Taggy Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Cleaned up the engine bay today and taken most the bits which are not needed, dad is cleaning up the wiring loom for me and chopping out the sections which are not needed, as I only need the engine management side.While hes doing that, I am going to look into some how moving the brake servo from the ep82 to the ep70, its twice the size so should help considerably with the braking side of things.wow, excellent progress. i can not wait to see more, i want one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Oh my my, isnt my Granny mobile getting treated today. Just received my spanking new WMS brakes and on looking at them out of the box its like christmas come early, The car is going to bloody stop on a dime with these things, 4 pots in a 700kg car! ha ha!!Ordered the WMS brakes, with yellow stuff pads, braided lines, nice discs and the rest of the gubbins to go with it. Cant wait to get these puppies on!Thanks Keri, the Mrs can sleep downstairs im off to bed with these lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 whooaoooaoaoaoooaoaoaoah. ;) that is all Russell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan507 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Awesome dude, i reckon youu should just turn it into a slag, strip the whole car down. bolt on arches and some old skool JDM wheelsI honestly think you need a cage mate. if you crash it will fold like a tin can. A cage is a must mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Never mind crashing! It will fold like a tin can under hard braking with those bad boys ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 glad youve got these I've seen many times how late you brakeyou have the balls but never had the brakes to match lol these look awesome dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_shaun_ Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 run the same brakes mate u wont be disapointed ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well these are going on the EP82 GT today for the cars maiden voyage at Castle combe this weekend. After that the hard graft starts on getting the conversion done. Looking forward to the weekend and scumming the car for the last time ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
series70boy Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 your a lucky bloke, youve had it all of a couple of weeks and your converting allready!!how old are you with what ncb and what company are you going through to get that insurance quote????great job, loving it, will have to compare 70's at the next show we both go!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yeah that would be sweet, i bought it as a project so its going to get done through the winter i reckon. See how it goes, i have got 8 yearsNCB and im 31 lol so it makes for cheap insurance £109 classic car insurance, brilliant!your a lucky bloke, youve had it all of a couple of weeks and your converting allready!!how old are you with what ncb and what company are you going through to get that insurance quote????great job, loving it, will have to compare 70's at the next show we both go!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Ok so since the GT has got a wallop at castle combe, its now 100% on for the conversion, so got cracking today with the electrics.Me and my electrical expert mate Leon decided on a double loom combination so the EP70 would keep its original loom to power everything in the car, but the EP82 loom would also go in to power the engine and management.This gave us the problem on how to power the ignition for both looms as it would mean we would need two keys!A bit of digging around on the internet gave us the ignition wiring diagrams for both cars and we have now linked the EP82 loom into the ignition of the EP70 (so the boxy starlets original ignition will power up both looms on turn of the key).Haven't tested it yet but im hoping it works!!!Took the dash out today to get the electrics ready, unbolted everything (there are loads of bloody screws, most of them hidden)Out she comes!Bare and simple behind the dash, i love the way EVERYTHING is mechanical, no computers in sight!!Next was to wire in the EP82 loom ignition to the EP70 ignition, so the cars factory key would fire up both looms at the same time, used wiring diagrams to match up the wires to the correct ignition points.I managed to get the wiring diagrams for both cars for the cars ignition in the cabin (Its that square top left of the diagram we are interested in, rest of the diagram we dont need!)For anyone else doing this, the diagram tallies up with the ignition wires by letters for the EP70, IGN1, IGN2, ALT 1, ALT 2, etc and numbers 1-8 for the ep82. You just need to match the wires for the coresponding letters vs numbers. If you look on the plugs on both cars for the igntion they are also marked the same so you can tallie it up Leon doing some fine work soldering it all inThe finished product, useful for anyone else doing a conversion as it shows which EP82 coloured wires match where on the EP70 ignition barrel. This is the part which is on the back of the cars ignition.Tried to test the spare loom out of the car to see if it works, but there are to many extra plugs to get in, so we are going to have to take the dash out the EP82 and then plug it in to see if it does the job. A long bloody process, spent all day just to get to this point!More to come in the week Next Job is to remove the EP82 dash to test my new ignition loom to go into the ep70. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 At least its getting the long annoying bit out the way tho . One thing i wish i knew more on was electrics. Is your mate for sale lol. Cant wait to see this properly underway Russell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lukew360 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Spaghetti Junction! That's some serious patience you two have got there! Nice progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
series70boy Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 mint work mate!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 If you ever convert yours series70boy then this should make it a doddle for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keri-WMS Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks Keri, the Mrs can sleep downstairs im off to bed with these lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 More progress Took the dash out of my EP82 GT tonight to expose the cars loom which i need to unplug for the inside part and plug in my custom ep82 loom I wired up the other day. With any luck when i turn the key on the custom loom it should start the car.If it does then i have just jumped a huge hurdle and got the electrical side figured out and i can go ahead moving it into the ep70 ready for the engine.I'll be testing it tomorrow when there is more light.A little vid of me work!!http://s422.photobucket.com/albums/pp310/m...t=VIDEO0049.mp4Decided I am gonna start doing video diaries too of this build, its so much more interesting to watch someone build somthing, rather than just look at pictures. You can get a feel for hard craft going into it! lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 liking the vid diary idea cant wait to see more progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 hope the solderd joints on the other pic will get heat shrinked or taped as it could get messey if two touch on the twist of the key Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lukew360 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 liking the vid diary idea cant wait to see more progressx2, it's a mint idea Good luck when turning that key Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 ha ha yes or course they will, picture was to illustrate the coloured wires.hope the solderd joints on the other pic will get heat shrinked or taped as it could get messey if two touch on the twist of the key Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 lol i thought you would of but you never know some times lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Finally i have cracked the electrical nut I have been piping on about for the past few days. I have now got the EP82 loom to start with the key of the EP70 and also the ep70's original loom will also fire up to run the cars electrics. So effectively the car will now have two looms.Thank fook for that, i was starting to go mad looking at so many wires!First test!!http://youtu.be/ol7YHovtOCIHow I wired up the ignition http://youtu.be/5MQpcrv8rPgGood times, tomorrow i'll put the wiring into the EP70 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 More electrical work I have just moved over the loom into the EP70 now so its now wired in for both the engine bay and also inside the car, I just need to put the dash back on which i am doing this evening EP70 (boxy starlet) 4EFTE Turbo conversion part 3: EP82 Loom Electrics install into EP70http://youtu.be/4amELHxKJnIEP70 (boxy starlet) 4EFTE Turbo conversion part 4: EP82 Loom Electrics, engine bay&inside carhttp://youtu.be/gJcoVy1O1N8I'll be glad to get the electrical side out of the way, its quite tedious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 My my i have been busy today Got the dash back inand the ecu is in the ep70, a foreign bit of technology for this old bird!With the electrics mainly sorted now until i can test them when the engine is in, I am considering moving the ep82 brake servo into the ep70, purely because its twice the size and will no doubt give better braking force. So i think thats my next task to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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