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that means that I didn't explain it very well. 1. V6 bell housing means a V6 starter motor and that means a V6 flex plate. Moving the starter isn't an option because the it's already as close to the torque converter as it can be. 2. The...

I did some more "dimensioning" today. This is the crank sensor trigger teeth on the torque convert viewed through the hole where the hall effect sensor goes:- You can see that it isn't centred in the hole, and that confirms that the torque...

There is a centre spigot on the torque converter:- I could weld something to a normal manual flywheel (I have a spare) and get it machined to line up with the that centre spigot to line it up, but there is a fair but of play on the torque...

yes I'm a bit worried how I make a converter plate accurately enough that the centre of the crank lines up with the centre of the gearbox input shaft. I'm almost tempted to not try and make the tolerances tight, but instead just wiggle it around...

I've been reading about how much end float the torque converter should have on the gearbox. Apparently this is called "setback". Basically we don't want the torque converter full pushed home on the splines when it's installed, but it should be...

That's one of the things I need to figure out. Photos from today:- With the engine just plonked onto the Jatco gearbox and the crank lined up with the gearbox input shaft, I can then see how far off the IRD to K series bracket is:- so...

The 1.8 passed it's MOT this morning. I have a lead on a person who does machining work. Next job is to see if I can actually bolt a K series to the Jatco and IRD.

The diagnostic protocols changed on the ABS about that time I think, from Teves mk20 to Teves mk25, though I think that happened earlier than the Facelift, maybe 2002 or 2003. I doubt (though not 100% sure) that the canbus protocol from the...

I think that the fundamental problem with them is that they cause the drain holes to get blocked up with dirt, but then that can happen with any car I suppose. You need to make sure that the drain holes can drain water whether you have the...

what's an xei? I think that's a 1.8 K series? The early K series have a MEMS1.9 ECU and aren't EOBD compliant, but I don't know whether that applied to an xei.

status update:- before now this is just bare metal as welded and cleaned up. It'll look a lot better with the skim of filler and some stone chip on it. Now I have to do the other side. It seems to me that long term those protection...