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this is a little boring, but some people may find it usefull!
just a little write up on a baffeled sump i'm making for the b16a powered mini,
following a bit of information given by raging angel. i was going to increase the fluid capacity, but i'm a bit restricted for room in the mini engine bay
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(procedure is exactly the same for b16b sumps, i will make one for the ek9 with increased capacity when i have time)
any way here goes:
firstly give the sump a good clean out with some de greaser and a rag,
draw out, cut and shape some card templates:
next up, mark out and cut out the shapes in steel, i used 0.8mm which is ideal for easy shaping, and easy to cut with tin snips
it's not to easy to see, but around the edges where the pick up pipe will go between i have folded a 10mm downwards edge,
trying the plates for size/shape, a little trim here and there.!
next i cleaned the area to be welded with a die grinder
then tacked the bits in to place
have spent about an hour so far, its not to far off finished,just a bit of cleaning out etc to do now, get rid of any bits floating round in there, give the outside a coat of paint, and its pretty much done,
******** update time! ********
gave the areas around the wels a good clean up to remove any loose weld spatter or any other crud, used a rotary wire brush for this.
next up went and found my self a old speaker and removed the magnet from it,
you may well be thinking what the hell has this got to do with a sump
heres the important part!
i placed the magnet in the sump, and partly filled it with old engine oil and petrol and gave it a good slush round using a paint brush this should get any bits of swarf(bits of metal etc) out
leave it to soak for a while, drain the oil back out, remove the magnet rinse again with a bit of de greaser and it should be nice and clean inside NOTE: do not paint the inside of the sump, if the paint comes off it will block your pick up strainer!
hope this info is usefull.
just a little write up on a baffeled sump i'm making for the b16a powered mini,
following a bit of information given by raging angel. i was going to increase the fluid capacity, but i'm a bit restricted for room in the mini engine bay
((procedure is exactly the same for b16b sumps, i will make one for the ek9 with increased capacity when i have time)
any way here goes:
firstly give the sump a good clean out with some de greaser and a rag,
draw out, cut and shape some card templates:
next up, mark out and cut out the shapes in steel, i used 0.8mm which is ideal for easy shaping, and easy to cut with tin snips
it's not to easy to see, but around the edges where the pick up pipe will go between i have folded a 10mm downwards edge,
trying the plates for size/shape, a little trim here and there.!
next i cleaned the area to be welded with a die grinder
then tacked the bits in to place
have spent about an hour so far, its not to far off finished,just a bit of cleaning out etc to do now, get rid of any bits floating round in there, give the outside a coat of paint, and its pretty much done,
******** update time! ********
gave the areas around the wels a good clean up to remove any loose weld spatter or any other crud, used a rotary wire brush for this.
next up went and found my self a old speaker and removed the magnet from it,
you may well be thinking what the hell has this got to do with a sump
heres the important part!
i placed the magnet in the sump, and partly filled it with old engine oil and petrol and gave it a good slush round using a paint brush this should get any bits of swarf(bits of metal etc) out
leave it to soak for a while, drain the oil back out, remove the magnet rinse again with a bit of de greaser and it should be nice and clean inside
NOTE: do not paint the inside of the sump, if the paint comes off it will block your pick up strainer!hope this info is usefull.
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