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Glad to hear our car is running well again. It must of gone down well at the Emory Camp out?

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Thanks guys much appreciated

sladey wrote:Brilliant update Chris. And fantastic work. What’s the story with the curved pedal - thinking about getting one but don’t know the reason for the curve - is it meant to be easier heel and Toing

Cheers Mark...The curved Pedal is best described as a rolling motion as opposed to a pivoting motion...if that makes sense ? 917's had them so must be good

As I say, the feeling is much more on-off (lighter action?), but adding the slave spring certainly gives abit more resistance and snap back. The pedal has additional floor mounts mounting slots so it can be adjusted left/right and front/back as needed...also there are a row of holes on the back strengthening bar to adjust the pedal angle. All resulting in more options to get the "perfect" positioning for heel and Toeing etc.

smallspeed wrote:
Hi Chris, might be "teaching my grandmother to suck eggs" here, but if you can find some over there, go with the 3M Safety Walk grip tape - its designed for the leading edge of stair treads, etc.

Thanks Ben...I said Skateboard grip tape because thats the first thing that popped into my head, but the stuff I have is indeed stair tread tape, much less sand texture than Deck tape. The kitchen scissors may take a beating cutting it, once I have made the template...but as I said to Mrs Jury, "there is no way I am risking filing the edge of the black anodised pedal"

neilbardsley wrote:Glad to hear our car is running well again. It must of gone down well at the Emory Camp out?

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Thanks Neil, Yes got some nice comments and had afew great chats with people I thought only existed in the internet world. I didn't win best in Outlaw class...that award went to this.

Far enough seeing as we were surrounded by the 356 crowd (and I filled the entry form in incorrectly).....


.....but my LED lights still look way better !

jury wrote:

smallspeed wrote:
Hi Chris, might be "teaching my grandmother to suck eggs" here, but if you can find some over there, go with the 3M Safety Walk grip tape - its designed for the leading edge of stair treads, etc.

Thanks Ben...I said Skateboard grip tape because thats the first thing that popped into my head, but the stuff I have is indeed stair tread tape, much less sand texture than Deck tape. The kitchen scissors may take a beating cutting it, once I have made the template...but as I said to Mrs Jury, "there is no way I am risking filing the edge of the black anodised pedal"

Completely understand that !
Actually if you watch a few “grip tape” vids on YouTube you can see running around the edge with something like a socket handle or piece of round bar stock will wear through the abrasive at the edge, allowing you to just cut through the adhesive layer with a razor blade or Stanley knife

Chris
I understood D zug were no longer in business- where did you get pedal?
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Pedal came from here Clive:

http://www.rebelracingproducts.com

Though I think Chris (fetuhoe on here) at Fennlane stocks them. Seem to remember Chris having the curved, and two straight options

http://www.fennlane.co.uk


Cheers
Chris

jury wrote: .....but my LED lights still look way better !

.....the whole car looks way better!

Thanks for sharing......posts about people living with/modifying/building/using their cars are the best

Cheers,

New Years day drive...Felt so good to be back behind the wheel.

Idle set higher and Battery charging correctly. Gearbox feels great, as does the improvements made to the fuel delivery. Still afew tweeks needed and might fit a heavier slave spring on new accelerator pedal, but great progress made...








Still not 100% sure I have the correct Dipstick fitted...




Sounds good and pulls strong though...

VIDEO

https://vimeo.com/249418116


Chris

Sounds great ... How many litres of oil have you filled with ? What year tank have you got ? From memory there are 3 different dip sticks

Looking good Chris.

Those pics could be in the english countryside.

Really must get to that area of the US someday.

hot66 wrote:Sounds great ... How many litres of oil have you filled with ? What year tank have you got ? From memory there are 3 different dip sticks

Thanks James.

There is currently about 9.5 US quarts in there which equates to about 9 litres.

The problem I have is that everything is abit of a mismatch

Engine is 2.2 with no front Oil cooler...The Oil tank is a later 930 (bigger capacity), but not sure on the exact year. Currently there is no Oil registering at all on the Dipstick and the Oil light is constantly on. The fuel pressure is good at idle and acceleration. Temp is just below 180 when warmed up.

The dipstick is 930.107.731.00 :

Length = 295mm
Max = 203mm
Min = 268

But I think there is a 930.107.731.01 available also (early S info):

Length = 300mm
Max = 213mm
Min = 274

Some, but not a massive difference.

From memory, when I first put Oil in the car in Germany it took about 11 litres before the Oil light went out and it was above the Min mark on the Dipstick. But the concern has always been that the Oil was overfilled. After putting everything back together recently, everyone I have spoken to in the USA have said to put 8 quarts in and then top up accordingly once up to temperature.

My thinking is that the engine will be ok with 9 litres, but the tank is ok with 11 +/- litres. So, so long as I go off what the tank says I should be ok, because everything circulates back to the tank.....I think ?

Cheers

Solved the Oil issue...11 quarts later and all is good.


Enjoying the car...getting out and about, meeting up with old friends...






And then.....Bollocks !!!






Could have been worse...Update soon

Ouch! But could have been a LOT worse

THAT was a narrow escape!