myothercarsa2cv Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 In the process of fitting an apollo, and drilled the cam cover to fit the breather pipe. All seemed to go well, drilled the hole, fitted the union, nipped up the nuts and popped the cover back on. Something was nagging me and so I went back to the archives... I forgot threadlock! Damnit. New crush washers ordered and I'll have another go... I also saw in one of the posts that metric chassis' require a slightly different installation, I assumed it would be the same. Hope so, because I don't want to have to move the header tank! I'll make it fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Seeing your picture on another post John I was curious as to why you have the scuttle apart? Have you been suffering oil pressure problems or is the Apollo just as a precaution for when you take up sprinting & hill climbing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 I was taking the wiper mech out... And it was a pain trying to extract if from underneath... So I thought I'd take the scuttle off and redo it with rivnuts... Now I'm thinking of getting some carbon sheet to replace the bulkhead. Am I stupid? The Apollo is something that I've been meaning to do for ages, the oil pressure is fine and has been for a while so I need to meddle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Hi John The Metric installation is different. I remember the pipes were routed slightly differently and the tank sits centrally just behind the central cross member. The expansion tank (the spherical one) also needed moving from the central position. I made up an ally plate with a hole in the middle to take the drain plug and riveted it to the bottom central frame rather than what CC suggested. Also the breather pipe enters the cam cover on the off side when the tank is fitted this way. 2 Pictures from the CC Workshop Notice and bottom one is my installation of the tank. http://thumbsnap.com/i/afQfVRhC.jpg?0120 http://thumbsnap.com/i/QrLZnT5G.jpg?0120 http://thumbsnap.com/s/pkSavDcU.jpg?0120 I have the full workshop notice if you want it. (blatmail me your email) Edited by - Titanium7 on 20 Jan 2014 21:06:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Ah balls. I've drilled the near side! Never mind, I'll see if I can make it fit, else I'll get a longer hose made up... If you wouldn't mind sending that on that would be great - YHBM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 the oil pressure is fine and has been for a while so I need to meddle! Uh Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 I can't have it working, now, can I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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