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| posted on 4/2/13 at 06:23 AM |
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I Like it!
No cutout for the sump? dry sump I presume? must be tight to the floor?
Look forward to seeing this finished.
Mel.
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eddie99
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| posted on 4/2/13 at 10:00 AM |
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Hi Mel,
Yes it is dry sumped, actually its the bottom of the bell housing (lowest part) that dictated the engine height, was as low as we could get it all.
Thanks
Ed
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eddie99
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 04:49 PM |
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Had some people asking so thought i'd put up a little update.
Had a delay sorting out the internals for the clutch slave cylinder. Short story is the raceline bell housing wasn't designed to use a twin
plate clutch. Couple of days later ended up with an AP slave cylinder with an adaptor in place.
Quick released the bell housing for quick removal of the gearbox.
1 ally panel left to make, ended up having 15 ally panels for easy access. Mostly removable. Had them all powder coated. A few fitted.
Engine, Gearbox, Prop and Diff all in.
Main wiring loom in and routed.
Now this weeks main job is the exhaust.
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eddie99
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 08:48 PM |
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2 of the big jobs done this week, Exhaust and Fuel tank.
Clutch all bled and working was a big relief, Now for a week of lots of small jobs.
Few showing some of the ally panels:
Engine In, Exhaust and Cylinders on:
Fuel tank in and also shows rear damper/rocker positioning:
Hope you all like. Comments welcome.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 08:54 PM |
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All looks great, very well engineered.
I hate to lower the tone on a thread like this but have you thought of costs for the finished article and would you be looking at producing kits for
road use?
Steve
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eddie99
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
All looks great, very well engineered.
I hate to lower the tone on a thread like this but have you thought of costs for the finished article and would you be looking at producing kits for
road use?
Steve
Hi Steve,
Yes we have thought about producing kits for road use. We are planning on putting this first car through IVA (as well as racing) to prove that it can
be a road car. Ideally we would do a poly bushed kit for road as i think the rod end setup will be rather harsh.
Prices, cant say for sure till we have the finished car, However certain parts like chassis will be under £1500. Unfortunately its the corners (billet
uprights, hubs and Ap calipers) that put the price up.
If your after any more info, don't hesitate to give me a call on 0759048065.
Kind Regards
Ed
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eddie99
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| posted on 25/2/13 at 09:25 PM |
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Just a quick update.
Had a long day Saturday getting most of the wiring done, Mounting fuse box, relays, ECU, Logger etc...
Managed to get majority of the car wired up, just got a few bits left to finish up.
Pedals all in, dry sump tank modded and in.
Front bulkhead cut and on the car, rack mounted.
Prototype dash in, will do the real one this week.
Now got to mount radiator and oil cooler then plumb up brake lines, fuel/oil and water pipes.
Aiming for the first start up this weekend coming.
Oh and at the same time, trying to sort out the uprights/hubs/drive flanges machining with the machine shop.
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eddie99
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| posted on 4/3/13 at 10:01 PM |
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Bit of an update:
Got some more ally panels powder coated, most of the interior panels fitted.
Radiator mounted
Steering all done and in
Dash mk2 done and in
Loom finished and wrapped, can't do any more wiring till bodywork is on with lights etc..
Cage back from powdercoaters and on the car.
I'll try and get some pics over the next couple of days.
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eddie99
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| posted on 6/3/13 at 10:17 PM |
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Put some pics up on the facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elite-Motorsport-Engineering/153409081394323?ref=hl
Anyway heres a couple:
Dash and steering in:
Cage on:
Here she was this morning:
[Edited on 6/3/13 by eddie99]
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Twin40
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 10:37 AM |
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Looks fantastic eddie, can't wait to see the suspension all fitted on!
Top work.
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eddie99
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 04:15 PM |
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Thanks Clive, Shouldnt be too far away, hope to have uprights/hubs back from the machine shop in 10days time.
Kind Regards
Ed
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eddie99
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 07:54 PM |
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Bit of an update.
Got oil system, fuel system, cooling system all plumbed up. Electrics finished and ran the engine yesterday for the first time. Always a great
moment.
Brake pipes all in, Air filter fitted, fire extinguisher fitted, lots of other little jobs done. Anyway on Thursday, all our machining turned up from
the machine shop so, spent the last few days also messing about with that, stripping and rebuilding bearings etc..
Anyways, heres some pics:
Front and Rear Upright/hub:
Same again from other side:
Mockup of a rear with floating disc and AP Caliper:
Pic from other side showing drive flange:
Pair of front lower aero section wishbones:
This is a little feature that allows us to run the front brake pipes through the front lower wishbone keeping things neat and tidy:
Oh and heres a front lower wishbone mocked up on the chassis:
Now its cracking on with getting it rolling, got to make the top wishbones, pushrods/rockers etc..
Hope you all like it.
[Edited on 24/3/13 by eddie99]
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theduck
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 09:01 PM |
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Live that dash! Assume you will be either changing the switches or fitting switch guards for IVA?
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eddie99
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 09:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theduck
Live that dash! Assume you will be either changing the switches or fitting switch guards for IVA?
Yes i was hoping the waterproof covers for the toggle switches would pass IVA? (Havent looked into it yet) Otherwise some sort of switch guards.
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tilly819
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 10:17 PM |
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I must say it is SO refreshing to see some engineering going into these cars at last, between this and the work of Mr Bates its a real pleasure to
read and view the progress.
Keep up the good work
Tilly
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eddie99
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| posted on 30/3/13 at 11:59 PM |
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Thanks Tilly,
Heres the mockup of our front corner, haven't got around to making the aero section pushrods or track rods yet:
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snapper
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| posted on 31/3/13 at 07:18 AM |
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How much up and down movement do you get with the rosejoints mounted in that plane?
Without wider mounts and misalignment washers it looks like they will lock at a few degrees!
[Edited on 31/3/13 by snapper]
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eddie99
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| posted on 31/3/13 at 11:35 AM |
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Hi Paul,
With the setup seen above, the upright can move through a 100mm+ sweep, however the operating range on this car is +/-25mm. So more than double
required.
The above setup does have top hats fitted, the angle of the shot might not have been the best one.
Using this setup also gives the rod ends the plain they are designed to run in.
Kind Regards
Ed
[Edited on 31/3/13 by eddie99]
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theduck
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| posted on 31/3/13 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
quote:
Originally posted by theduck
Live that dash! Assume you will be either changing the switches or fitting switch guards for IVA?
Yes i was hoping the waterproof covers for the toggle switches would pass IVA? (Havent looked into it yet) Otherwise some sort of switch guards.
Pretty sure you will need switch guards. Only thing BMW mini is good for ;-)
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eddie99
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| posted on 16/4/13 at 01:59 PM |
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Following this thread: http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=180630
The Elite Pulse will be launched at Stoneleigh.
Hall 1, Stand n.17. Come and say hello.
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theduck
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| posted on 16/4/13 at 05:49 PM |
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Will there be anymore updates before the show or is it top secret until the unveiling now?
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eddie99
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| posted on 16/4/13 at 10:10 PM |
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Yep, Wont be posting any more pics till Stoneleigh
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eddie99
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 07:35 PM |
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Had a good show at stoneleigh so time for some updates, was a long couple of weeks but managed to get it to Stoneleigh:
Here it was before stickering:
Front corner shots:
Engine bay:
Rear suspension:
Front dampers:
And finally our mag seven driver in the car:
Hope you all like the car.
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theduck
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 07:45 PM |
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Didn't get chance to speak to you at stoneleigh (you were too busy!) but I have to say I was very impressed with the car!
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Ivan
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| posted on 8/5/13 at 07:35 AM |
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Yup - I like it.
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