My 170S Build
A newbie tries his hand at building a car
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Category: Cooling
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Time spent: 5hCumulative time: 71hMain activities: rear wings, intercooler, rear axle Miserable cold weather today with snow flurries. So I tried to do as much as I could indoors. The rear axle was a relatively easy job (but slightly messy because of the silicone gasket material). After several checks to make sure I have it…
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Time spent: 6hCumulative time: 56hMain activities: Engine air, water, fuel and hydraulic plumbing, turbo solenoid Whilst relatively easy on paper, these did take me a while to finish. In summary
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Time spent: 3hCumulative time: 50hMain activities: engine electrics, expansion bottle and gearbox mount A few wrap-ups following yesterday’s installation of the engine. I managed to borrow an 3/8” Allen key from a neighbour (still waiting for an equivalent hex drive that can be used with my torque wrench), which was enough to get the imperial…
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Time spent: 6hCulmulative time: 30hMain activities: Anti Roll Bar, radiator and heater install The replacement ball end for the ARB arrived whilst I was away so that was the first thing I tackled this morning. All went reasonably well – the new ball end needed filing around it’s equator which took quite a lot of…
My 170S Build 