XUD powered kit car

[bashbarnard]

ive got a 2.1 sitting here. but it please. for many reasons but mainly because i need the money.

[Adam CD P1]

Any updates on this awesome project ?

Sadly not. The 'good running' engine was not so good. So i need another

Get another one in in and going, Watched the videos on youtube I'd love to see more

[Dave]

Yes have to weigh up the options, source another block for cheaper, or set about repairing current HG, that could also need a skim....

Needs to be done though!

[Xud Missile]

Yeah will decide what to do soon. Just got back from a roadtrip. Sold my Bedford TK and offered delivery in the advert. Chap phoned and offered a good price. "Can you deliver?"..."Where abouts are you?"..."Penzance"..."lol k np"

45mph roadtrip ftw! Loud, slow, thirsty, wet but comfy. Never missed a beat the whole trip, can't beat a 330 derv (except on power, that's easy to beat)



Sitting with the big boyz:



Went to view a car in Redruth to drive home but wasn't to be, few too many niggles, otherwise would worked out well. Flew back via Newquay instead. So I've some more cash now for kit car!

[mr_fish]

haha hero travelling all that way in that beast!

[Danny Wideboy]

That TK is nice.

[darrenjlobb]

Drove right past my place!

[Xud Missile]

Haha bummer, should have popped in for a quick tune up, i was sitting on the gov most of the trip, needed more revs! i bought the TK nearly ten years ago in Redruth so it's nice that it's back home. I love cornwall. Except the high hedged single lanes, you can keep them haha

[Xud Missile]

I can't believe how many years it's been since this was on the road. Life has got in the way quite a lot! 

So I still have the kit car and I wanted an XUD-based donor so I could slot do a straight swap to get it back on the road. So I bought a ZX estate. Then as soon as I bought that I saw a 306 on ebay with no MOT but low mileage and a well looked after engine. So I bought that too, then felt bad about breaking a ZX so I sold that. The 306 belonged to a genuine French man. The 306 is French too, so that automatically means it'll be well looked after. That's obviously a made up theory, but in this case it was true. An XUD that's completely dry down the sides, not even a drop of oil that's become caked with dust and mud over the years. It sounds like a well-oiled sewing machine. And I don't mean a cheap Argos sewing machine, I mean an industrial British-made 1930's sewing machine. The interior smells wrong, though. Otherwise everything is in order, anyone need any parts? ^_^


First off I need to repair my engine crane. I had to clear a garden of shrubs and small trees a few months back. After digging for hours, I had the idea of using the engine crane to pull up the shrubs. It worked beautifully....until the last shrub where I forgot to put a long plank of wood underneath the crane legs to spread the load. One leg of the crane sank down deep into the earth and it bent badly! As soon as that's done i'll start swapping it over, even if it means getting it back on the road with a bog standard turbo and Lucas pump. I've got plans for a Scotland road trip in August. If this isn't ready I'll buy something like a Reliant Rialto, I'll see what happens.

[Danny Wideboy]

I would love to see more progress on this project.
Please continue posting updates.

[takeshi14121990]

wow, this is amazing

[Piggy]

As mentioned. Excellent news this is continuing. Top project for me.

[Xud Missile]

Thanks chaps!



Crane fixed yesterday after work. Then i took the engine and gearbox out and took off the flywheel and clutch. This weekend I'm aiming to get the donor engine out, and I'll pay a visit to the scrapyard

[Xud Missile]

Progress from yesterday evening and this morning. Engine being taken out the 306:



Out



Mated up to gearbox and fitted to the MK. I'll keep the intercooler as a top mount for now to get it on the road. I can have a scoop on the bonnet to help. 

[Danny Wideboy]

Like.

[Dave]

Haha this looks so strange with a completely stock motor in it now !!

[Xud Missile]

So stock its even got EGR XD actually looks pretty badass in person. The plan is to get it on the road like this and then build up a beast engine later this year.

[Xud Missile]

After a few evenings I've got it running under it's own power again. There's air getting in the fuel and the clutch needs more bleeding, but feels good to be getting there

[Mattcheese31]

nice one, love this project

[Dave]

Ben whats this thing weigh? I don't think it gets the appreciation towards how good the power/weight ratio is for even a stock XUD.

Looking at this at 550kg etc, with just a bog stock engine, is still 163bhp/ton, where as a gti6 is close to 143bhp/ton.

Lets crank the VE a little here, and imagine this is pumping a steady 170hp, 6K hard cut plunger getting hot ... that is over 300hp/ton....

[Xud Missile]

640kg according to the weigh bridge. She's a bit on he heavy side for a se7en, although there are similar kit cars with a petrol engine that are the best part of another 100kg heavier. Realistically I could get it the 500s with a change of wheels, seats, brakes and battery. Also the pilot gearbox is very heavy so adapting something different to fit could save a huge amount. But yes, at stock power it's great fun

[Xud Missile]

[Xud Missile]

I thought the vane pump was siezed. Confirmed, see photo for details:



I took the top off another bosch pump and it was very clean inside and full of diesel. I got that swapped over. All I've done so far is a gov mod. Engine fired up so quickly and it goes properly again. 





Great success! Now to tackle the 'to do' list

[Danny Wideboy]

Just watched the video. Was very informative.

Would watch again. 10/10

[Xud Missile]

As I'm keeping the top mount intercooler, I needed a scoop to divert air over it.

This is scoop.


I noticed the wings on the 306 donor had some nice curves so I started chopping them up.




Trimmed down:



Both wings cut and mocked up

Prepping for new metal to be added




Engine/intercooler covered so I can squirt in expanding foam. This was so I could divert air just across the intercooler, otherwise it'd take the easiest path (straight out the back)




Part of a bird cage I found in a skip

Trimmed and put in place. The back trim around the front of the scoop is half of a window rubber trim from the 306




It's rough and ready, but getting it back on the road is priority. Next up is nose cone and bonnet.

[Mattcheese31]

nice work on the scoop!

[ronj]

Nice work indeed, maximum re-use .

Also good taste in music I see.

[Xud Missile]

I picked up a second hand nose cone and fitted it



I then used some aluminium off a caravan


To form into 2 sections of bonnet








MOT next week if all goes well this weekend

[Danny Wideboy]

Cool as f*ck.

[Dum-Dum]

Now that looks AWESOME!