The Campus Turbo 'in stock' build

[Will D93]

I think one of the sump ports is oil level not temp? For the oil pressure/level guage on the dash

quite possibly, some sensor of sorts for that one anyway I think

Also does the dip stick go through the side of the sump?

no dip stick is through the block, but good shout as i hadn’t given that much thought and now I can’t find it

 

[Will D93]

I didn’t mean to post that and dump all the photos at once there.
but to sum them up, most of the engine bay plumbing/routing is done and it’s at the point where that stuff needs to come back off get a tidy up where needed and just go on for final fit.

The bumpers are trimmed for cooler and exhaust so they can go with all the plastics and filler cap to get painted up.

The fuel and brake lines are fitted to the underside of the car, both just need terminated at each end, fuel tank can go into place once I have sorted the breather piping and inlet/outlet

I need a NS drive shaft, it’s annoying because I wreckon I’ve got three, and can’t find any. Same as those steering rack brackets before!

it’s moving along fine, I’m happy enough. If I could get it done for end of March/April that would be ace.

cheers,

 

[Will D93]

Bumpers and trims have gone off to get painted.
Hopefully when I get those back I think I’m going to fit al those and that will give me some motivation to get through the last bit.

 

[DaveL485]

I need a NS drive shaft, it’s annoying because I wreckon I’ve got three, and can’t find any

I have the same issue with some special rear axle bolts, I know I have the two off the axle and one spare at least, but I can only put my hands on one at the minute. Useless!

 

[Will D93]

Couple of final fit type things done and working towards putting it together for good.

started filling up the scuttle area to plan the coolant reservoir location and aei.

So fitted washer bottle and pump back in, wiper mechanism etc back in place. And battery cabling in place also.



bottles going to go in there and t into the heater matrix pipes at the bulkhead.

I finished making the supports for the heat shield which will also help the routing of the heater pipes.









final fit of manifolds and a lick of paint on the rocker cover, this reacted a bit due to the cold I think, so it’s not perfect but it is shiny.
I also fitted fresh plugs, oil filter and bolted up the dip stick.







I also made up a small bracket/block for the rad. Support. Just need a couple or tabs/ bolts up at the top





I might redo that bottom support but that’ll do for now.

cheers

 

[andybond]

What are you going to do with your spare time once its done?!

 

[Will D93]

The next one.

in all seriousness the answer to that might be sell all my cars and buy a house to then renovate/ modernise / build a workshop big enough to fit all my shite inside

 

[Will D93]

Fuel lines terminated at FPR in the bay, fuel tank is ready to go back up with new rubber fuel lines and the same adhesive heat shield stuff I used on the clio.

brake res is also plumbed in and I mounted the heat shield so the vacuum line for the servo is the only thing in that corner left to do there.



manifolds are fitted with gaskets now, turbo with gasket fitted, downpipe and crush gasket fitted. That might get changed for a different style of gasket later but I’ll go with that for just now.


And the rocker cover fitted,


my bumpers and trims have been painted although I’ve not seen them. I might! Get those fitted with rear lights and mirrors etc on Sunday, that would be pretty fucking cool! I do want to get the tank on first but it’s literally on the floor waiting to be lifted in and pipes trimmed.
My fuel cap is also painted and can be fitted with the filler neck.
cheers,

 

[Will D93]

 

[DaveL485]

Bumper has come out very well! Cracking on nicely mate

 

[Will D93]

So between Friday night and today I have made some good progress with pretty satisfying results,

so Friday night first job got the fuel tank fitted back under the car and pulled the loom into place. Looked at rigging up the fuel pump and filter but the brackets weren’t right. I’ve found another bracket since, need to revisit.



got the exhaust fitted front to back, it fits very well which I am happy about, I want to add a hanger towards the front around the subframe.




on the subject of support I am planning to bracket from the gearbox up to the turbo also. I’ll probs make the actuator bracket at the same time out of alloy I think.

today I went and got the missing driveshaft and also some interior plastics from the other storage unit and cracked on from about mid day.

fitted the rear near side hub/bearing/disc and caliper from the 172 stuff. Fitted the rear shocks I bought last year. Polished the tip of the back box with a Brillo pad and stuck the wheels on and dropped the rear on the ground.

fitted the NS front drive shaft that I had misplaced meaning I could again fit the wheels and put the front of the car on the ground. I fitted the steering wheel boss and OMP wheel I bought a couple of months ago ago. With the rack bushes I fitted a couple of months ago it’s nice to have the steering fully fitted and “tight” for the first time.



fitted the interior plastics, seat belts bolted in. Marked and drilled the other holes needed to bolt the seats in fully so bunged those in.



I then fitted all my painted trims and the bumpers. The front will have to come back off but I couldn’t resist just to get a look see









these could be slightly darker I think, but they are fine for just now and I’m buzzing at getting this looking like a car again!

made a couple of tabs to secure the radiator and started fitting hoses with jubilees where I could, had a full day at it but next time I’m out I’m gonna get the y-pieces for then expansion tank put in and the heater pipes secured.





feeling very good about all that stuff, need to buy some odd t bar clamps, jubilees, some this and that to get the next bit of the final fix done.

in line brake valves and I can get the brak system finished, handbrake cables too.

sort out mounts for the filter and pump and the fuel system is finished.

bottle location fixed and cooling system will be done.

suspension/steering is fitted/finalised

need to buy a straight carb lobster and some 150mm silicone straights and the boost run can be installed.

I need to clean up and fit alternator, needs a new belt.

plenty to do but the jobs are getting smaller,
we’ll happy,


got a new toy in exchange for fitting a timing belt to a ford zetec engine on a stand, 15min job,


Useful thing and glad to have it but I need more fucking space! Haha

Cheers,

 

[andybond]

I like the new toy.

what is it?

 

[Duncan Grier]

I like the new toy.

what is it?

Looks like a hydraulic spring compressor

Great progress @Will D93

 

[Will D93]

It is indeed a hydraulic spring compressor, no more fearing for my life using those £15 crows foot threaded bar death makers.

 

[DaveL485]

crows foot threaded bar death makers.

They are absolutely lethal aren't they!

 

[Will D93]

Fucking terrifying

 

[Will D93]

 

[Will D93]

Can someone explain this fitting to me, I need to get/make up a Turbo oil feed and I’m curious to what that is on the bottom as it looks like a drain to the sump but that doesn’t make sense to me

And is that sensor for oil pressure?

 

[Will D93]

Also if anybody has insight into the vacuum system and what goes where

ignition system same / how to time the dissy

and wiring for aei/engine control and fuel pump when using c1j in a campus

all help hugely appreciated

cheers

 

[andybond]

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Can someone explain this fitting to me, I need to get/make up a Turbo oil feed and I’m curious to what that is on the bottom as it looks like a drain to the sump but that doesn’t make sense to me

And is that sensor for oil pressure?

That looks different to the c1j oil fittings that I have seen / used. The pipe normally is terminated and the sensors go at the bottom.