Bean Bandits Levin 'Globetrotter'

[Bean]

Quick update
KW Competition 2way - €2200
Spindle needs to be sent in, no camber plates but they will build to match existing ones, if sent in too.

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[Bean]

Still haven't found a place to work on my car permanently but this weekend there's a bit of progress.
We mocked up preliminary templates for my new arches (they will be made of metal). So I can finally drive normally again with my new wheels and Shockworks coilovers, adjustable panhard and traction brackets are incoming as well.

[oldeskewltoy]

Did you finally get the parts??

[Bean]

(06-01-2014 06:56 PM)oldeskewltoy Wrote:  Did you finally get the parts??

I've seen the box, but still some bureaucracy to overcome. It's quite a nightmare.

[Ivan141]

About the arches: Why not just slap some Escort Mk3 arches on there and be done with it?
They are about as wide as what you've mocked up there I think (how much wider are you going?), yet retain an original look.
Handbuilt arches require some talent to pull off neatly..

[Bean]

(06-02-2014 09:27 AM)Ivan141 Wrote:  About the arches: Why not just slap some Escort Mk3 arches on there and be done with it?
They are about as wide as what you've mocked up there I think (how much wider are you going?), yet retain an original look.
Handbuilt arches require some talent to pull off neatly..

One thing I learned traveling the world, things that are simple in one country are very much not in another.
Here it's almost impossible to get parts from old cars (it's a law thing).
I did find someone to help me with experience and talent though.
I wish the whole world had all the right shops and infrastructure but in reality it's just never going to happen.
I'm already glad that there are dynos here so I'll be able to tune my engine once it's in.


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[Bean]

Tiny update, as I still haven't found a garage to do proper work on my car, I dug out my DIYPNP from the boxes.
Got the Bluetooth dongle installed and working. Also fitted a small switch to the casing so I can turn it of when connecting by cable or not in use.
No stim attached or any sensors apart from air temperature. And yes it is that hot in my office.

On my next trip to Switzerland I'll bring back some wiring and start with the custom harness.

Next update will be part pictures and suspension install, after more than a month the first parcel turned up (I despise local customs office and bureaucracy).
Thanks again Dan for your help!

           

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[Ivan141]

That just a straight serial to bluetooth adapter? Nifty...

[Bean]

(06-12-2014 03:58 PM)Ivan141 Wrote:  That just a straight serial to bluetooth adapter? Nifty...

just a Bluetooth adapter connect straight to the CPU pins (a bit tricky to solder) but avoiding an extra circuit.

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[oldeskewltoy]

so... with the bluetooth... I can hack you from a far..... give you 50 degrees of ignition timing, while running AFRs of 18.....