1966 Volvo Amazon engine transplant!

[Melody121]

So after a few days back at work I've got my mojo back. Still gonna leave the engine mounts till Sunday when we have more than a couple of hours free, but tonight I finished bolting in the tank properly and ran the new fuel lines down the car.... From back to front here is my handiwork (please excuse the questionable chassis legs, I'll worry about them when they fail the next MOT)













That's it for tonight

[john h]

Interesting project. The MX5 engine will look good in there, it has a 60s twin-cam look. If you want more torque, apparently they supercharge very well

Did you find the electrical problem? As a fellow engine-swapper I can sympathise with you! You need to keep a firm grip on your sanity, motivation and ability to think rationally when faced with a non-standard loom and a project car that won't start - been there!

John

[Melody121]

Haha I agree I'll get there in the end!

I've not actually looked at the wiring diagrams yet to figure out what those wires are... Well I've looked at them folded up on the sofa arm but only from a distance. I'm still waiting on some wiring mojo which is being suppressed by lots of much easier jobs to do

Supercharging is definitly a possibility but I'm actually very tempted by NOS!

[Derek UK]

Not keen on "soft" fuel lines running front to back under the car except perhaps to prove the system works. Unsure about MOT build and construction rules too. Metal lines would have cost less and have been safer IMO.

[Melody121]

Originally Posted by Derek UK

Not keen on "soft" fuel lines running front to back under the car except perhaps to prove the system works. Unsure about MOT build and construction rules too. Metal lines would have cost less and have been safer IMO.

True but hard lines would have been 10 times harder to fit. I'm ok for the MOT as long as I have enough fixings for them, as far as I'm aware.

[nonhog]

Originally Posted by Melody121

True but hard lines would have been 10 times harder to fit. I'm ok for the MOT as long as I have enough fixings for them, as far as I'm aware.

Once you've bent a few they are not so bad. In the states race tracks (that I have been to) won't allow more than 12 inches total rubber fuel hose.
Even a cheap bender works decent with hard lines.

Anxious to see this move under Mazda power!

[Derek UK]

Originally Posted by Melody121

True but hard lines would have been 10 times harder to fit. I'm ok for the MOT as long as I have enough fixings for them, as far as I'm aware.

If the existing metal line is good it just means putting another along side it and using a double sided clamp instead of the single, using the same screw. Just use hose in the engine bay and back at the tank. The twin hoses that go across the cross member and through the rear of the wheel arch are especially vulnerable to flying stones from the wheel, not to mention an errant jack that gets put under the cross member. As said, the simple curves you'd need to put in a metal pipe are easily done with a cheap bender or even around a piece of pipe.

[Melody121]

I appreciate your comments, I'm not doing it all again though this injection fuel pipe is pretty tough stuff and it'll be easy enough to keep an eye on it if it starts to get damaged.
The original fuel line wasn't the right bore for the engine and on the wrong side of the car otherwise I would have used it!
A double check on the MOT front and as long as they are not badly chafed or leaking they can be made of anything

[Melody121]

A little more progress today, I have fitted the new clutch to the engine. Although I'm yet to figure out if I've done a good job of lining it up.



I've run the wiring back into the engine bay and with the help of my trust apprentice, drilled new holes for the new clutch master cylinder... It's a little wonky but without cutting and welding it can't be straight and it will be functional as it is

[Melody121]

Yay I have one engine mount tacked in place!!!!
I will take a photo once it's welded in properly