my b230fk into a 360 build thread, winter refresh!

[foggyjames]

My own car is in the same state it's been in for the past three years...an empty chassis with an engine sat next to it! Come the time, I suspect I'll go straight to programmable management, as I don't think LH will like what I have planned.

Adam's car is coming along nicely. We got it running the other day, and apparently it's running very nicely now they're bodged the downpipe on so they've got the lambda sensor doing something useful.

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

PROBLEMSSS!!! cant get the car started the starter is turning the engine over, it has fule and the fule relay is clicking, when i whent to the car and put fule in this afternoon it fired up and ran for a second or 2 and then cut out, its got spark aswell, anyone got any ideas, i know what i think it is but whats everything else think?


what you got planned then james?

[wiganer31]

ive solved the fuleing issue, it seems to be down to a wire that had accidentally been cut, re connected it and it fired straight but now have another problem, i turned the car off and tryed to fire it back up but the starter just clicks now
need help lads, anyone got any ideas?


cheers

[Chris_C]

Starter solenoid gone, or more likely you've disturbed wires going to it?

[foggyjames]

Check the engine will turn over by hand (24mm socket on front pulley bolt), check that the earth strap to the block is well seated, and the same for the +12v feed to the starter. Check the battery has charge in it!

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

late i know but the 940 is back up and running with the wireing 90% complete , no pics as i forgot my cam again, nnot gonna get chance to do anything tomorrow but will try and get some pics but the wireing should be done in the next few days,

anyone know if all the fule lines need replaceing? and anyone got a flywheel i can buy?

cheers

[foggyjames]

We haven't swapped the fuel lines on Adam (13431)'s car...yet. Not sure if we will need to or not.

When swapping the flywheel, note the position! With the engine at TDC, the blank should be in the starter hole.

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

cheers james, will keep that in mind, you dont know were i can get a flywheel from do you?
any new vids of adams car? would be good to see how his sounds when giveing it abit


ryan

[foggyjames]

He needs some oil pressure first!

Flywheels...breakers yards? I may have a source. I need one myself, as it happens!

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

oil pressure is always good

if you happen to find two let me know,


well the wireing is more or less done, just needs takeing out and tidying up, then its ready for the lump to come out and not looking forward to it lol

[foggyjames]

I'll ask the question. The friend who sourced me a pair before is in Blackpool, so not far from you.

Engine out of the 940 is easy enough. Back into the 360 is the fun part - the gearbox (and torque tube and bellhousing) needs to be removed, really.

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

yea blackpool is pretty close, he needs to find me one lol,

i didnt know that lol, but i want to wire brush and underseal the underside of the car so if it has to be remover i will get that donw while its off

[foggyjames]

To be fair, I wouldn't bother taking the bulk of it off - they don't really rust in the middle. Maybe locally around any seams where you see brown...although it'll only be a temporary fix unless you replace the metal. The original coatings are very tough, pretty much impossible to replicate and home, and you'll probably do more harm than good

cheers

James

[wiganer31]

i used to work in a bodyshop working on rusty vans so im pretty good with rust now lol.



not updated this for a while, not been able to work on the car alotsadly so things are comeing along pretty slow, but slowly but surely they are comeing along ,

first thing was i stripped the car of lights and stuff so i could finish cutting down and tidying up the wireing up, got that done a while ago tbh


i cut off everything that wasnt needed and chased the wires through and cut them off then taped it up and decided to take the loom out the same night even though it was starting to go dull, and it seemed like it would take ages,
well 10 mins later


turns out it was the most easy part so far lol,

after that night i didnt get chance to work on the car till 8pm last night, but a 12.30am finish lead to these results

and

the stupid daft dulewank fly wheel,

so at this point i need a lh2.4 flywheel now, so if anyone can help me or knows anyone that can then please please get in touch

cheers

[wiganer31]

can alyone help me find a lh2.4 flywheel? i will pay for your troubles


cheers