And pipe work continues...

Things are getting along nicely. Manne has been welding the pipes and cyl 1 and 2 are now ready to be tested on the engine. Amazing welds, just wish I could do the same.

Begun cutting the bends and pipes for the header. Slow process but it's getting there.

Easier and much more precise cuts than with an angle grinder.

Cyl no 2 tubes ready

Header plans

Manne sent me first cad pics of the header. Looks like it can be done using standard bends. All the pipes are same length and size and hopefully there will be enough ground clearance. Lowest point is 15cm from the ground.

Cylinder no. 1 still needs work but otherwise this is the plan.

I installed screws to keep crankshaft oil seal in it's place. I've never blown a seal before but last summer it blew off three times and replacing it is quite a job. I'm also improving breathing a lot and probably it alone will prevent the seal moving but I can never be sure.

Simple fix and I hope it works.

Dash is on

I'm not very fond of electrics and that's why I didn't insall the dash earlier. I finally got myself to do it and it was fairly simple, only 7 wires to be connected as I'm getting all the data from ECU. For the ECU I need to install road speed sensor, clutch shaft rpm sensor, oil and fuel pressure sensors and that's about it for now. However, the dash looks OK and I can configure it as I like.

New display

Santa brought me a new dash display. Now I can get rid of all the extra gauges and warning lights, they are all in one display. I also got interface cable for Tatech ECU so I get all the info form there. No need for extra sensors. Tatech has now been upgraded to Pro in order to get internal datalogger and loads of extra channels for logging, five different maps behind a switch and more options I will ever need. For the datalogger I'm getting rpm info from engine, clutch shaft and at least one wheel, oil temp, lambda, advance, injection time, oil and fuel pressure, etc. Probably too much information but it can be useful sometimes.

Race Technology Dash2 was the only display that had Tatech interface cable ready.