On late engines the cambelt cover hits the engine mount, meaning it needs cutting.
The mount i have has been cut at the top, so the cover can sit in the cutout and not hit the mount
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On late engines the cambelt cover hits the engine mount, meaning it needs cutting.
The mount i have has been cut at the top, so the cover can sit in the cutout and not hit the mount
oh right never heard of that before. So when you hope to have it in? You waiting on much?
same prob on my original engine cambelt cover hitting on mount, so i bought a mount like adams which as said allows you to run cambelt cover which is always nice!
The weekend of Oct 24th it should be going in on, MOT is two week later lol lol
Waiting on nothing :)
sweet! Any worries for the mot or all sweet? Im hopfully going to do my mot course next year, will have no more mot problems ever again lol
Yes i have a worrry( being the lack of cat,again....)
Cant really think of anything else TBH, pretty much everything on the car has been replaced recently lol (complete brake hoses/lines etc all replaced last year, shells been re-undersealed ready for winter etc etc. So cant think of anything else.
that sucks, if its got the redtop in try blagging its a '92 engine? Not know any friendly testers?
doing on the drive? i might pop up and lend a hand with my hammers :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Yep, on the drive as always lol
wow! I cant believe its been a year since you were doing the brake lines for the last MOT.
Look forward to seeing the valver appearing in there mate, despite turning your back on the smallblock team.
Yup, the last year has flown :(
I was 95% certain i was going to break it after last years mot, hopefully wont be the same this year. But i didn't expect it to fail last year, and it did..... lol
The car has had plenty of hard use this year though, and ive done everything ive wanted to with it(been pretty much every decent show, done more 1/4s, track days etc), so i'll be honest and say i wouldn't be ****d if i did end up having to break it for whatever reason.
XE bottom pully is down at the engineering place being lathed down, pick it back up tomorrow :cool:
Pully is back, and the guy has done a top job on it :cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...Photo-0002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...Photo-0003.jpg
Hoping the middle bit doesn't touch the chassis leg though, some people seem to have a completely flat pully, others ive seen look identical to how mine now looks.
I've never personally seen them been done like that before, but if you have then I can't see it being a problem.
Here is an early pic of mine, its hard to tell whether it's going to cause you issues or not... a bit of touch & go...
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc0387.jpg
Unless we just modify you chassis leg with a bit more boxing off whilst the welder is out (i presume you're doing alternator aswell).
So yours is basically lathed totally flat.
Hmm, any chance of a pic from the top of the bay looking down(to see how much space there is between that edge around the bolt holes and the chassis leg
And any pics of it before you fitted it?
i never acctually moddd my bottom pully in my old nova, and it fitted fine lol
think it caught slightly now and then, but that was using standard rubber mounts
only whats on my WIP chap...
http://www.turbo-nutters.co.uk/image...ova/nc0066.jpg
If thats the case, mine should be fine lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Ste L
No probs Olly.
If it rubs i'll just take a hammer to the chassis leg
Quick update.
Met up with iainel the other night, and he took some pics(my cam batts died after taking 2 pics :roll: )
They came out quite well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/IMG_7032.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/IMG_7035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/IMG_7039.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/IMG_7041.jpg
Xe should be going in this weekend :D , will be starting Thurs night/Fri morning. Got a few mates giving me hand with the fitting, and i'll be welding the bay if i have the time. If im in a rush, i'll leave the welding.
Hoping all goes well as i need the car for work on Tuesday morning lol lol
adam dont forget you get an extra hour sunday lol
Even better then :D
Im off work Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon :cool:
Nothing like a challenge for the weekend.
Good luck & the end of an era!
Aye, proper end of en are, that car of yours has had some engines no lol
If the weathers crap i wont be bothering lol lol
Is it raining where you are to then lol
Pissing down atm lol
Quick, someone offer me a cheap tb kit for a 1600 16v so i dont need swap engines lol
Just got off the phone to HIC.
They are wanting an increase of £192 to cover the xe for the remainder of the policy(7-8 months to run)
HMMMMM
whats the hmmmm for?
£200ish (with the admin charge) for 7months, is quite an increase on a £400 policy, in theory its doubled
ahhhh ok..
so.. unsure wether to go through with the engine now?
that isnt bad about 20-23 quid extra a month bargin in my eyes
I'll be honest, i was expecting it to be less.
But putting it that way i spose its not a massive increase.
Think im just getting a bit tight tbh lol lol
Considering i paid £1200 on a 1.2i a few years ago lol
but what you will have to condsider is how much your renewal will be next year/end of the 12 month policy, they increased my policy when i went from a metro 1.3 clubman to a corsa turbo when i was 18 by 400 so for the year was 700 and then the next year even wth 1 years extra ncb it was 1300
Exactly what i was thinking. Highly likely i wont have the car by the time the renewal is due though, so will think about that when the time comes.
**** it then get he big block in there
alright mate looks like a great project u've done a good job, i was woundering would 1 of them little breather filter things fit on my 1.0 carb engine? (gash engine) they look quite cool
You wont? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Didnt you say that at the last mot? lol
What did you need the sticker for? Thought you had some on anyway?
yes lol
But im not all that bothered about mot this year.
Im getting more and more bored of the same car though, hence that post.
The sticker is going on the bonnet in place of the pin badge :)
What sticker? What what what what what?
Mk1 griffin sticker