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Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:32 pm
by NeilEverett
10 months after my engine expired (cam belt tensioner failure) and I am back on the road - MOT just passed, tax to follow on 1st Feb. I am a happy bunny :D

Brand new 2.0 zetec now sits in place of the old 1.8, mated up to an iB5 gearbox with hydraulic clutch and custom gear linkage. The 10 mile drive to my preferred MOT testing station went fine, engine running really nicely despite running on an arbitrary scaling of the old injection map, clutch extremely light (stiffer return spring needed I think!), gear linkage snickety-snick! Almost feels like I have a new car...

Some pics of the rebuild here: http://photobucket.com/mojo_engine_upgrade

Now to choose where to use the free Javelin trackday I won last October! Need to use it by the end of April, but need to get the engine mapped and run in first...

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:32 pm
by Edd
Nice work Neil, daily driver again?
Edd

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:25 pm
by adithorp
About bloody time! :D

How late are you thinking of leaving the track day? I quite fancy the Javelin day at Blyton at the end of April. Weather should be better by then.

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:53 am
by NeilEverett
Daily-ish driver for the time being I think! I was given an old 306 diesel (non-turbo!) estate back in Sept so that will be used during any really bad weather, but not sure how long I can justify hanging on to the Pug...

On the trackday front, I am planning on one of the April events, but was thinking of Bedford possibly... closer for me... but open to suggestions from the list: http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:06 pm
by Bas Bais
Nice work Neil !

And no winter using the mojo anymore or you can do the same work over a few years again :D

I'm now verry busy with the new wiring loom.
Engine is on his place and alloy gearbox parts will be wet blasted, so it will be as new ;)

Greets

Bas Bais

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:15 pm
by NeilEverett
Bas Bais wrote:Nice work Neil !

And no winter using the mojo anymore or you can do the same work over a few years again :D

I'm now verry busy with the new wiring loom.
Engine is on his place and alloy gearbox parts will be wet blasted, so it will be as new ;)

Greets

Bas Bais


Sounds like you are making good progress too! Look forward to seeing some pics...?

Re: Mojo back on the road at last...

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:46 pm
by Bas Bais
Sounds like you are making good progress too! Look forward to seeing some pics...?



I'm on a holiday right now, when I am back I will start a topic over here of my progress ;)


Greets

Bas