UPDATE:
Sorry for not posting last Sunday, I have been really busy, I have however mad some time in a few evenings and this weekend to put time aside to concentrate on the car.
First thing that needed to be sorted was the wiring and to plug all the sensors, coilpacks, injectors etc in, thanks to Steve at SC autos who made me a custom loom, everything lines up and makes it very easy to plug everything in correctly. There were however a few alterations to be made, first off was the fact i was using the newer style lambda sensors used on the clio 197 but not on the early megane 225's which is what my engine is from, this means the plugs were different. To solve this issue I bought some Tyco 4 pin plugs and rewired the lambda sensor and loom to match, hopefully Ive got it right and they work :lol: another change was the fact that the clio 197 vacuum line sensor is located on the left of the engine bay and most conversions keep it in this position. I on the other hand have located it where the megane has its sensor to save making more custom vacuum lines, because of this I had to extend the loom to compensate, I have run the extension under the inlet manifold along with the brake booster vacuum line that Ive made to further compensate for the brake servo being on the opposite side to the meganes.
With the loom 90% installed I turned my attention to running the coolant pipes, the pipes were cleaned thoroughly and flushed out. One thing that needed doing here was modifying the heat matrix inlet as it is larger on a meganes. This was done by slipping a section of silicon hose over the barb fitting/inlet, then i could fit the meganes coolant pipe over the top and clamp it down, it shouldn't leak, if it does Ill have to think of another solution. Another problem that i ran into was because im using the clio gearbox when you secure down the secondary coolant pump it hits on the gear linkage and you cant get it into 2nd, 4th and 6th, I have therefore secured it in a higher position to clear the linkage, most people dont have this problem as they use the megane box. The battery tray could now be installed and luckily it hides most of the wiring and coolant pipes, it all looks rather neat
Today Ive cleaned out the radiator ready for some modification to aid cooling. The shocks were also stripped ready for servicing and to replace the springs with H and R ones. Top mounts look okay but I may replace them later in the year with some more suspension upgrades.
Its looking now more like a car again :lol: by next weekend i hope to have the engine side of things pretty much completed, i can then concentrate on the suspension again and get it completed.
Jobs to do:
- install air intake
- finish fuel system
- finish suspension and driveshafts
- get front end resprayed (summer job)
- finish coolant system
- route the intercooler piping and secure intercooler
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