with 8s

6s inside





the spinner that caused me 2 bust a brake bracket