Winter Projects

[AutoAndy]

me,....wait for the menders to fix the bonnet and front end damage and then find some winter events to drive it to...(annoyingly I will miss Chatsworth and the lakes museum weekends...but then what?) ....

...oh, I may fix a new charger socket on the passenger side for euro tours...etc...and maybe some new tyres that don't skid in the rain....

[zombeh]

Not much to do on mine,

Replace the folding bit of the roof
Rebuild the replacement 4.6 engine
Put the tacho back in and wire it up to work with the ECU that's now fitted
Keep driving it

Everything else can wait but next years jobs are
Rebuild the gearbox when I fit the new engine
Modify the bonnet hinges while I'm there
Change the seats
Paint it

[Kitchski]

Barkychoc said:

Barry S1 said:

One small project for the winter

I'd be tempted to buy a cheapo endoscope off ebay (about £6 if you use a USB laptop version and wait for snail delivery from China) and have a look in that outrigger so see if it really is terminal. I suspect so but sometimes surprises occur.

If it's like that on the underside, then it's definitely toast.

[Kitchski]

phillpot said:

Kitchski said:

I've been advised that Piper 270 cams are noisy and it gave no power gain whatsoever.


I'm also running a solid alloy timing gear set, which apparently can chatter a bit. Irritating as the reason I opted for alloy.

"tappety" noise is all about "ramp angles" and clever stuff I believe, the way the cam lobe and follower act together?


Think it was the Piper website that suggested possible 10-15 bhp gain, mine hit 184.9 (185 would have been nice) on the rollers but it is a 2.9 so maybe responds differently and of course has timing chain rather than gears.

It is about ramp angles, yeah. I understand the physics of it, it's just the ramp angle between a Piper cam and a Kent (which allegedly don't make the noise) is so similar, it seems daft one could do it while the other doesn't. But only one way to find out!

[Kitchski]

magpies said:

Kitchski said:

All I need to no other manufacturers to use the 'ST' moniker and I'm all good. I'm pretty sure it hasn't been used, not by any major automotive players at least.....

There is the Ford Focus ST

How would sir like his parrot?

[glenrobbo]

And the Mondeo ST....

[Kitchski]

Ever regret saying something?

[AutoAndy]

...Fiesta ST...

[v8s4me]

Subaru STi

[magpies]

my current list which I keep adding to

[Scoobimax]

tel595 said:

Finish this......hopefully.!

Yes come on, hurry up!!!

[glenrobbo]

v8s4me said:

Subaru STi

I have heard that some STi's can be quite hard to shake off........

[TVRees]

A couple of small jobs really ....

- take out engine and gearbox
- grit blast and repaint chassis and suspension bits
- put it all back together again
- phew !
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[mk1fan]

Any news on the revised bushes? Still require two sets!

[TVRees]

I'll get back to you in the next week or two, I promise.
Sorry for the delay, but I'm really really busy at the moment.
What's your deadline for the new bushes?
Tim

[mk1fan]

Before Jan 1st 2016.

[TVRees]

Yes Stewart, certainly in time for
Tim

[mk1fan]

Cool. Email me when you free to make them.

As an aside have you thought about making some front diff mounts too?

[TVRees]

mk1fan said:

..... As an aside have you thought about making some front diff mounts too?

Do you mean these ?



If YES, then possibly.
My diff will be coming out in the next few weeks. I'll then be able to measure up these mounting blocks and investigate how to make some from polyurethane.

[phillpot]

TVRees said:

Do you mean these ?

Also used on Wedges and DeLorean's ...