MX5 Fun Car – More Things Off The List

Ticked a few more little things off the list. First up was wrapping the dump pipe:
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Should keep the heat down a little bit. Some is better than nothing anyway.

Then made up my MSD ignition leads, and mounted the coil packs:
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Got some Norma Cobra clamps for the oil and water drains:
[img]http://images.plebeians.net/_data/i/upload/2019/10/30/20191030041710-3bcc204a-xl.jpg[/img]

Will be able to slip heat sleeve over them later when im sure its not leaking.

Speaking of leaks though, i found a pinhole in the aluminium coolant hard line, that just refused to seal up. So i rebuilt it in stainless.

Built a little testing rig:
[img]http://images.plebeians.net/_data/i/upload/2019/10/30/20191030044756-cb53c0f5-xl.jpg[/img]

Just used some 32mm OD (25mm ID i think) PVC plumbing pipe and end caps, with a threaded wheel valve in one end.

Found a couple of pinholes:
[img]http://images.plebeians.net/_data/i/upload/2019/10/30/20191030044808-06fa8756-xl.jpg[/img]

Welded them up and it holds 60psi, or 4 bar.
[img]http://images.plebeians.net/_data/i/upload/2019/10/30/20191030044819-75083d0c-xl.jpg[/img]

Given its only a 16psi cap I think it will do just fine.

And test fitted:
[img]http://images.plebeians.net/_data/i/upload/2019/10/30/20191030041850-744558ad-xl.jpg[/img]

Waiting on some 32mm P clips to be able to build the mounting brackets for it, and then it should be good to go.

Once i can get it mounted up Ill be able to run the wiring harness and finish off some fiddly bits ahead of first start.

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