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Re: Joel's RWD 3S-GTE conversion - mainly pics	Sat, 30 July 2005 16:46

Hi there from rain soaked ENGLAND. I have just completed a RWD Gen3 3SGE conversion for my kit car, a Clubmans type. This thread has been very helpful. The 3sge is very rarely converted to RWD in Blighty due partly to a lack of suitable gearboxes/bellhousings and mainly due to the easy availability of Vauxhall and Ford Zetec 16v engines. My kit was originally fitted with a 2TG-T50 combination.The T50 box is an absolute peach and this made me determined to keep it. So the story begins. I couldn't locate a 2s bellhousing so decided to use the 2t original.Two bolt holes lined up which gives a starting point.The dowels and bolt holes had to be redrilled using the 3SGE back plate as a template. Then the 3s flywheel wouldn't fit inside.More machining.Then the input shaft fell short of the spigot bearing in the end of the crank.So 5mm was machined off the front face. Then I had to source a suitable clutch plate.Throwout bearing was fine.New engine mounts were fabricated.And an alloy alternator mount moving it to the left lower position.And an adaptor plate to enable the 2T starter motor to be used.It mounts 15mm further forward and 6mm further from the centreline of the engine to mesh properly with the 3s flywheel.The cam cover was reprofiled to keep it under the bonnet.I machined an adaptor plate from solid to allow the original twin Solexes from the 2TG to be used on the standard 2TG manifold.Then the distributor wants to punch a hole in the firewall so I have fitted a HYPERPACK Direct Fire ignition system from NZ.It uses four superbike plug cap ignition coils.Recommended to anyone cotemplating carbs on a 3SGE.The rear water take off pipe has been shortened and turned through 90 degrees. Then a RWD exhaust was sorted and the oil cooler thingummy removed and blanked off.And the dipstick relocated.And most of the water pipes removed. After the inevitable teething troubles it's working fine if a little asthmatic at high revs.It pulls like a train up to 5500 then fades away a bit just when it should get interesting.My arse dyno estimates around 150bhp. Thats around 110kw. My latest project should get back up to the standard 173bhp/127kw for this engine.It involves yet more machined aluminium and a set of four 42mm MIKUNIs from a Honda Blackbird superbike.These are straight through throats at full throttle, just like a set of throttle bodies, only cheaper. Fitting superbike carbs is the latest thing on the UK kit car scene.Some people are fitting superbike throttle bodies to keep the EFI setup. Various pics can be viewed at: http://ntlworld.photobox.co.uk/album/album.html?c_ album=1460235 The last pic shows a drastically shortened Gen3 3SGE EFI inlet manifold for a RWD conversion.It puts the throttle body at the front. I no longer need it if anyone is interested? Email for details. Next will be sump mods. Thanks again for an excellent thread.I hope my contribution gives heart to any would be RWD convertors. It can be done,no problem is too big...even for a pom! GEOFF the kit car nut. [Report message to a moderator]

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