Punto (Mk2/2b) Munkul's thread

[Munkul]

Cheers lads. yeah i have too much stuff, i want rid of some of it Danny - nah i'd need my arches sorted. I had 5mm spacers in a while ago but it rubbed too much with a car-full.

Got my SS braided oil hose for the catch tank i got off Richie today, so spent the night fitting it.

Bracket made up out of stainless:

initial fit:

done:

Then one more small change - anyone spot it?

 

[Davie412]

Nice looking car! =D

 

[Adrian Bravo]

Are those catch tanks good quality Munkul? Im going to buy the exact same one, seen them on ebay ages ago.

 

[Munkul]

they are as good as you are gonna get, i think. They certainly feel decent. Well worth £30 (the going rate on ebay i think) just for the bling factor. if you get one, its an unwritten rule that you have to get stainless braided hose as well

 

[Tris Harris]

what do those catch tanks actually do? other than look cool i mean.

I cant see what else you done either

 

[dannygp]

what do those catch tanks actually do? other than look cool i mean.

I cant see what else you done either

Stop oil/**** going through your turbo I think.

I really can't see what he's done either....filled up windscreen spray? lol

 

[Tris Harris]

he doesnt have a turbo though? on this one anyway

 

[dannygp]

he doesnt have a turbo though? on this one anyway

Turbo-ing it?

If not then maybe just for bling factor and incase of high pressure?? lol

 

[Adrian Bravo]

They should help stop oil getting into your inlet manifold. I have driven my car without the breater pipe connected and it was much more responsive. Though that was when my car was knackered and pushing a lot of oil through the breather.

 

[Tris Harris]

right, so then does the oil breather pipe go into it, and then back into the induction system?

 

[dannygp]

Yes, going from the picture.

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

The oil recirculation pipe that sends oil back into your inlet is connected to the new tank, this catches oil but allows the engine to breath the air back into the inlet, the majority of the oil is caught in the tank. The inducted air doesnt have to 'pass' through the catch tank if this is what you mean?

They are best suited to turbo applications where theres more oil activity on the inlet side

Jordan

 

[Floppydodo]

cant see a difference in the bay, what have you done?catch tank looks nice

 

[Tris Harris]

yeah, i basically meant does it go engine-catch tank-induction, cheers.

so it is actually just for a bit of bling then lol

 

[Munkul]

so it is actually just for a bit of bling then lol

nah, it has a purpose, but just happens to look really cool as well, (IMO) lol

it stops the oily vapours reaching the inlet, which do two bad things: clogs up your throttle body; and also lowers the effective octane of the fuel-air mixture.

On most cars there are a load of idle control valve pipes as well (the 16v doesnt have one) which the oil can clog up as well, which isnt useful at all.

people have reported better response and MPG using them on these cars, so i thought why not, it was cheap enough. Not that there is much volume of oil passing on this engine, but still....

oh, and the other difference (only in the last picture) was that i fitted the bonnet catch from the HGT, which is clean and painted silver

Got some more work done on the rear beam last night

 

[Tris Harris]

yeah it does look good, i want one for mine now lol

 

[Munkul]

Well. I didnt get the beam fitted today I found out on friday afternoon that bushes were not available. So i decided to make my own, using some Superflex bush material that i got from my local tuner. I didnt get started til later last night, and finished this morning.
It took me longer than expected to machine the rest of the bushes and fit them.

Making the outer sleeve from billet black bar - outside skimmed down, then drilled

being bored out

Finished article

Inner sleeves made from similar material

Finished

Turning the Superflex PU - its horrible stuff to machine.

No pics of pressing in, but here is the PU pressed into the outer sleeves

Again, no pics of drilling, but here is the finished articles - drilled and the inner sleeves pressed in

Rear beam bush housing cleaned up with flap wheel

The bushes were put in the freezer for an hour. The beam housing was warmed a little with the oxy-torch, and the bush was hammered in. Even so, it was still very tight.

And.... this is what the rear beam looks like now, with the calipers re-assembled

 

[Tris Harris]

awesome :worship:

you hav skills

 

[Floppydodo]

very nice!! and an impressive lathe

 

[blu73]

top work mate

love the green calipers