TWiR 1986 S3 TWR

[MelloYello]

So when are we putting this motor in??

[TOOL]

When someone gets this man a connector for his oil cooler. The one that goes in the front cover.

[Lucky]

Not using the beehive then?

Welding looks tidy, I hope you gunged up inside that orifice with some kind of rust converter before he patched over it?

[TOOL]

He is keeping the beehive for now. I just don't think he's got the connector that goes in the front cover.

Too cold for me to go the garage at the moment. I'll get him one next time I go over or unless someone else has one for him.
They're a pig to fit once the front mounting plate is fitted so he wants one now before the motor goes in.

[KiwiDave]

There is a hard pipe that takes oil between the beehive and the front cover. There is an adaptor which screws into the front cover to accept the pipe. There was a monumental effort involved (on Tool's part) to separate the pipe from the adaptor. Then the motor got taken apart, parts got swapped out and I ended up with the pipe but not the adaptor. These things happen when you're on a schedule and have places to be and / or family to see.

[KiwiDave]

So when are we putting this motor in??

I'll get a selection of dates up shall I? Just a bit more prep required now and I'll sort a little van for the day so I can get the crane and motor down there in one go.

[MelloYello]

I'll sort a little van for the day

I have the 323 wagon

[KiwiDave]

I'll sort a little van for the day

I have the 323 wagon

Coolio. It will be a proper mazda day then

[KiwiDave]

Wait a minute Mr Postman ... WTF is this?


Errr .. no. I can't guess what it is yet


No. I'm not in the habit of concealing items in rubber gloves officer ... honestly!


1x adaptor ... to be fitted into front plate ... from the emporium of Mr Tool


And there was this too ... but not in the same envelope


OK, it will require some jiggery pokery to fit as it's the FC flavored item but at £9.99 it's a nice spare thing to hang in the rotorcave for later.

[KiwiDave]

I've been quietly getting on with it. I've tidied up the chassis rails, had my first go at using that P38 body filler for a couple of very small holes that appeared after some wire wheeling and finished off with some Rustoleum primer for now. I could waste a lot of time trying to tidy up the engine bay even more so I need to draw a sensible line somewhere.






Meanwhile, I finally had enough of a pesky little leak from the sump. The motor is hanging on the crane and drips oil from a corner. A small amount remains inside from when it was drained. I found a little kink in the area where the drip is so it was off with the sump to investigate
First bolt does this .....


as does another with only five to go


The aftermath ... numbers one and three from left to right


What's the best remedy here then? Left handed drill bit or screw extractor? Goddam and blast! The motor is meant to be going in on Monday