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Finally ran out of excuses not to start this conversion. I have been collecting parts for a while now and finally cleared enough space in the garage to get going.
Starting off by building up the complete front subframe/engine with suspension and brakes
I will post when i can but may be a bit hit and miss with time restaints.



Promotive kit number 66



R1 5JJ engine with modified cam timing, uprated clutch and baffle plate for oil surging

Looking forward to seeing how this one pans out, I'm predicting somewhat mental!

This is going to be a rather exciting project

Has it got a reverse facility?

Damn this is going to be epic

Hi Kelvink,

The kit i have is the later one with an engine driven reverse gearbox so no electric motor for me

This looks exciting

Well, rather than building i was stripping the modified differential unit to have a look. on the forums it appears these units can leak so i thought sort now rather than later. I will clean all the sealer off and do a dry build to find any issues.



Also a picture of the reverse gearbox

loving it. keep the pics coming.

Found the fault on the diff unit, the locating dowels where drilled in the incorrect place forcing the two halves to twist.
I have sorted this (after a lot of messing about) and everything now lines up correcty. Will reassemble at the weekend

Test fitted engine into the subframe
After a couple of strip downs and adjustments here it is