Ok, I guess it's modified now....
Apologies for ropey pics - from a camcorder.
I fitted a new light to my dashboard this week (the middle orange one).
Ok, so I also added diff oil, and a washer level as they weren't on the digi-dash, but this one was special.
It's linked to the engine management. Sort of a primitive diagnostics light. Comes on when you go to ACC, but then stays off when I drive it, as I did for the first time last night (thankfully).
Took a bit of doing to make it work though, as I had to fit all of this:
The S15 engine + 6-speed box that Lennie spotted on here about 4 months ago, in this thread:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=109341
and I rashly bought.
Of course, owing to John's Law, it got lost in transit from Malaysia and wound up in L.A.. Eventually this was sorted and I got it just over 2 weeks ago.
http://www.johnwbennett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sr6.jpg
Took half my annual holiday to fit it (bloody freezing out there!).
Work still to be done - hasn't even got a gearknob yet:: to Jim Potter who's giving me one for nowt.
http://www.johnwbennett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sr7.jpg.
Got a nice short-shift this gearbox(although the threads hurt your hands
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Need to tidy things up a lot, and finish painting the engine bay - seam-welding it (badly), took about half a week.
Also need to sort out the speedo, as it currently doesn't have one. Contrary to SXOC folklore - the speed sender isn't on the rear diff. Instead it uses the diff ABS sensor & computer to generate the signal, which as it turns out, is entirely unsuitable for an S13 speedo (digital or not). To make matters worse, the diff I was sent wasn't the helical one, and there were no half-shafts, so it's currenty acting as a door-stop. Fortunately an S13 LSD has the same ABS sensor for which I can adapt an electronics project to generate the speed. Problem with that is I need a shorter ABS propshaft (rear half) in order to fit the an LSD...
Would be nice to get a helical S15 LSD (or even the one that came with the engine) onto the car, but it'll have to take a backseat for the moment (spent enough).
To make the exhaust fit, I sliced off the downpipe flange, rotated it and welded it back on. A custom exhaust will be made for it soon, as this Kwik-fit jobbie won't do the job for 250bhp?, I expect.
Need to sort out the boost solenoid, and improve the Volvo intercooler pipework (maybe get some metal pipes) too.
Of course, it's getting the gentlest possible treatment until I'm 110% convinced it's all running properly.
Oh and it's exactly 'drop in' either- gearbox mounts needed a bit of filing and I had to get the S15 and S13 front propshaft's spliced as the 6-speed has different splines and centre bearings to the S13 one (a nice suprise when I found this out half-way). PAS pump and throttle cable needed brackets making up. Even spent half a day making a slinger to be able to lift it!
Car still looks a state - I'll tidy it up a bit, but I'm keeping it looking standard - wolf in sheep's clothing and all that
Oh and the wiring;
http://www.johnwbennett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sr5.jpg
http://www.johnwbennett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sr2.jpg
Could have died when I saw the 2-foot, 15kg ball of wires that came with it, but in the end I managed to fit it by joining about 10 wires (discretely). A write-up will be done ASAP.
Thanks to those I've pestered by PM (Ben Taylor especially-fortunately he was fine (as was the engine ), Fry1 and IainS14 for donating/loaning bits (Artist - I'll borrow that boost gauge soon too
Oh and before someone says 'why - an engine with rocker arms and a weak gearbox?'
Dunno really - cost a f**king fortune in the end after shipping + tax, but at least it's a bit different. Plus it's only got 19,000 miles on it
Oh and I'm off to a scrapyard next week, but I'd just like to say I'm looking out for the arofementioned S13 ABS rear prop, the grey 'turbo intercooler' spark plug cover and an SR20 PAS pump would be nice, as mine really is a bodge.
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