Eddie

Update-

Mega Squirt not going so well

The unit is a MSI v2.2 and has a extra board for the VR sensor. It would seem that VR sensor and the conditioner are not happy with each other.

Look what I picked up this afternoon

very nice work you have done. i like it i love the steering wheel

Its pretty big to drive with. It was ok with the steering box but now with the power steering it could be alot smaller

Its raining in Rotorua today so I didn't get the car out side for some photo's, but whats a Project Tread without photo's

The front leather seats out of the 318ti

The back seat is installed out of the ti as well.

Driver side

Drivers view

More engine pics

out side pictures

All the trim back on / lights

the cut back rear bumper

right side

the left

Just mucking around this morning-

Polished up the trumpets of the side drafts

connected the gauge lights up- not to sure about the blue back light

this thing looks mean

Oh. That's clever - I wish I'd done it that way (I bought a VDO one and matching rev counter, which I am integrating like you have - much more expensive).

Free is good

If need be I can get a Jaykar speedo calibration kit for $54 IIRC

I priced a VDO and was quoted $320

Any videos? Or more pics of the car like an overview so far.... As in pictures of the interior and all?

Once I get it back out side I will take some more photo's, The interior is not finished the door cards are a bit manky and I have spent the money for the carpet on getting the Mega Squirt.

Update- I got given a speedo out of a E30 today, so I have modified it to go in place of the 2002 mech one.

I very much doubt the car will ever get to 240km

sequential ignition? sorry I don't know what you mean.

I made some new covers for in the boot

Hey rot62 - fancy seeing you here....lol

head gasket failure at my first event.

burned 3 pistons. None too happy about it, but just waiting for the machinist to finish the block now.

Thats not good news, I hope it all goes back together soon.

I thought your engine in the gtr was pretty new, what broke?

Mega squirt goes in on Sunday

NZEFI can stick their wasted spark unit where the sun don't shine. I makes me mad when the only part you didn't make yourself is the undoing of the project.

Look don't get me wrong, at the start NZEFI did say that this would not be the most ideal way to manage the ignition and a LINK would be better.

$180 or $1500 which would you choose?

But now after many hours of pissing around they now tell me that its not as simple to set up as they first told me.

MYSELF-"I'm having a problem with the wasted spark unit on cylinders 2 & 3"

NZEFI-" the position of the trigger toggle has to be very accurate"

MYSELF- "How many degrees before TDC?"

NZEFI- "I'm not sure, it may be need to be retarded"

MYSELF-" You're not sure?"

NZEFI-"I can't remember"

MYSELF-" You do have it written down?"

NZEFI-"Not sure, I can't find anything"

NZEFI-" You will have to keep adjusting your trigger it until you get it right"

To adjust the trigger plate I have to keep taking off the rocker cover, move the trigger plate on the front cam shaft, tighten it up again, put the rocker cover back on, start the car to find out that didn't work. Start the process again.

Out come- Keen as to sell me something, supplies insufficient information, unable to support a product they sold.

Gripe over- time to move on.

Counting the teeth on a ETK diagram. it appears that yes it is

Thanks for that

trademe http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=295373895

17 X 7 TSR SUGO alloy wheels

5 stud multi fit

offset 42

set of 4

the bolt centres rotate for different pcd

(see photo)

As new- have had tyres fitted but have never been used.

$600

I have just about pulled all my hair out over this ignition system. After mucking around with it all afternoon I worked out the fault is with the igniter I got from NZ EFI. I have had a scope on the output of the Jaycar kit and it is very stable. The output of the hall effect cam sensor is also stable but still the timing is all over the show for cylinders 2 and 3. I will ring NZEFI tomorrow and if still no joy I will change to a Megasquirt.

Looks good .

some more photo's of cage from inside- please.

Is the internal crank trigger on the M44 still a 60-2 system?

Good news and bad news

Good- The car has had all the moldings put on. The chrome one around the whole car and the black ones do the sides- like this

The bad- the car went on the dyno today.

This is the same dyno that give the m10 (with the side drafts) 78kw atw. We got to just short of 100kw atw @5500-5600 before the power dropped off due to a bad miss fire. The miss fire was traced back to the wasted unit. about 4000 rpm the timing starts to jump and by the 5500 mark its a miss fire.

It had shown up earlier in the build but I thought I had fixed it-wrong!!

To start this weekends project... I decided to clean up the garage a little... not that the car will actually fit in here, but It's nice to be able to find all the tools without major issues...

Lucky it going to be a long weekend

love this car

Got the front and rear windows in tonight. After alot of swearing because I couldn't get the rubber insert in the window seal. I made a tool out of a 9mm spanner. Then it only took seconds to install the insert.

The insert that caused me all the trouble

converted spanner insert tool

Still got some wof left

front window in

Yes sir approval granted, it has a M44 carb'd correct?, now new paint and all underneath new, worth good money now whats the plan with it keep long term?

Yes M44 on twin 45's. I 'm hoping it goes on the dyno this weekend. I will keep it as long as a have a place to store it.

With any luck it will be at its first hillclimb on the 27th of this month.

The car is starting to come together. I got some rubber inserts for the flares.

Thanks guys for all those options.

Didn't do any work on the car today, instead I went to Hampton Downs for some motorsport therapy

The para rubber in Rotorua closed last month, but I see there is one in Tauranga