And its in - - - Updated - - - Loom all taped up ready for fitting So the engines all plumbed up and everything connected up to the gear box Jobs still to do Fitting the looms Throttle cable Fill the cooling system Put some oil in the gear box then its just a case of adding fuel and it should bust into life
Got the main loom and starter motor fitted Then i had to see if it turns over, which it does Next up, get the rest of the wiring in, fuel pump and VSS, then see if it will run
some more done tonight, and result it runs No exhaust fitted yet tho as it got a bit dark, i really do need to find somewhere to work that has lights and power http://vid799.photobucket.com/albums...psa5c3c43f.mp4
It was great hearing it fire up, with it been sat on an engine stand for 18 months just added to the suspence
Got on with filling the cooling system today, all was going great, nearly had all the air out the system then the heater matrix started leaking Looks like a dash out job, should be fun
Well been hard at it on the T3 over the weekend and i'm 95% finished on the mechanical side of things Refitted the new heater matrix and dash, then spend about 2 hours fully bleeding up the cooling system fixing little leaks here and there Fitted the accelerator cable and tidied up all the loom and cooling pipes underneath Modified the induction pipe and sorted the breather pipes out So now only got a little list to finish off Both the clutch and brakes could do with bleeding again Fit the exhaust which I'm having made Do a could of little welding jobs Then it should be MOT time
Well the T3 is all ready for MOT time I had the weekend all planned out, Saturday would see all the welding down and my well nice hand made stainless exhaust fitted I completed the welding but the exhaust didn't fit as it hits the engine bar so i had to try and make something up, a quick trip to kwikfit and a rummage in their scrap exhaust bin saw me come away with a back box and a middle pipe with a lambda sensor boss in After a quick offer up, it was all cut and welded and this is the end result and attached to the original scooby front pipes Not the prettiest thing but it does the job, until i get the stainless system sorted out
I also got the middle row of caravelle seats fitted in the back, plus sorted a few other little jobs out So some pics of the install Engine all wired up, plumbed in and running K&N Air filter fitted just behind the NS rear light, this was fitted to the scooby donor and moded to suit
Header tank and pipe work Immobiliser and ignition lights from the scooby loom fitted on the dash Engine support bar Need to get some pics of other bits done etc but it was getting to dark tonight
I did have a little cheeky drive around the block tonight, it drives spot on and when you put your foot down it don't half shift it certainly put a smile on me face
The T3 is now all legal and on the road Passed the MOT with just advisories, play in the top steering column bush, and some corrosion on the drivers rear arch Was going to wait till next Saturday to do the tax, but could wait till then so taxed it online when i got home