Well, the engine is in its final location, plus or minus half an inch. Not made up the engine mounts yet; should be done in the morning.
The frame remains as built (apart from the steering rack points) from the suspension towers back; everything forward of there is severely modified. Been cutting and tacking and welding all day... The bonnet is back on (temporarily) and nothing touches. Some places have almost 10mm clearance! Neil On 5 July, 20:03, Matthew Wastell <[email protected]> wrote: > Would be interesting to know how much yours weighs to see if my local > weighbridge is accurate ;-) > > Good luck with the conversion! > > Matthew > > On 4 Jul 2010, at 20:51, barnacle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Biggest problem at the moment is the pulleys that manage the > > alternator and power steering on the front right of the engine. Looks > > like I'll have to do some major surgery on the frame since that's > > where the suspension pickup wants to be, and also an inconvenient > > bonnet attachment. > > > Got the power steering rack sorted out nicely; who'd have thought that > > the Fiat Coupe rack is only 10mm wider than the Fiesta rack, and that > > the track control rods will simply unscrew from the Fiat and screw > > straight in - so I can use the original track rod ends. > > > Thanks for the weight reference, Matthew. There's a weighbridge up the > > road, if I can get to it! Even at 900kg it's going to be 400kg lighter > > than the donor. > > > Oddly enough, as we pulled out of the yard tonight, a Quantum 2+2 > > crossed in front of us - never seen one on the road before except at a > > show... so we followed him for a while, then had a chat - and it > > turned out he'd been at a show all weekend! > > > Neil > > > On 4 July, 12:11, Matthew Wastell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, when I had my 2+2 weighed without carpets and an 1800 zetec it was > >> 880kg. Just thought I'd mention it as it was in your post. > > >> Matthew > > >> On 4 Jul 2010, at 08:30, barnacle <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> No pictures yet, but possibly an article, yes. > > >>> Thread is currently > >>> here:http://www.fccuk.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1063809... > >>> - though I'm arguing with one of the other moderators that it should > >>> be in the *coupe* section as there's so much coupe going in, so it > >>> might move. > > >>> My word it felt good to get that wiring out. It was *terrible*. > > >>> Neil > > >>> On 2 July, 23:45, Bob Craig <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Good luck with it Neil. Look forward to seeing the pics - maybe an > >>>> article for the magazine? > > >>>> I'm surprised nobody has done a Honda type R conversion yet > > >>>> Bob Craig (Q2-267) > > >>>> On 2 July, 22:56, barnacle <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> First thing in the morning (possibly even before the blackbird starts > >>>>> squawking) I set off for Hereford. > > >>>>> Plan is to pull the XR2 CVH engine out and get a Fiat Coupe 20vt > >>>>> engine in - along with power steering, steering column, hydraulic > >>>>> clutch, and sundry other bits. I have a week to get at least the > >>>>> engine in and running. > > >>>>> There will be photos... probably in a thread on the FCCUK forum, but > >>>>> I'll put a link here. > > >>>>> Will this be the first five cylinder Q2+2? > > >>>>> Neil > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Quantum Owners Group" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> For more options, visit this group > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > >>> IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > >>> Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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