2.6L LC Rally car finally running :D

[Rally_2.6LC]

Finally got my LC lancer up and running.
Was checked over by the mechanics after I did all the work and got ticks all round there except for needed a bit more grease in some ball joints.
Went to get run in on the dyno and was running very lean, turned out that when I sent the manifold, injectors and fuel rail off to be cleaned I didnt realise there was meant to be a spacer between the fuel rail and manifold so injectors were sucking air around them causing it to run lean Simple fix thanks to Superscann811 for noticing that and it was running in a much better air/fuel range.

This car has taken me 2 years to modify. It blew up the enging at a supersprint 2 years ago at Wakefield and since then it was just going to be an engine rebuild, but with engine and gearbox out, I decided I would strip engine bay and paint it. Than came along the diff from a project GA I bought, so that went in, then new brake lines, surge tank in the back, fuel tank protection, weight reduction (chisel to the sound deadening), new bushes, steering components, brakes, pads, rebuilt calipers, new shocks and springs and bearings.
For a while it was a shell on stands with a dash.
Whole car got seam welded and 6 point bolt in cage installed (which I had bought prior to blowing engine up).
Running a 2.6L Scorpion block, M8 head, forged flat top pistons, balanced bottom end, balance shafts removec, high volume oil pump, and TR injection (that doesnt quite fit). Car now has a bonnet scoop which is all for show to fit the injection under the bonnet.
Still a few things to add like mudflaps, new paint, tripmeter probe and water temp warning light.

Great first outing, and hopefully a lot more to come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSx-3Ht ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahx7QkUPdgA&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R0eAgHR ... ontext-cha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65XBE6gx ... ontext-cha


Enjoy.

Cheers Matt

[A112H]

Must be great to have it up and running again Matt.
Looks like a fun track

[Superscan811]

Hopefully the extractors weren't glowing at the end of each run

BTW: how was the oil pressure?


Cheers.

[Rally_2.6LC]

Yea its great to finally get it running again.
Next event planned is full rally on 28th July at Johns River (Taree).

No I dont think they were glowing haha.
Oil pressure was good, idle dropped a bit low so I turned the screw a bit so sits nicely at 900-1000rpm now and around 25-30psi. Getting up it, oil pressure was getting around 65-75psi, but I wasnt really concentrating on the gauge so long as it was at that end of the scale.
More Autometer bling to come, volt gauge to replace LC amp, and Air Fuel to replace the standard LC oil psi.....My oil psi gauge now mounted on steering column.


Cheers Matt

[damian]

nice work

[75wagon]

My brother sent me (via mobile) a pic of your car at the run yesterday mid flight.
He was supposed to be there as well, but is doing some work to the motor of his GB rally car, so unfortunately couldn't run.

[Tj.]

Great news Matt!

[Rally_2.6LC]

So it was parked in the driveway last night, came out this morning to find half a gearbox worth of oil under neath it and streaming down the drive....appeared to be coming from the back of the gearbox where the tail shaft goes in......how do I fix that? Is there a seal somewhere in there that needs replacing now?
And a little brake fluid was making its way out of the master cylinder from the bottom bolt???? very strange, and its brand new.

Need to fix those, plus ad a bit of pipe in to make heater work, add mudflaps, trip meter probe, interior lights, rest of roll cage padding, second harness and possibly paint and ready to go rallying in Taree on 28th July.....lucky I have school holidays to do all that.


Cheers Matt

[Superscan811]

So it was parked in the driveway last night, came out this morning to find half a gearbox worth of oil under neath it and streaming down the drive

Was it parked on the flat section of your driveway or the 45-deg incline, nose up?

..appeared to be coming from the back of the gearbox where the tail shaft goes in......how do I fix that? Is there a seal somewhere in there that needs replacing now?

There is a seal for the tail-shaft yolk and if you were parked on a severe angle, nose up, it may just leak out past a bad seal.
It's relatively easy to replace with the tail-shaft out.

And a little brake fluid was making its way out of the master cylinder from the bottom bolt???? very strange, and its brand new.

Was going to inquire how the brakes felt after you had those few issues earlier. If needed, I have a new Scorpion master cylinder in the shed somewhere.

Cheers.

[orangelancer]

the car looks really tail happy (Y) what do you say it goes like with a 2.6 in it

[damian]

what numbers were you punching out on your dyno run?

[Rally_2.6LC]

Dyno run didnt do power runs because it was running very lean and the oil light flickered on a few times (but its set to 20psi, and it was only a flicker) so guy didnt want to run it too long so will go back and get power figures.
Had 88hp at wheels but that was no where near full throttle.

Very tail happy, yes, like 3rd gear wheel spin awesome

I pulled it apart to paint it and here are some pics





and then some more in the album.
http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z17/ ... 1QQtppZZ32

More build pics to come...Only put it here because the "build" section says restorations only oh well different is better


Cheers Matt

[Rally_2.6LC]

Sorry about small pics, this happens every time i upload pics.
I took them on propper camera and uploaded to photobucket from there so good quality but not sure why they always small........tech help?


Cheers Matt

[damian]

understandable. will be keen to hear what sort of numbers you make
we're expecting around 95kwatw when we get around to a dyno run

we're running stock pistons but have a set to throw in on the next build
and superscans carbies of love of course, we were going to go the efi route until we got hold of those carbies...