My Supercharged V8 Capri Conversion

Post by **Coops** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:21 am

I can't now as its all boxed up to go back to SC Power on monday to see what the problem is,
at least if its a bracket etc they can get it sorted,

Post by **Coops** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:50 pm

Supercharger should be back with me on Wednesday

and hoses arrived today,
so started sorting out the remainder of the boost hoses, and started work on the throttle bracket setup,

Rover v8 efi throttle assemb too long,

hoses,

Throttle bracket cut to length,

How the bracket now sits prior to welding,

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:08 am

You could angle the bracket up slightly to allow the cable
to run over the the hose if that makes things easier.

Post by **Rossco** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:59 pm

Mate, I can see the issue...............get rid of that nasty purple tube and the cable will fit no problems.

Glad I could be of assistance

Post by **Coops** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:46 pm

its blue not purple

Right charger came back from SC Power today and now spins nice and free, even when bolted up back to the engine :racing

Rad now fitted and plumbed in bottom hose was a mare and aint pretty, but if it works and don't get hot in traffic I can get one made in silicone etc over the winter months,

Bottom Hose,

Top hose made and welded, just needs polishing now,

At last the bulk of the boost hoses finished,

just need to get the air temp boss welded in the ally 45 bend by the intercooler, some how made an air filter fit, and fire her up

Post by **Rossco** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:26 pm

Coops wrote:

its blue not purple

Well there's the problem then.....man I'm firing on all cylinders today......which is more than the M5 is doing

Post by **Coops** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:49 pm

she will be fine mate

did the email come through?

Post by **Rossco** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:10 pm

yeah got the email

You haven't told me where the shocks fit in relation to the axle or if the shocks are bayonet or eye fittings.

Post by **Coops** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:22 pm

don't worry about that bit as in the email they are mounted to the axle not the base plates,

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:44 am

Coops wrote:Right charger came back from SC Power today and now spins nice and free, even when bolted up back to the engine

Just out of curiosity, did you get the SAME blower back or another one?
I am always suspicious with things that need to be returned to suppliers to be made to work and then get sent back with no explanations of what actually was wrong.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:53 am

Yea, surely they said what the problem was with the blower ?

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:22 pm

Yup same charger back
Was to do with the bracket a couplw of thou out and pulling everything pissed when tightened up. Sweet as a nut now all bolted up and turns nice.
Also i may od been over tightening the bolts thriugh the bracket to charger

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:13 pm

Here's an idea of some standard practices you should consider adopting for fasteners......

http://www.swtc.edu/ag_power/diesel_eng ... values.pdf

http://www.imperialsupplies.com/pdf/A_F ... Charts.pdf

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:08 pm

cheers for that,

Welded up the throttle assemb today at work, came home and fitted it all, and we now have a fitted working throttle and pedal and a calibrated TPS

Just need to find a bolt/bung from somewhere to go in one of the threaded holes in the base (same size as the servo take off)

one of these bolts:
unless someone knows the thread size???

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:04 pm

and I must pull my finger out and sort some sort of air filter for the charger too lol