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Of the many options and kits available we have chosen the South African Birkin - a kit which faithfully reproduces the beauty of Colin Chapman's original car and which you build up with component parts from the factory, adding in your choice of engine and transmission.



This holds true to the tradition of garden shed mechanics without requiring quite the level of welding skill, or CAD programming, that some of the amazing, home built clubman cars require. Or at least we hope not, as neither of us have done anything like this before.....



Saturday, January 22, 2011

Carbon canister and fuel reg

 We've used a Toyota MR2 carbon canister as it's very small and fits nicely in between the tank and the side wall of the chassis. The bracket was fashioned from 2 hose clips riveted to a strip of steel which had been bent to suit the profile of the canister. The canister was wrapped in two strips of sticky foam, the clips tightened and the whole thing was bolted to the car with minimal stress. Which was a first......

At the same time we attached a fuel filter and pressure regulator to the back wall of the cockpit, as our pump doesn't have one inbuilt. They are pretty standard items and again didn't require any Anglo-Saxon language. We'll tidy up the lines as we go along as I think they will need protecting from abrassive contacts - for now though we'll just cable tie them out of the way
Posted by at 8:46 PM

4 comments:

  1. ScottJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Andrew, Kerry,

    Looks great. Very tidy. Are you using the stock in tank fuel pump from the Focus?

    cheers

    Scott

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  2. Kerry and AndrewJanuary 23, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Hi Scott - it came from Meridian and I believe it's a Holden ute pump, which bolts straight in with no modification. I think the Ford pump ( which has an integral regulator) needs some adaption to go in.
    Cheers

    Andrew

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Hi Guys

    This is one of the best build diaries I came accross in a very long time. My Birkin in South Africa is now in it's final stages of build. I am changing the engine from a 1800 to a brand new 2 litre from Ford. Keep it up.

    Marius
    mariusv@webafrica.org.za

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  4. Kerry and AndrewSeptember 9, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Hi Marius

    Your comments are very kind! Have a look also at Scott's blog - it's much better laid out and a wealth of information.
    http://birkins3.blogspot.com
    Hope you're having as much fun as we are
    Cheers
    Andrew and Kerry

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