Cosworth YB Turbo Into Elan

Post by: **john1180** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:32 am

Any more info on the headlights on your photo strip Vic?

Post by: **stevebroad** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:34 pm

Finally, engine and gearbox are back in. Roll hoop to be replaced with a full roll cage.

Next job is to get the body to fit then it is off to the cage fabricators, hopefully Monday week.

Post by: **bigvalvehead** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:49 pm

Hi Steve
Pics att'd of a cage I had in a race car which used a mount on the tunnel behind the dash.
Made a difference to the central box section stiffness
Cheers
Dave

Post by: **stevebroad** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:31 pm

Thanks Dave, added to my collection. Confirms what we thought was a good idea.

Regards

Steve

Post by: **RedS4** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:22 pm

Dave
Is that an Elise chassis in the background? (Apologies for the thread drift..).

Post by: **stevebroad** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:04 pm

Working on fuel system:

Post by: **stevebroad** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:06 pm

Decided that a shield between belt and fuel lines would be sensible so I made this one today, quite pleased with how it turned out:

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:22 am

Do you ever sleep.....

John :wink:

Post by: **stevebroad** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:22 am

Well, I am retired :-)

Post by: **el-saturn** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:23 pm

the equation makes me smile all over: lets start at 100hp; 200 is twice the fun, so we're looking at 4 times the regular fun - that's really ........g scary, if u ask me ---------------------- i guess this 400Ampere e-kart i once drove
would have been equally fearsome --------- whatever, sounds exilarating!! cheers sandy

Post by: **stevebroad** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:52 pm

el-saturn wrote:the equation makes me smile all over: lets start at 100hp; 200 is twice the fun, so we're looking at 4 times the regular fun - that's really ........g scary, if u ask me ---------------------- i guess this 400Ampere e-kart i once drove
would have been equally fearsome --------- whatever, sounds exilarating!! cheers sandy

Actually, 5 times :-)

Post by: **Bud English** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:58 pm

Steve, I see that your crank pulley sits above the front cross member. Are you going to need a serious bonnet bulge to clear the cam cover and turbo or is that motor considerably shorter than the twink?

Nice work by the way. That's an E ticket ride for sure.

Post by: **stevebroad** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:06 pm

Bud English wrote:Steve, I see that your crank pulley sits above the front cross member. Are you going to need a serious bonnet bulge to clear the cam cover and turbo or is that motor considerably shorter than the twink?

Nice work by the way. That's an E ticket ride for sure.

Thanks.

Cross member has been relieved. Engine is taller but, as I don't like bulges, the bonnet has been slightly curved to clear turbo and pulleys, hopefully.

Cam belt shield looked a bit plain so I had a session on the CNC Mill :-)

Alternator is fitted:

Post by: **stevebroad** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:08 pm

Anyone know of a stockist of Kirkey race seats in Essex/Kent/SE London (UK)?

Post by: **stevebroad** » Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:21 pm

It have been a while since my last post but nothing significant has happened, just a lot of little jobs getting ready to refit the body so we can fit the full roll cage in order to get some sort of tortional stiffness.

I made a short walkaround video to show the state of play prior to the body hiding everything. Not the best quality but it does the job.

Cosworth YB Turbo Into Elan

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