My 170S Build
A newbie tries his hand at building a car
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Category: Engine Install
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Time spent: 4hCumulative time: 75hMain activities: rear wings, purge valve hose Most of the day was spent sorting out the rear wings, in particular the wing protectors which need to be rivetted onto the front face of the rear wings. I decided that it is entirely possible to do this ‘offline’ before the wings are…
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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: 62hMain activities: propshaft, turbo solenoid, handbrake, gear lever, engine mount, steering First job was to try and rectify the fixing for the LHS engine mount. The problem was getting the spring washer into the hole in which the bolt sits. The hole is only just wider than the hold-down bolt and…
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Time spent: 6hCulmulative time: 47hMain activities: Engine install Having realised that the fixings I need for the engine mounts were actually fixed to the engine, I decided to get stuck into installing the engine into the car. I had two helpers and they were really useful – would have been very difficult with just one…
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Time spent: 2hCulmulative time: 41hMain activities: Airbox and parts identification, internal trim With the engine install on hold because of missing fixing bolts and I am pause mode whilst I wait for these to be sent from Caterham. I have been doing what I can to keep the build moving. I am indebted to the…
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Time spent: 3hCulmulative time: 33hMain activities: Finish heater, install engine mounts A little bit of tinkering around today. First job was to finish the heater now that I know where the control cable actually goes. This didn’t take long. I cut the coolant pipes – about 100mm long seems about right – and fixed the…
My 170S Build 