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adrian
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Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: harrogate
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hi
i`m neather of them in the no money but fond a good engine cheep (2.6 for £80 for every thing including rad) because if you do a job do it right furst time as a bodge always lets you down.
i could call my self a hobby macanic lerning fast
that wont say i cant do that.
all the best
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ditch rat
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Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: PERSHORE
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well i have re-built my series 3, now i only tend to service and keep that one in good order.but doing that was a learning curve i had never taken a engine apart before the next thing you know its on the bench in bits going for rebore and cranck re-ground  and the good part i did'nt have any bits left over afterwards  mind i have a 110 csw to do a bit of a rolling restoration on all good fun and who wants a car that has only been around for a couple of years when you can buy one thats been around for 20 or more 
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The Bouncin' Brewer
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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The whole 'engine apart' thing is rearing it's ugly head - new cam shaft is needed in the V8 and the water pump seems to have sprung a leak too.....
Will it ever end   |
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madmort
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Took the old girl out for her first run since the MOT today... She's tired... looks like a new engine or complete rebuild is required and since the engine's already done 180'000 its really not worth the effort...  So now on the hunt for a good engine...
Bit of an anticlimax after all the work thats been done but then it can't be really helped... took a risk fitting a really unknown engine and I'm sure the recent damage from over revving and so on hasn't helped matters...
I only took her down the road and as I turned her round to come back a police car passed with the driver giving a quick glance... I think if he'd seen the smoke it might have been a different story  
Ah well... this is what we have to suffer to enjoy our motors... |
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The Bouncin' Brewer
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll keep an eye for you Matey - the local scrapper usually has some interesting stuff laid around - I might yet turn you up a decent engine |
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madmort
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Flippin eck mate cheers...
By the way we're running out of tea bags Just so you know for next time your over
An I tried eating my hat as suggested but I chipped a tooth on the buckle so had to give up  sorry bout that... |
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Robbo
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Joined: 15 Apr 2006
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Location: Kings lynn, Norfolk
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..my main problem (well one of many actually ) is that I read the landy mags (strange finding pics of BB springing up !)...and then I get ideas from the fix-it bits in the back, I think to my self -well that doesn't look to hard- and then I have ago...hmmmm ....then come on here and ask for help...ta very much fellow self made mechanics 
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EJParrott
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Joined: 29 Oct 2006
Posts: 1860
Location: Rugby
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| Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| Robbo wrote: | | ..my main problem (well one of many actually ) is that I read the landy mags (strange finding pics of BB springing up !)...and then I get ideas from the fix-it bits in the back, I think to my self -well that doesn't look to hard- and then I have ago...hmmmm ....then come on here and ask for help...ta very much fellow self made mechanics |
so ture, i know exactly where you're coming from. Thing is though, i need to get my 88 on the road and legal, which means putting all back together  im acctually just taking a break from putting in the replacement diesel engine.
before i've even done this ive been reading things like LRM's rebuild of OLO and thinking how great it would be to do a complete rebuild, and then go hunting though the ads to find prices for this.....THEN..... i read on and think, 'o, that would be nice in the 88...' im mean, whats more important? paying the mortgage or playing with landys..... no real contest i know
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