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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:34 pm
by Toddman
I love the Gs grew up with my parents having them and my early driving years were in the family GSA - look what it made me into :P

Cheers
Luke

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:20 am
by cybernck
to stop the offtopics, here's another update ;) :D.


Phase 3: Dual Controls & Brakes

this is where proper engineering (and problems!) begin and what most of you have been waiting for! :)


in this chapter we tackle the dual clutch and dual throttle operation unit:

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as well as sort out the brakes to get a potentially usable car:

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you can find the first part of the story (with 34 pics) on THIS PAGE.


thanks.

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:57 am
by cybernck
sorry for the delay, caused by web-access problems.


in this update, to conclude the Phase 3 story, we make the dual-gearshift system.

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you can find the 2nd/last part of the story (with 34 pics again) on THIS PAGE.


after nearly 2 weeks of engineering, hard work and a lot of sweat... Phase 3 is complete! :D

stayed tuned for Phase 4 of the 205 Mi32 Project!


p.s. if anyone's got an old style 205 GE-quickshift L-lever for sale, please let me know!


thanks.

Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:40 am
by cybernck
sorry for the long delay, due to a computer crash, data loss and recovery and
system reinstallation on top of having a lot of commercial design work to do!


Phase 4: Coolant Radiator & Exhaust System

Phase 4 story is all about fitting a large customised radiator:

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and constructing both front and rear engine exhaust systems:

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so we could start the front engine next.


you can find the story (with 40 pics) on THIS PAGE.

this time it only took three full days of intensive work to complete the phase :).


stay tuned for a short video and then Phase 5 of the 205 Mi32 Project!


thanks.

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:52 am
by cybernck
after completing front engine's cooling and exhaust systems, we hard-wired an external
405 fuel pump to start the front engine after several months of being out of use...

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it started without problems, apart from expected noisy hydraulic lifters.


205 Mi32 :: video #001 :: Starting the front Mi16 engine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOxRkber7E


thanks.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:53 am
by cybernck
Phase 5: Rear Engine Electricity & Cooling

this is the first part of the Phase 5 story, where we tackle rear engine's wiring:

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and start plumbing the coolant pipes from the radiator towards the rear engine:

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you can find the first part of the story (with 25 pics) on THIS PAGE.


stay tuned for the second part of the Phase 5 story!

thanks.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:52 am
by Mike P
This will be you then :?: :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOxRkber7E

Mike P.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:07 pm
by Vanny
Mike, thats given away by the second to last post;
cybernck wrote: 205 Mi32 :: video #001 :: Starting the front Mi16 engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOxRkber7E

thanks.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:43 pm
by thanuttiscotsman
hi there,
i see you mentioned the front engine has noisy hydraulic lifters!!! is there any way of curing that? as thats the exact same soise my car makes! i thought it was the injectors clicking but obviously not.

cheers rossco

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:05 pm
by cybernck
they have quieten down since (and part of the noise was exhaust manifold related anyway).

you can take the rocker cover off, mark the lifters' position, take them out and then apart,
thoroughly clean the crap out of them, reassemble, try with your fingers to see if they're
efortlessly clicking without sticking, try to pre-fill them with oil and put them back in
their respective positions, that should cure the tappety noise :).

hope this helps.

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:20 pm
by thanuttiscotsman
hi there,
yup thats great, will give it a go soon.

cheers rossco

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:25 pm
by thanuttiscotsman
hi there,
one question will they do or be damaged when they are making noise clicking away like they are now? or will it make no difference?

cheers rossco

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:33 pm
by cybernck
don't think they'll make damage, but it's not a good thing either way.

oh, and i forgot to mention a little detail - you need to remove the cams first! :roll:

Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:51 am
by thanuttiscotsman
oh that complicates things a little. i suppose it can wait a while as i dont use my car anyhow.

rossco

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:22 am
by cybernck
in the second part of the Phase 5 story, we continue work on rear engine's coolant system:

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and after testing the wiring and all the sensors, we get the engine started:

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you can find the 2nd part of the story (with another 25 pics) on THIS PAGE.


with work being spread over a few months, Phase 5 is finally complete!

stay tuned for an exciting video of starting the rear engine! B)


i want to wish all the members of this forum a happy and successful new year
in health, love, business and ofcourse... cars! :)


thanks.