Not a darn thing for mine today; too cold to go outside to my detached garage.

 

I have spent the Whole day taking the front tray apart, rusty bolts that broke, and now, I am changing and cleaning the coolingsystem, then I flush it several times with fresh demineralized water. In a couple of hours, I'll be pouring fresh Castrol Radicool SF into the system together with demineralized Water, 50%/50%.

Cheers,
Redfox.

 

First layer of clear coat on my carbon splitter last night. I'll be cutting a thin rubber spacer between the splitter and bumper today.

 

I kept my Esprit away from the Road Salt.


<SIGH> I wish it would warm up and RAIN around here, to clean off the roads.

:sad:

On my list for the Winter: SS brake lines, renew the padding in the center console.

 

Like this

 

Well, I did it yesterday but I installed a new left driveshaft on my car.

 

Today was a busy day! I pulled the old clear bra off the front of the new V8 and polished it out so I can have a new one installed! I finished putting new decals in the freshly repainted Brembos, got my Futuras back from the tire shop with all new rubber mounted and balanced, and finally got one of my timing belts aligned properly and installed. I will finish installing the other belt hopefully Wednesday then I can set the tension.... Once that is done, I can put the covers, power steering pump and new accessory belt on and finally enjoy the new ride!

 

Love the OZ Wheels! Ordered them new on a 1995 S4S I bought, option was $10,000 way back then. Just got a set of new OZ wheels for my new 1997 Esprit, just LOVE THEM!

 

The roads around Mechanicsburg Pa were dry this weekend so I drove my Esprit after I had waxed it a month ago and covered it. I hit no running water or puddles at all, a successful 20 miles lol. I was waiting for someone to use their wiper fluid in front of me though. I wanted to get it out and get the fluids moving and tires rolling a bit. It looks like it never left my garage.

 

went to my friends car storage warehouse this weekend. Got to burrow his lift, change the oil and replace the alternator on the esprit. Went with the catera one. It was a pretty easy job, just had to grind down part of the shim for the top and remove that vent tube. Didnt get to do the transaxle fluid - didnt have the right sockets. Also got to go for a ride in his new toy....

 

Weather was awesome here in Virginia Beach yesterday, spent most of the day working on my brake conversion, installed new braided hoses from SJ Sports cars. I pulled the front calipers and rotors in preparation for next weekend.

...Really wanted to go for a drive, my car has been off the road since October.

 

As part of my Timing Belt Service/Engine Beautification work (that has extended to over a year off the road so far) I replaced all vacuum lines with silicone ones, cleaned the block underneath the intake manifold, chased all intake manifold stud threads, reinstalled the chrome powdercoated instake, throttle bodies and Ferrari red crackle back plate, fabbed new hoses for my new bosch 010 chargecooler pump and connected the under intake manifold coolant hose and connected all harness connections.

Resurrection should occur next week with:

Install Ferrari red crackle powdercoated plenum and secondary injection nozzle
Install Ferrari red crackle powdercoated chargecooler
Connect chargecooler ground and harness connector
Install (2) replacement silicone hoses at radiator
Change oil
Flush and change all coolant.
Buy new battery and resurrection.

Work completed so far:
Complete tear down of valve covers/intake assembly
Replaced timing belt with JAE blue belt
Replaced timing belt tensioner bearing
Replaced all belts
Replaced all coolant hoses with silicone ones
Powdercoated chrome intake, throttlebodies, chargecooler brackets and curved coolant pipe above alternator
Polished fuel rail to mirror reflection
Rebuilt Bosch alternator and replaced regulator, paint refresh
Replaced all vacuum lines with black silicone
Poweder coated red Ferrari crackle valve covers, instake plenum, secondary injector nozzle and chargcooler - polished all bare metal on cooling fins and lotus/turbo letters.
Replaced all gaskets for parts removed including injection seals
Ported plenum backplate and took A LOT off of secondary injection nozzle opening and exit, chamfered all openings including within chargecooler. Cut gaskets to match.

All this was brought on by that crappy orange paint flaking off the chargecooler/valve covers after a degrease.-eek-

And next is black carpet to replace puke beige carpet, replace all gray fabric head liner parts with matching magnolia leather parts AND retrofit of 2000 V8 brake booster and abs unit (have sourced all parts...just need to fab a few brake lines and hook up a vacuum pump/reservoir.

 

As part of my Timing Belt Service/Engine Beautification work (that has extended to over a year off the road so far) I replaced all vacuum lines with silicone ones, cleaned the block underneath the intake manifold, chased all intake manifold stud threads, reinstalled the chrome powdercoated instake, throttle bodies and Ferrari red crackle back plate, fabbed new hoses for my new bosch 010 chargecooler pump and connected the under intake manifold coolant hose and connected all harness connections.

Resurrection should occur next week with:

Install Ferrari red crackle powdercoated plenum and secondary injection nozzle
Install Ferrari red crackle powdercoated chargecooler
Connect chargecooler ground and harness connector
Install (2) replacement silicone hoses at radiator
Change oil
Flush and change all coolant.
Buy new battery and resurrection.

Work completed so far:
Complete tear down of valve covers/intake assembly
Replaced timing belt with JAE blue belt
Replaced timing belt tensioner bearing
Replaced all belts
Replaced all coolant hoses with silicone ones
Powdercoated chrome intake, throttlebodies, chargecooler brackets and curved coolant pipe above alternator
Polished fuel rail to mirror reflection
Rebuilt Bosch alternator and replaced regulator, paint refresh
Replaced all vacuum lines with black silicone
Poweder coated red Ferrari crackle valve covers, instake plenum, secondary injector nozzle and chargcooler - polished all bare metal on cooling fins and lotus/turbo letters.
Replaced all gaskets for parts removed including injection seals
Ported plenum backplate and took A LOT off of secondary injection nozzle opening and exit, chamfered all openings including within chargecooler. Cut gaskets to match.

All this was brought on by that crappy orange paint flaking off the chargecooler/valve covers after a degrease.-eek-

And next is black carpet to replace puke beige carpet, replace all gray fabric head liner parts with matching magnolia leather parts AND retrofit of 2000 V8 brake booster and abs unit (have sourced all parts...just need to fab a few brake lines and hook up a vacuum pump/reservoir.

Wondering if you know what this is?

 

Would love to see said Rosso red intake parts installed! My new V8 crackle paint is in need of some "love"!

 

Bought new roof antenna base to replace the one I had installed last year. New one is at correct (steeper) angle..

AMPLIFIED ROOF AERIAL BASE VAUXHALL ZAFIRA MERIVA COMBO | eBay

 

I drove the piss out of it today. Man does the car feel good!

 

Rub it in Noob! Lol! Soon man, soon! I am done doing the timing belts, now reassembling the rest of the stuff, I discovered that my serpentine belt tensioner is broken, so a few more days waiting for a new part before I can finally enjoy this beauty!!

 

Wow, that's a real kicker, Art.

 

1. Washed and detailed it

2. Fixed a sticking headlight switch and added Stabil 360, a fuel additive that releases a revolutionary vapor that rises above the fuel line protecting the entire fuel system from corrosion caused by ethanol blended fuel and believe me, we Esprit owners need all the help we can get on this issue.

3. Drove to the local shops to pick up my wife's dry cleaning, then went for a 30 minute spirited drive along the back roads.

 

*envious*

 

Installed the fittings on the water cooled wastegate. Cut the tank and fitted the flange I made last night. Drilled the AN fittings to welded into the new header tank. Took a pattern for the engine damper mount to Henry my welder to plasma cut and bend.

 

Looking good! You have reengineered the entire car! There is a lot to reengineer on these cars! Can't wait to see the finished product!

I decided to work on my tensioner myself and see if I could get it working correctly. I managed to get it located properly on the block and installed the serpentine belt. Double checked everything and installed my new spark plugs, and fired the beast up after the timing belt change. So glorious to hear her fire up and run smoothly after all of that work! I am waiting for the some marker lights to return from the tint shop and then I can get her on the road!!!

 

I sure hope it runs.......lol.

 

That's always the hope after a long project! It will a sight to behold when done I am certain! Any anticipated completion timeframe?

 

I have a demonstration in San Jose ( 130 mi from home ) at the Glass Art Society, in June. It would be great to pull up in front of the convention center in Her. Wow that sounds kinda nasty!

 

I'll be looking for you if I can make it.

 

Sprayed all the bolts and nuts underneath the front end, to aid the complete dissasembleing of the cooling systems. Will repeat for a week.

Cheers,
Redfox.

 

Got some 1/4 aluminum rod (6063 it's softer)yesterday. Hand formed it, to make a grill frame. Have been using a perforated aluminum honey comb pattern for all the various screens/ grills. Not very strong, very expensive but very light. I'll have mounting tabs welded to the frame as well as tacking the mesh to it. It will bolt into nested T nuts, that I'll put into the bumper from behind. A couple oval shaped cut outs from aluminum sheet tacked to the mesh where the splitter supports pass through.
Probably black powder coated.

 

Got most of the lighting back from the tint shop. Looks so much better! They were not finished with the plinth yet, but wanted to get the other pieces on the car.... So ready to drive her, but.....