2 October 2020 I've been thinking a lot this week about the engine problem, and I decided to find a good secondhand one rather than try to fix this one. It's going to need at least a crankshaft grind and new bearings and I don't know if anything else is damaged. To get an machine shop to clean it out and do the necessary work is going to be at least £1000, there are plenty of secondhand engines available for much less than that. I did a bit of searching and found one not too far away that looks like a good option. £150 for a 1.8 VVT, with 90k miles on it. It comes with all the ancillaries which I might be able to sell to recoup a bit of the cost. Picking it up early on Sunday morning. Saturday I will start the strip down of the car body. The plan is get the car down to the skate and then swap the engine over, it can sit in the garage until then (suitably covered). I've ordered an engine hoist, balance bar and engine stand from SGS to help with lifting the body and also for working on the engine, they should be here early next week. Started making a parts tumbler using a 1/4 sheet vibrating sander as the motor. It will have a square wooden base with wooden blocks in each corner then 4 springs mounted on each block. The sander will be mounted on another plank of wood and then hang upside down with the plank of wood sitting on top of the springs. Then a plastic bucket on top of the plank.
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Gareth Morgan
3/10/2020 10:40:34
Hi, I recently built an MEV Exocet - I feel your pain! When I went to start the engine after fitting it by the kit chassis I connected the fuel feed and return the wrong way round! When I finally got it running, it was running rich and refused to idle. I thought I’d blown the fuel pressure regulator but it turned out to be the crank position sensor plate being bent. One piece of advice is to take your time and take a break when you get frustrated - when the fun stops, stop. One thing you might want to look into re: engine replacement is registration.... I’m not 100% sure but you could end up with a “Q” plate if you don’t use the original engine.
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