My 170S Build
A newbie tries his hand at building a car
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Category: Transmission
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Time spent: 5hCumulative time: 110hMain activities: Fluids and electrics Nearly there I think. So it was time to start topping up the fluids. First up was the back axle which I filled from above with a funned glued to a piece of garden hose (making use of some of the left over black glue that…
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Time spent: 6hCumulative time: 81hMain activities: Roll cage, rear suspension, drive train, front wings Had some family visiting over the weekend who I quickly put to work to help get the rear axle in place. Its definitely a two-handed process. First job was to wheel the whole car out of the garage and turn it…
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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: 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: 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…
My 170S Build 