SWB Quattro Project

[s4boy]

Hamish good luck for the weekend start up .........mark

[my2000apb]

Any insight on how you seal the shrick connections in the loom Dave? In some pics it looks to be some kind of vulcanised rubber, in others it seems to be glued?

the high end heat shrink has a sealing goo inside of it

[quattro84]

Any insight on how you seal the shrick connections in the loom Dave? In some pics it looks to be some kind of vulcanised rubber, in others it seems to be glued?

[Dave Rowe]

Yep as I make all the looms in house. I have loads of connectors and wire in stock to carry out the work so it makes life easy. This Friday will be the fire up...

Cant wait as Hamish and every one involved has done a lovely job and it will be good to see the car in action.

[G60Rallye]

Yep loom was made by Dave. I am going to be running M84.

[handy andy]

Very neat.
Looking forward to hearing this beast.Don't forget the videos Hamish.

[Jonnybravo]

Looks fantastic, raychem looms are lovely, i was very with mine

Does Dave make them himself ? What motec ecu are you running ?

[G60Rallye]

There sure is!

The loom has turned up after nearly 2 weeks with the couriers. It turned up in a DHL security box with security checked tape all over it. Thinking they suspected it was a bomb or something?

Anyway it was well worth waiting for:









Dave Rowe is coming up a week today to get it fired up and get a running in map on it. Into the final stretch now!

[handy andy]

Any more progress???

[Topolini]

It looks beautiful!
Could you show a photo spray with paint.

[fish]

Never understood why people take the cam covers off either.. I mean one small stone = Big fecki´n problem. Car looks absolutley nutters mate. Good work!

[lcsmith]

I hope you realise videos will be required Hamish

[G60Rallye]

Managed to get it almost ready to fire up but then came up against an issue with the cam pulley. The centre had been machined off centre by over a mil. Only noticed when the cambelt was put on and tensioned then it lost tension as it was turned over! That now sorted with a new centre which is spot on.

The last bit I had to fabricate on the engine was a cover for the dry sump belt and cambelt. The standard cambelt cover didn't fit anymore becasue I am using a wider cambelt than standard. I never understand people running with them un-guarded? Always a chance of debris or other auxilary belts taking out the important ones!

So I fabricated the dry sump guard from scratch:







I based the cambelt guard on the standard backing plate heavily modified with edges added to it to make it deeper.



Then I made an alloy front cover, and seperate side cover plate so the belts can still be removed with everything in place.





All trial fitted whilst I was waiting for the new cam sprocket









So with that done I got oil around the whole system which can be done by sliding the belt off and putting a drill onto the oil pump. I also got the fuel run around the whole system. So I am just waiting on the loom being finished then it will be fired up.

[G60Rallye]

Glad it was of some help to see the car Mark. Just give me a shout when you are ready to chop them up.

Failed in my 2 weeks off because the centre of the adjustable camwheel was machined off centre. So I am waiting on another coming before it can be fired up.

[s4boy]

Thanks hamish for letting me have a look at the car on Sunday, just to let everyone know it looks much much better than the pics show it's a cracker of a car. I will be in touch re my project once mr Edwards g/box is sorted. Keep up the good work"...........regards Mark..