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The first version of the throttle linkage. The accelerator cable pulls on a sliding plate which in turn pulls the 2 throttle bodies plus the auto kick down cable.
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Time for the weekly update.
The whole ECU is now wired into the car and the dash is now starting to show signs of life :D
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After getting creative with an old jam jar and a hot air gun and a thermometer, I calibrated the majority of the temperature sensors on the car over a range of temperatures as the water gradually cooled from 98degC to room temperature. Just in case you were wondering, no I didn't have a kettle on hand.
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The radiator was put in and all the fans were wired up and tested. So I now have the ECU independently controlling fans on:
Engine oil cooler
Transmission oil cooler
Intercooler
Radiator
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95% of the coolant lines were completed. I've decided to install an electric water pump to pump coolant through the turbos in parallel to the engine. There was no way of doing this with the mechanical water pump. So the pump draws from the line connected to the expansion tank and the hot water from the turbos discharges into the outlet pipe on the engine (after the thermostat). The only thing that is pending is for me to weld up a T piece to put in the radiator hose which has a 16mm fitting.
The vast majority of the rubber hose in the engine is temporary. When I go to put in the new engine, the rubber hose will be replaced with hard line and I will also put in an uprated radiator to handle the heat generated from the extra power the engine will produce.
A lot of cable ties, and hose clamps, so not very pretty. Oh and the boost control solenoid was all hooked up to the turbo waste gate actuators.
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You know, after this is done, you're going to have to rebuild an Evock into a space ship to top it.
Hi Alan,Quote:
Originally Posted by disco2hse
I think over here they are called the Evoque. Took me a little while to work that one out! If anyone wants to give me an Evoque, i'll give it a go! :D
So the latest developments.
Some more time has been spent in solidworks working out what I am going to do about the throttle. I went through another couple of iterations. The first one below was rejected as it would be too hard to control the spacing of the slides during folding. So I've gone with some purpose made slide holders. Just waiting for them to arrive now!
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I also indulged a little and came up with an arrangement for the cover to go over the top of the throttle slide assembly to neaten it up a bit.
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A new toy arrived. A pipe beader, which has come in very handy!
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The last bits and pieces were bolted onto the engine and it was attempted to be started in the car on Saturday. It was running very rough and very hard to start, back firing and everything. Thankfully today I got to the bottom of it and found it was a coil pack wired up the wrong way round.
I spent some time trying to get the engine to idle nicely with closed loop idle control, but that was proving to be very difficult. So I've left it for another time. A nice milestone was reached however with testing the gearbox, it would turn in drive and reverse which was nice!
Anyway, then came making a start on the turbo to throttle body ducting. Lots of bends! I also struggled to neatly weld the stainless steel, even with back purging the piping!
Right hand side partially done.
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Left hand side, basically done, I just need to put in a tapping point for the blow off valve.
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And that's it for progress!
I have a question
Does anyone have a set of shock absorbers they no longer need? I need a set for me to get from the workshop to the various places when I get the unregistered vehicle permit.
In addition to your great work on the disco, I'm amazed at your solidworks drawings. I've tried to play with it a number of times but it's so very complex.
Yeah, it's my little protest against gayism in Landies.Quote:
Originally Posted by stirlsilver
Geddit: choke === evoke; cheque === evoque. que indicates a shortened vowel prior. We don't pronounce cheque as cheek.
NZ sounds more like "chick"Quote:
Originally Posted by disco2hse
chuque ackchully ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by banarcus
A quick update:
Blow off valve fitting added to the left hand side.
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Right hand side ducting now done.
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Really? I wish I could do stainless welding as tidy as that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stirlsilver