2.0 Turbo EFI Fuego

[DaveL485]

Time to resurrect it....

Mortgage and kids meant something had to give, so the 9 and the Fuego were retired for a while until resource improved and so I could still run the 21.

Well....resource has improved, so out it comes from sabbatical. Four years sat doing nowt....outside on the mostpart (Free storage though!) so it needs some love.

Out comes the lump.



And the box....and in goes a new one.





And the engine



Clutch hydraulics and Brake Master had seized too so new Brake Master and Clutch Master went in with a new Clutch resovoir as that had split too.





The power steering packed up before it went out of action, we changed the rack and it wasnt that and we didnt know what pump it was.....I still have no idea!





So I chucked it and started adapting a 21Turbo one on





Some new belts (Cam, PS and Alt) and fluids (PS fluid, Oil, Tranny oil)



Nothing to fix here .....well..... Nothing here to fix!



The windows dont work lol



Running for the first time in 4 years, and the power steering has returned









Next episode....plumb the brakes back in, new discs and pads, new rad and rebuilding the front end.

[HAndy]

very cool

loving the fuego, think i saw this many years ago at mike 48's rolling rd day, wondered what happened to it, nice to see it running again

[Pigsnake]

Love these. not seen one for years.

[DaveL485]

New oil cooler lines....



New fuel lines....



Swirl pot, pump all attached.





Some surface rust cleaned and treated too. Hopefully piping the brakes in tomorrow.

[r5_scotty]

different you done well good effort

[Tony Walker]

Awesome

[DaveL485]

different you done well good effort

Good effort....

You should see it go! It makes the world go backwards.

[r5_scotty]

Good effort....

You should see it go! It makes the world go backwards.

awsum!! nice to see summin different! iv never seen one with a cage etc quality retroness

[Tony Walker]

Ive never seen one......

[bood]

your not the only one, i have never seen one either.

[DaveL485]

It should be at the National Day next year, I really enjoyed hoofing the 172 there this year and it prompted me to sort out something properly fast.

This will do if the 21 isn't finished

Ideally i'd love to show up with the 21, Fuego, 172 and 9 but I haven't mastered multiple-car-driving yet

[Goobie]

think i saw this many years ago at mike 48's rolling rd day

Yeah, me to! I think it was the rolling road day in Northampton at a place called "Jam Sport"? That must of been around 2005?!

[DaveL485]

Yeah, me to! I think it was the rolling road day in Northampton at a place called "Jam Sport"? That must of been around 2005?!

Yeah the idiot running it on the rollers screwed the 'box coming on and off the power repeatedly. Good numbers before it span the wheels, will have to get it retested by someone competent. Wouldn't mine Adaptronic-ing it at some point either.

[DaveL485]

Braved the weather and cold to make more progress.

Have a brake pedal now, albeit spongy, but thats just some bleeding. One of the back calipers has a broken bleed nipple though not too pleased about that!

Ran it the other week and it decided to howl fuel out the back....



Return pipe from the swirl pot:



Fixed



Found a better rad.... it had, as it turned out, a 1.1 Fiesta Rad. I found a sturdier one that was fittable from a MK2 Golf GTi 8v, with a bit of pipework extension.



Once the bits of pipe I have ordered arrive I can plumb it in and run it up properly, ready for a test session at Silverstone on the 17th Feb

[Mr Raider]

Good work Dave, - looking forward to seeing it in the metal at Blyton Park in the summer

[Tony Walker]

Perfect rad, almost made for it.

[DaveL485]

Front end reassembly under way, rad piped up....we're getting there!









New fittings going in, the old lot was held together with some real wierd threads and fittings so I got rid of most of it and used a bunch of RivNuts and M6x1.0 bolts





Almost ready....just a temp gauge to install after the capillary one broke the fitting and the brakes to bleed after fixing a broken nipple (ooo-er!)

[SirSamuelOfBuca]

great project

[Wallace]

Retro to the max love it

[Tony Walker]

Can't wait to see it at nd day

[DaveL485]

Well chaps it's back in the game after a lot of toil and trouble. Off we went for playtime.



It's first outing was on six year old remould slicks at the front and worn out road tyres from my 172 at the back, cheap £5 brake pads, I wasnt happy with the brake pedal and limited boost to 1.1 bar as I was on normal super unleaded not (secret mix). So comparatively, a bit more pace to come from the car and definitely more from me once the cobwebs have dusted away.

When I said it was quick though, I meant it....

Fastest on the day:




Overall Leaderboard

Andy – Nissan GT-R – 1’23.3
Kev – Ariel Atom 300 – 1’26.8
Dave – Renault Fuego – 1’28.6
Mark – Lexus ISF – 1’29.9
John – BMW M6 – 1’29.9
Meng – Lamborghini LP560-4 – 1’30.1
Carson – E92 M3 Competition Edition – 1’30.1
Howard – TVR Griffith – 1’30.3
Russ – Westfield – 1’30.4
Chris – Corsa VXR Nurburgring – 1’30.4
Ad – Track Spec Nova – 1’30.8
Donald – Porsche 997 – 1’31.6
Chris – Impreza Wagon – 1’32.1
Wayne – Track Spec Nova – 1’32.2
Dan – Track Spec Nova – 1’33.2
John – E46 M3 – 1’33.4
Andy – Peugeot 205 GTI – 1’33.7
Mike – E63 AMG – 1’34.1
Mike – Renault Clio 197 – 1’34.2
Martin – 3000GT – 1’34.3
Rich – MR2 Turbo – 1’34.6
Jana – BMW 1M – 1’35.1
Matt – Impreza Wagon – 1’35.3
Lee – Peugeot 306 – 1’35.6
Will – Impreza – 1’35.8
Si – Peugeot 306 – 1’36.0
Shaun – MR2 N/A – 1’37.6
Tom – Mk2 MX5 – 1’38.0
Ben – Mk2 MX5 – 1’38.6
Tom K – Fiesta Zetec S Diesel – 1’42.6
Bob – Mini – 1’43.3
Roy – Mini – 1’44.5
Matthew – Golf Cab – 1’45.1
Tom N – Fiesta Zetec S Petrol – 1’45.5
Mike – Brabus Smart Four-Two – 1’46.2
Smithy – Fiesta 1.2 LX – 1’53.5

[Trevhib]

Nearly as fast as an Ariel Atom 300 despite crappy tyres and rough setup? Wow.

[Alex]

Holy moly can't wait to see it at ND

[TNT ANDY]

Nothing short of proper hard-core.

[DaveL485]

Nearly as fast as an Ariel Atom 300 despite crappy tyres and rough setup? Wow.

I'm going to beat that Atoms time. It was my first time at Curborough (ever) and six years since I drove this car properly so lots more time to come off.

[Tony Walker]

what track/circuit/airfield was that at?

[DaveL485]

what track/circuit/airfield was that at?

It was my first time at Curborough (ever)

http://www.curborough.co.uk/

Three laps.

[Tony Walker]

Looking at the competition in that list it has incredible pace

[Mr Raider]

Awesome mate, nice little shakedown & she's flying!!! defo one to watch out for at ND,
good work

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Nice going dave, so good to hear, love this car, quirky and a flyer, gets no better...
keep up the good work, so nice to see it out there!!!!!!....

[DaveL485]

Looking at the competition in that list it has incredible pace

If I could afford a Quaiffe ATB diff for the box too I could pull even more off that time....but with all the other cars I can't the next big spend is a GTX3582R for the 21. Second gear out of any corner is a total waste of tyre lol

Couple of shots from the day out, apparently it likes cocking its back leg :hehe:

[DaveL485]

Small fuel leak fixed.

New Red Stuff pads fitted.

New tyres ordered, hope they arrive in time for ND!

Got some new orange graphics to add as well, nice cheesy Renault Sport ones for the wings and a big Renault roof sticker

See you all in six days if everything goes to plan!

[rew]

You have done a cracking job on this, it sounded immense at nd I thought you had trapped a small child under the bonnet the amount it screamed!!lol

[DaveL485]

You have done a cracking job on this, it sounded immense at nd I thought you had trapped a small child under the bonnet the amount it screamed!!lol

Yeah the drivetrain is good now but it's too fast for itself. I was seriously struggling with the back end being wriggly under braking...I think a brake upgrade and a suspension refresh is on the cards and maybe some ballast in the back LOL

Was only running .9 bar boost yesterday on 99ron fuel. It will run 1.1 happily when the ambient temp is lower and it brakes a bit better, and we have run 1.6bar on 118ron race fuel in the past giving over 300lb/ft torque.

So what i'm saying is....it is a lot faster than you saw yesterday, but needs some tweaking to get there!