Pokey Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 It goes in the boot. Don't worry about it for now. I was confused about it also but then I saw the tubing running to the boot. Those drawing's are a hoot! Wait til you have to figure out the carpet set for the boot. LOL There should be a brass colored metal bracket that the bottle slides and locks into. Then you're supposed to figure out where you want to screw it into. Picking's are mighty slim unless you want screws poking through the side of the car... LOL I'll get a pic on how I mounted mine... it's up on the lift with another car under it, but the weather is breaking and it's time to get them rolling. Carry on, I'll get a pic later today. Thanks! The only obvious spot I'm seeing to mount to is the shroud that protects the fuel filler pipe. Unless I were to build a wedge-shaped shim the bottle will be tilted on its back a little though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-7 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Just got some pics of mine I hope it helps. Here is the bracket. I velcro'd it to the carpeting in the boot. Keeps the bottle out of the way for more storage. I'm going to turn the pump towards the rear more and get the hose hidden in between the bottle and the rear of the car. I took it out so you could see the bracket. Once I put in the carpet and it set (3M upholstery spray) I put the hook Velcro onto the bracket that was mounted to the bottle and stuck it to the carpet. I made sure the bottle was resting on the floor of the boot so the Velcro wasn't carrying all the weight. No problem thus far! Once the Velcro is stuck there you can lift the bottle out with ease if needed. I have as close to the rear of the car as possible. It's actually tucked away behind the metal wedge that hides the filler neck to the tank. Waaaay out of the way. You will need as much room back there as possible. Kenny Edited March 9, 2020 by Lucky-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Thanks Kenny, I like the non-permanent nature of your solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-7 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 No problem Greg, it was nice to get her back on all fours! I even sat in it and made vroom vroom noises:smilielol5: The roads still have to much crap on them to take it for a ride so I passed on firing her up. This weekend I hope:driving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Victory: Sort of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Size 12 foot, meet size 9 shoe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf4018 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 cardboard and 2x4, very underrated tools. You're really moving along quickly, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 cardboard and 2x4, very underrated tools. You're really moving along quickly, congrats! Thanks! I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace, as I'm trying to relish the experience. I will say that wiggling the engine and transmission into their new home took longer than I expected though. Maybe six hours from start to end. The transmission is right up against the tunnel wall so you have to be ever so careful not to tear up the heat insulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamericano Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wow. Heat insulation. That must be nice. (86-89 Birkin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wow. Heat insulation. That must be nice. I added some a few years ago when I had the motor/trans out. It was a nice improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SENC Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wow. Heat insulation. That must be nice. (86-89 Birkin) I had the same thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Looking good Greg! Keep it up and you'll be grinning from ear to ear in no time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Duratecs just radiate so much heat compared to earlier engines - heat insulation is really needed. Great progress being made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Question for you all. The transmission touches a chassis diagonal in the tunnel. I've tried everything I can think of, including loosening the motor and transmission mounts, taking the pressure off with a crane and then prying, but unless I'm putting pressure on my lever there is simply no gap. The contact area is driver side, just in front of the neutral sensor. I've found a post in Lotus7.club (https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/gearbox-7) describing the same situation with two different builds. In both cases Caterham told the builders that it wasn't an issue. Seems odd to me, anyone hear anything about this situation? Edited March 29, 2020 by Pokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Unless this a strictly racing build, the vibration is going to drive you crazy! Have you looked at adding a spacer(s) under one or both engine mounts? You have to be careful not to pre-load the engine mount(s) or trans mount. If that is not an option it's time for some heat and a ballpeen hammer. Dave W Edited March 29, 2020 by Dave W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-7 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'll have to look at mine. But mine has the Sigma engine. Yours is the 2.0 Duratec correct? There may be a difference in the mounting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Greg, based on that BlatChat post, it sounds like like Caterham previously used slotted trans mount. Would that solution give you enough room, or would there still be an issue based on the location of the engine mounts? -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'll have to look at mine. But mine has the Sigma engine. Yours is the 2.0 Duratec correct? There may be a difference in the mounting. Yes, the Duratec with the 5-speed (Mazda). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Greg, based on that BlatChat post, it sounds like like Caterham previously used slotted trans mount. Would that solution give you enough room, or would there still be an issue based on the location of the engine mounts? -John Yah, the mount for the 6-speed was (or may still be) slotted for side-to-side movement. The mount with the 5-speed that I have allows for movement front-to-back only. I need to gain a minimum of 1/8", maybe 3/16" to have any air gap. I could easily modify the mount to allow for lateral movement, but that then would presumably mean the transmission would be out of alignment with the propeller shaft. And if I make that modification there is now the possibility that the transmission might move under load banging into that spot it currently touches. The "fix" is to make the transmission smaller (grind the casing) or the chassis wider (can't see how to do that without damage). I really don't want to pull the engine to get to the transmission to grind, and I really don't want to grind, so... here I ponder. Edited March 29, 2020 by Pokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Unless this a strictly racing build, the vibration is going to drive you crazy! Have you looked at adding a spacer(s) under one or both engine mounts? You have to be careful not to pre-load the engine mount(s) or trans mount. If that is not an option it's time for some heat and a ballpeen hammer. Dave W The engine mounts don't seem to play into this since the transmission mount is fixed with no lateral freedom. I thought perhaps I could somehow eek out a little movement so loosened all mounts, took weight off with the crane, then pried and banged a little with absolutely no movement other than that made possible by the rubber in the transmission's mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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