ouch that airbox cant have been cheap
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ouch that airbox cant have been cheap
Free :D
and the person who gave it to me said it cost him a few quid, literally 3 or so.... good times :D
how the hell!!!! you jammie cock
lol good times. its proper sweet as well. nom nom nom,
its gonna hurt when im cutting it, especially if it splinters lol
Mmmmmm 45s.
Burgo is right as usual - you're a jammy cock.
Not a fan of the 'air box' although its a cylinder as its not in keeping with the theme imo i think the carbon will look out of place and a bit halfords in the engine bay. Sweet carbs though, i loved the sound of mine and well done on the price of them too.
cheers for the comments guys,
and about the airbox, yeh it might be a bit of theme, but if its **** then ill get rid and get something more suiting.
Makes you wonder who did the translation on the box... since when does 5 gallon equal 10 litres? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
lol i dont know but i couldnt care less for 10 quid
I have one and it says 20 litres on it too lol Mine came unboxed though? It's all brand new inside so I wasn't gonna complain for a tenner tbh, but thought it was a bit odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_niek
^ picked mine up the other day, should chech it works really lol
ok havent been doing much recently, not money problems as such, but waiting for a type 9 to come up cheap. as thats what im waiting on really to move on. and theres no point wasting money now on of the shelf parts.
so just to keep me busy i rebuild the carbs. not many pics as i couldnt be arsed, but i had all the bits layed out on paper and numbered lol.
and they were very clean inside, and fitted all new gaskets.
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also i put in new needle valves, making sure they were the same as the ones already in there (size 200) and made sure the distance of the float was right, 8.5cm closed and 15cm open. was all spot on, so chucked them back together.
this is the 1st time i've read this. looks good. keep it up :thumb:
thanks for the comments
as i dont think i will ever find a manta big wing sump. i have decided to make my own from a 8v steel sump.
so to get a rough idea and shape, i have made it out of card first, very rough. but i think it has come out alright.
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Cardboard fibre sump!
Hi mate. It might be worth your while checking out Yukspeed for the belhousing and some other parts it might be cheaper than paying the SBD premium. Theres a good section for XE rwd conversions at the RSOC. Should be a cool car when its done!Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
thanks for the advise, i have heard very bad things about yukspeed, so i dont fancy dealing with them lol.
i still dont get why you want to use a type9 gearbox.
gertrag 265 from a manta 18s is expensive, but a r25 from a c20ne carlton works perfect. my mate is running 300hp on one in his c20let ascona B.
a mate of me currently has a full conversionkit for sale. manta sump, left 18s mount,right carlton mount and a exhaust manifold, 400 euro's.
lol, getrags are just to hard to come by.
what if i spend average 150 quid and get a crap one. what do i do, buy a type 9 instead. or wait for another crap getrag.
i have been looking for a carlton box, but cant find any lol.
and with a type 9. it might be a bit more expensive to start with but there are so many after market parts for them if i ever want to upgrade.
id say go for a type 9 aswell, i managed to wreck 2 getrag boxes from a manta in my 16v kadett and it wasnt crazy bhp ........Quote:
Today 02:52 PMbmw156lol, getrags are just to hard to come by.
what if i spend average 150 quid and get a crap one. what do i do, buy a type 9 instead. or wait for another crap getrag.
i have been looking for a carlton box, but cant find any lol.
and with a type 9. it might be a bit more expensive to start with but there are so many after market parts for them if i ever want to upgrade
what getrag's? 240 or 265?
my mate even ran a 240 4speed on his let lol crazy thing max'd at 180km/h but went sideways till rev limiter in 4th lol
m not sure what getrag, i think 165.
the one that came out of the 1.8 manta berlinneta or how ever you spell it lol.
and the carlton box, is it only on the 2.0 engines?
hey martin check this lads one out , c20xe on carbs :d
http://jon44w.co.uk/forum/viewthread...=274505&page=1
plus rep mr boyle, many thanks
i have an omega r25-28 from a 3 ltr for sale was going to use on my manta saab conversion but heading for quite high torque figures which wont suit this box, but ideal for xe etc
you sir have pm
i have just won a getrag box on ebay for a ton. going to pick it up very soon, and im a very happy chappy.
WOOOOO HOOOOOOO
whooooooooooo go you :D projects coming alone nicely, shame i got to travel to bury to do mine but meh o well at least its in a garage lol :)
lol i hope it is the correct one...
yup 2ltr one no good, alt is on wrong side, only the 1800 manta one is any goodQuote:
Originally Posted by mayhem
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i fooking hope its the right one, saying that i know its right as the guy had it bolted to his XE lol
get her degreased powerhosed and painted martin will look smart done in silver paint :d .
small update, havent been doing much as im skint and waiting on parts!
got a nice package through today. a few pics. and im really happy with it.
Can ya guess what it is yet,
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nice pile of bits
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and mocked up sort off lol.
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am waiting on a few bits at the mo, flywheel, clutch, bottom pulley bolts and i need to swap my trigger wheel for a bigger one.
nice matey will be nice to see it done!!
wow that looks lovley mate:thumb:
Is it 4 speed?
Theres loads of 5 speeds you could possibley use, all depends on if you want to make your own bellhousing, personally, i would of looked at a type 9
ive never had a problem with him but depends when you go a mate went needing a part and he wouldnt open the shop till the grand prix had finished but he made my mate a drink and my mate sat in is house and watched the grand prix then got his stuff lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
hes an old bloke and very helpful last time i went my x wasnt to happy only went for a throttle cable she was sat outside for 2 hours while i looked round his s2000 mk1 escort and talking about cars lol
Yukspeed is a great institution. When I rallied he (Yuk) and Pete Stansfield (Yorkshire Rally Spares) were a wealth of advice and great at sourcing parts that are difficult to find.
IIrc Yuk used to co drive for Piggy Thompson (James Thompson' touring cars father) and was fairly successful.
yorkshire rally spares seems to be mainly old bike stuff now had a few gearboxes off him in the past tho and got my first set of 48s from there too
Yeah I emailed Pete a few weeks ago as he was selling some Dellorto bits I was interested in and I wanted other bits.
He has backed right off competition cars from what I gathered and as you say just does other stuff. He used to pretty much deal in Nova competition parts but said he hasnt had any for years.
Shame as I got loads of my rally car bits from him at sensible prices/and assistance as required setting stuff up. He built/prepared some really decent clubman rally cars in the day!