MY WESTFIELD BUILD
Stage 4
I Contacted R.P.I. international on their web site and ordered an Edelbrock/Weber performer series carb/manifold kit (another power upgrade!) I read a magazine workshop test where they compared my Edelbrock/Weber four barrel, the Holley four barrel, a Quad SU system and the original SU twin carb set up. And the Edelbrock/Weber came tops on torque, power and economy.
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spent a night bolting on the inlet manifold,carb and all the associated bits and bobs(fuel regulator,petrol pipes etc.) |
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Also I finalised the radiator so nosecone could be finished. Air cleaner and battery were next ,followed by choke and throttle cables,horns and remote oil filter (Real Steel again). |
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After new plug leads and spark plugs,petrol,oil and water were put in I decided to turn it over with the coil disconnected to make sure all was well.Good job I did "no oil pressure!!" Further investigation revealed I had piped up the remote oil filter the wrong way round, "apparently the oil will only flow through it in one direction".With this remedied I was ready to start again "problem solved!!" I now re-connected the coil and held my breath, third turn of the key and the engine fired up but petered out again, on the fifth try I was rewarded with deep V8 roar "success " "I had a livin breathin V8!!"
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Now that only leaves me with one problem, how do I get the completed car off the chassis trolley? The answer came in the shape of my brother in laws J.C.B!! So.......J.C.B. at the heavy end........ |
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...........and a slightly stressed out me at tother end"hope we don't drop it now" |
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which got it on its wheels finally(err I did'nt try it up the road then honest!!) |
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The next stage is to prepare it for Single Vehicle Approval....S.V.A. |
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