What did you do in the garage yesterday?
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Sardonicus said:
All taxed and tested and ready to get out there, bit nasty below 2k as expected (I will try and dull this a little) 
3k+ is entertaining 
needless to say it likes flying round the tacho 
and 2k on is very street-able 
I am happy 
Nice one Simon. What cam did you go for in the end. 3k+ is entertaining needless to say it likes flying round the tacho and 2k on is very street-able I am happy 
Sardonicus said:
All taxed and tested and ready to get out there, bit nasty below 2k as expected (I will try and dull this a little) 3k+ is entertaining needless to say it likes flying round the tacho and 2k on is very street-able I am happy
How much more extra work and parts are needed to make it rev higher and so so quickly. 3k+ is entertaining needless to say it likes flying round the tacho and 2k on is very street-able I am happy Hooked up the old Golf battery to the MG, and even after three and a half years storage in a container with no power she lit up like a Christmas tree 
Turned over nicely, {plugs out) oil pressure gauge reading nicely even on a slow crank, and clutch not seized Couldn't get a spark at the points, so new points, condenser, and coil going in next week... Coil looks old, and if it's original it'll be 44 this year 
Turned over nicely, {plugs out) oil pressure gauge reading nicely even on a slow crank, and clutch not seized Couldn't get a spark at the points, so new points, condenser, and coil going in next week... Coil looks old, and if it's original it'll be 44 this year 
PJ57 said:
Out with the old
In with the new
Only took just over an hour, so pretty pleased as it was my first time
Credit to Clive, the fit was perfect, better than the original cat.
As if you needed any proof, even the engine bolt hole lined up perfectly.
Top work Clive, very highly recommended. Easy to fit, sounds great and looks even better
No to mention, delivered exactly when said too
I see that Clive made your y-piece with the last section that fits inside the exhaust system from a piece of tube. The one he sold me was made from a rolled piece of sheet that wasn't even circular and had to be reshaped to make it fit. When questioned he said that tube of the correct size did not exist so I sent him an eBay link to the correct size tube available immediately. The rolled section hadn't even been mitre cut before welding and had simply been pushed up inside the y-piece and welded. I found this out when I drilled a hole to fit a Lambda boss and found that I had to drill through 2 tubes, the outer one and the end of the fabricated tube pushed up inside! The rest of the job was extremely neat and very well made, but the system end was poor and overall I was disappointed.
In with the new
Only took just over an hour, so pretty pleased as it was my first time
Credit to Clive, the fit was perfect, better than the original cat.
As if you needed any proof, even the engine bolt hole lined up perfectly.
Top work Clive, very highly recommended. Easy to fit, sounds great and looks even better
No to mention, delivered exactly when said too
Edited by Mr Supercharged on Friday 19th June 22:43
Edited by Mr Supercharged on Friday 19th June 22:48
phazed said:
Finished work and thought I'd give the car a treat.
I change the oil and the filter.
Put the road wheels back on,
Adjusted dampers to soft,
Checked a few nuts and bolts,
Washed her,
Went for a drive,
Put her to bed.
What a great way to end a week.
Yep same here cleaned & fitted brand new old stock Bilsteins and springs (I have had in stock 5 years +) went out with my yougest for a sensible 60 mile drive what a tranformation I change the oil and the filter.
Put the road wheels back on,
Adjusted dampers to soft,
Checked a few nuts and bolts,
Washed her,
Went for a drive,
Put her to bed.
What a great way to end a week.
Finished this off today, marks the end of a 5 years long project to build myself a tool room precision metalwork lathe, its a Weiler Matador. Very rare in the UK. Was completely stripped down to piece parts in multiple trays and boxes when I bought it with the bed re-ground and a lots of new parts. Fitted a 3 phase inverter within the body of the lathe and kept all of the original functionality while allowing the lathe to be driven from a 240 supply and still use the 2 speed 415 motor. I had a German manual with drawings to use to work out how to put it all back together again.
There have been good and bad days but the end result is well worth it, with all the accessories that came with the lathe it is a really nice piece of kit.
There have been good and bad days but the end result is well worth it, with all the accessories that came with the lathe it is a really nice piece of kit.
phazed said:
A beautiful piece of kit.
You did well assembling this.
This reminds me of metalwork lessons at school, happy days
Thanks, she runs well. There were days when I wish I'd just bought one ready to use, one of the chinese lathes etc….. I paid £250 for it and its cost me nearly £2k to complete…..but on German eBay, about 6000 Euros with half the accessories I have and non refurbished, I reckon I did ok……You did well assembling this.
This reminds me of metalwork lessons at school, happy days
I need this so I can turn a new crank pulley for the westfield's Rotrex supercharger to accept the poly v-belt. Could do with some easier jobs to practice on first.
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