OOOO show me pics. and does he have a build thread anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by brainsnova
i want as much info as i can about mounting etc
and yeh i think im 70% certain on a dolomite. there are loads of aftermarket/uprated parts
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OOOO show me pics. and does he have a build thread anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by brainsnova
i want as much info as i can about mounting etc
and yeh i think im 70% certain on a dolomite. there are loads of aftermarket/uprated parts
This one got me wanting one.
You will find a far cleaner dolomite for your money than pretty much anything else RWD
http://www.triumphdolomite.co.uk/tri...cs/cosdol3.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...titled88-2.jpg
thats not a redtop is it, but a cossie lump?? p.s looks good :D
Yeh i know its not a redtop lol
Its a black top yb with more than 400bhp, but an xe will look just as good. Thats what im getting at
yeh i agree, will be savage :dQuote:
Originally Posted by hybridturbo
Nice build mate! Agreed on the Dollys. My mate's building a V8 one ATM. Shouldn't be long till it's done. Sherpa geabrox lol.
martin iirc dolly trans tunnels get very narrow very quickly, an omega box may be a good idea, as they are short and the bell housing fits an xe if you get a 2.0 one. then just get recoprop to make a prop up out of 2 halfs. DO NOT make your own prop.......
Dollys FTMFW!! My first dealings with cars as a kid was with a BRG one. That red one has been at Coomb a few times.
cheers rob, would a t9 box not be a good idea. and i dont mind chopping and welding, all part of the fun lol.
and anyone else know of any XE'ed ones,
cheers for the comments guys
the problem with t9 boxes is that, a. they are all 20+ years old, and b. the bellhousings are not cheap, and c. its a one off clutch. now before anyone jumps at me and says but tyou can get the bits dah de dah, true, you can, but its gonna cost £100 for anything like a half decent t9, £50 to rebuild it, £150-200 for a bellhousing and £100ish for a clutch. and then you have to get a prop made, and a std t9 will not be happy with anything over 190bhp.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
use an omega, get a full donor car like the one on here forsale that was 100 quid. use its sump, pick up, box prop and other gear and your laughing. :thumb: the r20 in the omega will happily take 200ft lb of torque and if you decide to go let in say 2-3 years, a r25 or r28 fits the same hole.
thanks for the info sloth, i will see whats about when i come to get a box lol
o done some more work tonight, got all the valves in, and also got my rocker cover through, and a set of cams through. just waiting for some moeny so i can get some lifters and then head done, do the cam caps need to be done up in a certain order?
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yes, nip to your local library and get the haynes for a cav gsi. or an astra mk2. photocopy the relevant pages, and the torque settings, jobs a good un. i honestly cant remember if its "work from the inner cap outwards" or " round in circles" or "in a cross pattern".
I have a manual for a Cav GSi. Can grab it tomorrow and scan in the pages if you dont mind waiting?
Start in the middle and work out in circles, same for head bolts.
so say you had...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
You would do it 4, 12, 13, 5, 3, 11, 14, 6, 2, 10, 15, 7, 1, 9, 16, 8.
Get me?
lol, yeh i think so, i do have a haynes for a cally, i will look at it tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
ok i just drew it out and yeh i understand fully :)
This is a great thread mate,will be keeping a close eye on this.
Excellent idea putting it in an old car and not the usual.Nice work and excellent pics.
Cheers mate, im hoping to get loads of questions answered so people can refere to this at a later date.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
and yeh, i just fancy something older and RWD is a must lol.
Nice thread!! Good effort if this is the first time with a strip down/rebuild...Loving the Dolomite idea, been toying with getting one for a while, you should be prepared for the rust worm to nom nom owning a Nova and all!!lol
i have stripped a 8v befor just to see how it works, but this is the time lapping in valves, and rebuilding it all. so learning alot.
and yeh im not gonna rush into buying a dolomite and try and find a good one.
I spoke to my mate building the V8 last night and he say's there's a T&T'd Sprint with 2.2 twin cam Lotus engine on eBay ATM, ends tonight, was on about £600. lol will finish at more like £1500 probs though.
yeh i saw that. think im watching it as well. :dQuote:
Originally Posted by L14MNP
Well did you have a bid?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
nah lol, i dont have the funds atm and my mate/boss, is buying a tow vechile soon so we can go pick up a car. and hes not afraid to travel either. so im gonna find a minter.
i want to get the engine almost done first like built, get a box and bellhousing. and then get the car. and work out where everything will have to go. good times
Sounds good mate,a really inspiring build,now subscribed
have ya seen this...... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-DOLOMI...item3ca69fb186 be all over that like spunk on a porn stars face.
ok done somew more work on this today, while the rain was preventing me from the FTW nova.
New bearings
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i then put some graphogeon (sp) paste on the bearings as i wont be using the engine for a while yet. its the same stuff as assembly lube.
then the crank in and the caps on
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and new bolts in as they are stretchy ones lol
just nipped them up for now, as i need to get some gasket sealent stuff from vauxhall, and also nick my mates torque wrench.
also new water pump in,
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_2799.jpg
good work mate, just run a bit of scottch bright round the crank to clean the surface rust of mate !!!
ok thanks dude, willl this be ok for the bores as well? as there is a tiny bit of surface frust appearing as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by djbrowney
Non plastic blades on the water pump yeah?
for sure dawgQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
i made sure just as i was putting it in lol
Nice, get it running!
yes mate just make sure you clean it with cleaner or something beofre you start fitting, is the engine wrapped up at the min because it should be :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
nah its not wrapped up. i will get on to that right away, dont want anymore surface rust over the winter months :)Quote:
Originally Posted by djbrowney
just wrap it in cling film thats all i do with mine just to keep the dust out. i also slar grease all over the bores but just spay oil or something just to stop them flash rusting !
ok sounds good thanks, DJ browney.
if i oput grease over the bores, should i clean it out befor i assemble the pistons etc and put them in?
or can i leave it in there for when i run it?
so i have been ordering bits for my pistons, as i didnt have any old rings. a piston ring cleaner. a ring spreader as i dont fancy snapping any rings lol and also the new rings.
damn postal strikes and i only have one so far, be it the best
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Coming along... How much did the rings, bearings bolts set you back? I need to rebuild my engine soon as it got too much leakage :(
ill check my receipts lolQuote:
Originally Posted by chimp007_uk
rings: 46.99 delivered
main cap bolts: about 20 quid
bearings: about 35 quid
assembly lube: 10 quid
i need some sealant for the flywheel main cap.
all i have to say rwd ftw!!