Ian's B6T Festiva build

[shadetree]

Great news !! Now the fun begins , try to find time to finish it between test drives !!
It's really major self accomplishment .

[fastivaca]

Nice! Must have felt good to finally be able to drive it! what was the spark problem you had earlier?


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I had missed one splice in the wiring harness and to make things even more interesting I hadn't installed the fuel injectors correctly.

[ryanprins13]

Nice! Must have felt good to finally be able to drive it! what was the spark problem you had earlier?


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[fastivaca]

A major mileatone this evening!

Took the car for a spin around the block!!!! The clutch is doing what it's supposed to do. Boost gauge works.

Still to do:

- get the tach working.
- find an oil pressure sender I can just screw in without adaptors. I'm pretty sure I can get some from VDO.
- driver's side front speaker isn't working, probably just came unplugged.
- Main console to go back in along with the e-brake cover.
- figure out why the daytime running lights aren't working.
- aim the headlights
- double check toe-in/out up front... it looks a little off.
-figure out how much bump stop to put on the rear shocks
- adjust the front coilovers as the cat is sitting a bit lower than when they were on the red car.
- head to the car wash!

Will get some daytime photos very soon.

[fastivaca]

Wow that spec looks like it won't have disengaged.

That's exactly what was happening. No matter where I had the cable adjusted the clutch did not disengage. 😠

[william]

Wow that spec looks like it won't have disengaged.

[fastivaca]

Not too sure if you can see what I mean about the inside ends of the release levers, or fingers, or whatever they're called, being almost 1/2" closer to the disc!

Here's a shot of the Spec pressure plate with the Spec disc with the release fingers pointing in towards the flywheel:


Here's the Spec pressure plate with the Exedy disc with the release fingers pointing towards the transmission:


The result was that with the thicker Spec disc the release bearing had to move an extra 1/2" to engage the fingers and then there wasn't enough room to remove pressure off the disc, the fingers would actually hit the disc!!! With the Exedy disc installed the fingers point towards the transmission and are much closer to the release bearing.

I may just contact Spec to see what they have to say.

Thanks again for the encouragement!!!

[Icedawg]

That must have been a red bull not a beer, Ian, that was seriously fast between the two posts for getting the T re-installed. You sure did beat flat rate, and better!

[Advancedynamix]

Wow! You beat flat rate. I am anxiously awaiting the results to this experiment.

[fastivaca]

Transmission all bolted up, crossmember back in, mounts all tight. That's all for tonight; I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow!



...and the only fluid I had to drain was the transmission!

[bhearts]

Transmission out, Spec disc out, Exedy disc on. Measured the thickness of the two discs and discovered that the Spec disc was about 1/8" thicker than the Exedy! Going to grab a drink then get the transmission bolted back up to the engine.



With Spec disc in the inside ends of the release levers, or forks, or whatever they're called, were almost 1/2" closer to the disc!

Looking forward to getting this back together and driving it.

Go ian go

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[fastivaca]

Transmission out, Spec disc out, Exedy disc on. Measured the thickness of the two discs and discovered that the Spec disc was about 1/8" thicker than the Exedy! Going to grab a drink then get the transmission bolted back up to the engine.



With Spec disc in the inside ends of the release levers, or forks, or whatever they're called, were almost 1/2" closer to the disc!

Looking forward to getting this back together and driving it.

[fastivaca]

Good luck.

Thanks

[sc72]

Good luck.

[fastivaca]

Well, transmission is coming out and clutch disc being replaced with an Exedy version. Hoping to have that done tonight. Off to the garage for me now........




Ian