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'88 X1/9 to Uno power
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8 years 9 months ago #38375
by Thom Milburn
'88 X1/9 to Uno power was created by Thom Milburn
Good evening all,
As some of you will be growing aware, i'm the proud new owner of a part-way-through uno i.e conversion.
I've made a couple of observations I could use some assistance with (please!):
Sump - I don't believe the X1/9 sump has been fitted as the one in situ is smooth bottomed and has the oil return from the turbo (and it's magnetic).
Is it necessary to swap the sump to that of the x1/9? I believe it to be (as well as the dipstick obviously). If so, how are people adding an oil return without welding the alloy sump?
Undertray - There appears to be a whole lot of small bolts screwed to the underside of the engine bay, i presume (perhaps incorrectly) that an undertray may have been fitted originally - is this the case?
Ignition Relay - I've been going through the many loose wires alongside a diagram. Can anyone canfirm the green wires in picture 1 are intended for the 'blue' side of the coil, as depicted?
Ignition Switch Connectors - Picture 2 shows two connectors that according to Haynes are 'ignition switch'. How have others wired these to the X1/9 ignition?
Mounting Points - Whilst i've read many references to where to locate the various engine clutter - has anyone any deatiled pictures of where to mount the air flow metre (I'm under the impression this should bolt to nearside of head without bracketry?), the ignition relay and fuel pump (firewall appears to have three nicely located bolts this can mount to in line with pass seat?).
And until next time, other than trying to figure out which sensor is which on the engine - I shall leave it there!
Thanks in advance guys
Thom
As some of you will be growing aware, i'm the proud new owner of a part-way-through uno i.e conversion.
I've made a couple of observations I could use some assistance with (please!):
Sump - I don't believe the X1/9 sump has been fitted as the one in situ is smooth bottomed and has the oil return from the turbo (and it's magnetic).
Is it necessary to swap the sump to that of the x1/9? I believe it to be (as well as the dipstick obviously). If so, how are people adding an oil return without welding the alloy sump?
Undertray - There appears to be a whole lot of small bolts screwed to the underside of the engine bay, i presume (perhaps incorrectly) that an undertray may have been fitted originally - is this the case?
Ignition Relay - I've been going through the many loose wires alongside a diagram. Can anyone canfirm the green wires in picture 1 are intended for the 'blue' side of the coil, as depicted?
Ignition Switch Connectors - Picture 2 shows two connectors that according to Haynes are 'ignition switch'. How have others wired these to the X1/9 ignition?
Mounting Points - Whilst i've read many references to where to locate the various engine clutter - has anyone any deatiled pictures of where to mount the air flow metre (I'm under the impression this should bolt to nearside of head without bracketry?), the ignition relay and fuel pump (firewall appears to have three nicely located bolts this can mount to in line with pass seat?).
And until next time, other than trying to figure out which sensor is which on the engine - I shall leave it there!
Thanks in advance guys
Thom
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8 years 9 months ago - 8 years 9 months ago #38380
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Replied by Speedy Fiat on topic '88 X1/9 to Uno power
If the two sumps are visually the same I would stick with the (presumably) Uno sump. If you need to change then you can easily drill a suitable sized hole in the alloy sump and fit a threaded type hose fitting, Demon Tweeks or a hydraulic fittings/pipe shop would have a decent range of such fittings. I have exactly this on my turbo engine. As its under no pressure the fitting need not be welded, etc
The small bolts may well be for the side under trays that were originally fitted but missing on many cars.
The wiring was the most challenging part of the conversion. I'm sorry I can't help on the details as it was a couple of years ago I did mine. If you search on line you can find wiring diagrams for the conversion but I would recommend as well buying an X1/9 and a Uno Haynes manual to look at the details and compare.
I mounted the coil, ecu and other electrics inside the spare wheel well. Obviously I now have no spare wheel but it keeps them out of harms way and reduces the clutter in the engine bay. If you are ever passing through Northamptonshire you are welcome to drop in and have a look at my set up.
Avoid mounting the fuel pump on the bulkhead as they are quite noisey and it will intrude into the cabin. For safety reasons you should fit an inertia fuel cut off device in case of an accident, mines a standard Land Rover part. Eagle eyed folk will notice that in the picture the cut off device is fitted the wrong way up, as I found out to my cost while racing -it should be vertical and not horizontal
Attached is a picture of my engine bay. The previous owner had made up the bracket for the air flow meter (attached on the nearside of the cam carrier) which handily meant some of the Uno Turbo pipe work could be resused. The turbo pipe work can either go a rather lengthy route under the engine or a much shorter route as per the picture, but you intrude into the rear boot.
The small bolts may well be for the side under trays that were originally fitted but missing on many cars.
The wiring was the most challenging part of the conversion. I'm sorry I can't help on the details as it was a couple of years ago I did mine. If you search on line you can find wiring diagrams for the conversion but I would recommend as well buying an X1/9 and a Uno Haynes manual to look at the details and compare.
I mounted the coil, ecu and other electrics inside the spare wheel well. Obviously I now have no spare wheel but it keeps them out of harms way and reduces the clutter in the engine bay. If you are ever passing through Northamptonshire you are welcome to drop in and have a look at my set up.
Avoid mounting the fuel pump on the bulkhead as they are quite noisey and it will intrude into the cabin. For safety reasons you should fit an inertia fuel cut off device in case of an accident, mines a standard Land Rover part. Eagle eyed folk will notice that in the picture the cut off device is fitted the wrong way up, as I found out to my cost while racing -it should be vertical and not horizontal
Attached is a picture of my engine bay. The previous owner had made up the bracket for the air flow meter (attached on the nearside of the cam carrier) which handily meant some of the Uno Turbo pipe work could be resused. The turbo pipe work can either go a rather lengthy route under the engine or a much shorter route as per the picture, but you intrude into the rear boot.
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