Project Domes shonky autos - Grand Cherokee departs, Kangoo titivation and 911 dug out.

[dome]

I see you are having the same "naebdy fucking seems to know" type of luck on make-specific forums as I am just now.

 

Glad it's all coming together. If plans really go to shit, I recommend French Toast!

 

Yeah, it's been frustrating trying to find info on the swap. The MR2 2zz facebook group is generally very good to be fair. 

 

If nothing else hopefully my posts both here and there will help someone in the future. 

 

Noted re Fench toast, however we downed tools about 6pm on a Friday night so beer was a better option!

[Fraz]

Do you think we should hit it? Aye probably

 

Still. The beers were nice

[The Moog]

Am I missing a secret shiters trick .. whats with this french toast? Is it cause you guys north of the border like square shaped snacks as they dont roll down the mountains easily? 

[dome]

Got a bit more done tonight. Baffle plate and oil pickup on and baffled sump from the 1zz fitted. Some people say you need to modify the 1zz sump to fit but this went on no bother. Got a busy week this week and away this weekend so will struggle to get anything done for a week or so.

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[Split_Pin]

Am I missing a secret shiters trick .. whats with this french toast? Is it cause you guys north of the border like square shaped snacks as they dont roll down the mountains easily?

Basically, if you serve it for lunch during a 'shiters assemble', it increases motivation by 248% and things are fixed. Brothers_Touring Vs my Corsa B is a case in point!

[cort16]

Nice work, way above my pay grade . Have you got a deadline in mind?

Quite fancy taking the z4 to knockhill if you’re having a launch day. I might have to knock up direct feed from a 5 gallon oil drum though .

[gm]

get yourself on the reserve list for next weekend ?

 

http://trackscotland.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9310

 

there will be at least three AS cars on track, plenty of passenger laps to be had, maybe even a cheeky wee shot behind the wheel if you promise to be good  

[The Moog]

Basically, if you serve it for lunch during a 'shiters assemble', it increases motivation by 248% and things are fixed. Brothers_Touring Vs my Corsa B is a case in point!

I hope you had a double blind trial with other foods to prove the power of French toast!

[The Moog]

Nice work, way above my pay grade . Have you got a deadline in mind?

Quite fancy taking the z4 to knockhill if you’re having a launch day. I might have to knock up direct feed from a 5 gallon oil drum though .

You know your way round now, and will definitely be quicker than the panda.

[dome]

Nice work, way above my pay grade . Have you got a deadline in mind?

Quite fancy taking the z4 to knockhill if you’re having a launch day. I might have to knock up direct feed from a 5 gallon oil drum though .

 

Deadline is engine in in the next few weeks, then I've got to fabricate an exhaust from scratch. Ideally on the road by the end of March. 

 

There, it's in print. On the internet. I've set a deadline. Watch as it goes wooshing by.

 

Me and a few mates are doing the North Coast 500 at the end of April which should be pretty cool in this wee thing. Track day wise we'll see what's happening when it's ready and proven on the road. I'll try and tag along to the next one though if I'm free.

 

Biggest problem is lack of time and motivation. I've struggled to get myself out to the garage of an evening to actually do anything.

[cort16]

get yourself on the reserve list for next weekend ?

 

http://trackscotland.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9310

 

there will be at least three AS cars on track, plenty of passenger laps to be had, maybe even a cheeky wee shot behind the wheel if you promise to be good

You need a couple of drivers per car to justify the cost that’s quite a lot of money. The last time we went we got 1 trip out each and they cancelled because of fog with no refund. I don’t think my mate who drove the panda will

Be back especially in something rwd with double the power.

 

Good to set deadlines then have the real deadline in your head (3 months later)

[gm]

the trackscotland events are open pit so you can do as many laps as you like within the four hour period - between me and a co-driver, we usually rack up a three figure number of laps, without wrecking the car and with plenty of breaks

 

uses stacks of fuel though - last time was a full tank and most of a 20l jerry can, in a little 1.8 mazda

[The Moog]

It's pretty good value for open put lanes. Down south of the border they are a lot more unless places like Blyton which are old airfields v

[hairnet]

Am I missing a secret shiters trick .. whats with this french toast? Is it cause you guys north of the border like square shaped snacks as they dont roll down the mountains easily? 

unlike haggis and if not cooked properly sqair sassidge they cant run away

[dome]

A small but worthwhile bit of work happened today. I decided we should at least have a pleasant view whilst diagnosing the various reasons why it's not running properly

 

Some high temp paint was purchased and Duncan cleaned, sanded down and painted the cam cover.

 

 

Lovely

 

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[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I think once I get GX02 fettled - it'll have to visit and take on the mighty red...…. would be a decent weekend run and hopefully some track tom-foolery can be included. I think I've sourced the supercharger……… keep you posted.

Good luck with the swap. You sure on fabricating a new exhaust? Not possible to get anything remotely off the shelf and 'modify'?

What's het exhaust port spacing like?

Spyder custom 4-2-1 not fit or workable?

4.2-1 for the original donor not possible to 'fettle'?

[dome]

When I say fabricate the exhaust the manifold needs modified to clear the cross member, then it's a case of replicating the original MR2 system but with a bit more flow. Rally design and the like will sell you diy exhaust sections for Motorsports use so it's like a big Lego kit. I made an (admittedly much simpler) exhaust for the Locost so it's not too bad.

 

I'll look forward to getting my ass whipped by our old car. Safe to say we hadn't got to the limits of the black car with 140bhp, 190bhp is going to mean we enter the gravel traps a damn site quicker...

 

I got a bit done today-sealed up the gear linkage and torqued all the bolts up. I also managed to find something the right shape to fill the hole we'd made in the gearbox.

 

 

Chemical metal holding it on there and jobs a goodun.

 

I'm almost ready to swap the loom off the 1zz engine onto the 2zz. Then add wires for the lift solenoid to the ECU and repin a few pins. Sounds easy eh?

 

That's a job for next week, I'm away for the weekend.

[dome]

Small update on the fleet.

 

A2-Is randomly working even better since the scare in the really cold weather-it seems bleeding it up again has helped whatever was causing problems. I do get ABS warning occasionally so I suspect a wheel sensor-I'll read the codes off it if I can be arsed. I also purchased a pair of correctly sized tyres to replace the Chinese death rings on the front-needless to say these haven't been fitted yet.

It may be up for sale soon. As good a car as it actually is I've yet to bond with it, although it is brilliant for carting stuff about with the low floor and removable rear seats. Fuel economy hasn't dropped below 52mpg even though it mostly does short journeys. I still want a Grand Cherokee!

 

S4 Some knuckle dragging waste of fucking carbon reversed into it while I was in Pitlochry at the weekend. On my fucking birthday too!. They hit it hard enough to move the wing/bumper and headlight as well as scratch the bumper. Of course they fucked off without leaving a note and there was no CCTV in the area. Cunts. Hope their next shites a hedgehog (not you Dave)

 

 

On Sunday when I was home I decided to give it some love. I had oil and filter there for it

 

Look away Junkman

 

9.5 litres later and it was changed.

 

Look back Junkman.

 

Opie managed to send me the wrong air filter though, I'm still waiting for the right one to arrive.

 

 

I've managed to straighten out the front end, I still need to try polishing the bumper to get the scratches out. Hopefully I can make it better.

 

I then turned my attention to the long running saga of fitting cruise control. It's only taken me about 2 years to get the parts I need (because tight) I eventually got the correct stalk, steering wheel module and cowling to fit it.

 

I did this on Sunday with a view to getting it coded in when I got a chance. However, I didn't realise that I would get DANGER DANGER warning lights on the dash- ABS, TCS and BREMSE in massive RED letters.

 

Turns out because I'd changed the module I had to get it coded to the car.

 

Did I mention the MOT was due this week? Fucksticks.

 

Fortunately I'd found a very nice chap on an A4 facebook page who was fairly local and offered to code it all in. 

 

An hour or so last night and he had the warnings off and the cruise functioning perfectly . I could then waft to Scotoshite in comfort and not trouble my right foot.

 

And today I got this result

 

 

Thank fuck!

 

I noticed the brakes were getting worn when I was under it in the Autumn but they were still within spec thickness wise, I'll get them changed at some point.

[Split_Pin]

Worn brakes assures that the car is providing adequate GLF!

 

Result.

 

Plus, cam cover looks braw on the MR2 engine.

[dome]

MR2 2zz swap

 

Next job is swap wiring over from the 1zz to this one. For this we need the alternator fitted and before this we need to fit the dipstick. As I'd managed to bend the original dipstick tube hauling the 1zz out of the car so the lovely Mr Tickman stepped up and supplied one from his breaker which I collected last night.

 

Meanwhile, we refitted the shiny cam cover.

 

 

Looking good!

 

We're nearly at the stage where we can think about fitting the engine, the next hurdle is adding the wire to the loom/ecu for the Lift mechanism and a few changes that need to be made to make the 1zz work in the 2zz.

[gm]

 

A2-Is randomly working even better since the scare in the really cold weather-it seems bleeding it up again has helped whatever was causing problems. I do get ABS warning occasionally so I suspect a wheel sensor-I'll read the codes off it if I can be arse. I also purchased a pair of correctly sized tyres to replace the chinese death rings on the front-needless to say these haven't been fitted yet.

It may be up for sale soon. As good a car as it actually is I've yet to bond with it, although it is brilliant for carting stuff about with the low floor and removable rear seats. Fuel economy hasn't dropped below 52mpg even though it mostly does short journeys.

 

I had these from time to time but it appeared to be a bit of dodgy wiring in the loom to the from passenger side wheel - during heavy rain or if the coolant reservoir overflowed, the loom would get wet and the abs would get stroppy - its the same section of wiring with the brake pad warning loom that is all taped up, directly under the coolant tank.

 

 

[dome]

Checked the A2s water level tonight, haven't had to top it for over a month and the level is still spot on.

 

S'pose I'd better sell it and get something more broken

[dome]

Wiring time. We need to add 3 wires to the MR2 loom, these are the ones for the GLF bits-the lift solenoid which activates the fun cam profile. This was a lot easier when I found the box where I'd hidden the wires...

 

 

Connector added

 

 

As usual the guides are a touch haphazard, it refers to the wrong connector amongst other things.

 

I also had to swap lambda wiring-the MR2 had 3 lambdas but the 2zz only has 2.

 

This done I fitted new plugs and cleaned out the filter for the variable valve timing which hides behind the alternator.

 

I could then fit the alternator and a new belt-we had to get a shorter one as the MR2 doesn't have Aircon. Because racecar

[dome]

Alternator and belt fitted I changed the plugs and here we are.

 

Next up, fit the clutch, bolt up the gearbox, driveshafts and starter and get it in the car!

[The Moog]

Looking good. When's the deadline for it to be in the car?

[dome]

No deadline but will try and get the box on this week. Would like to get it in this weekend but we'll see

[320touring]

Sweet:) in other news the A-skwerred has done well, think I have stuck 90 miles on it or so.

[yes oui si]

S'pose I'd better sell it and get something more broken

did it go yet?

[Jifflemon]

I also had to swap lambda wiring-the MR2 had 3 lambdas but the 2zz only has 2.

 

No wiring changes needed; just don’t use the plug over the gearbox.

 

Handy tip too; it should start and run on the 1zz ECU. Just helps when ruling out starting problems.

[dome]

did it go yet?

320touring has it on an extended test drive so with a bit of luck I can move house and send him a bill so he can't bring it back!