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| Expert Posts: 9862      Location: Cornwall | once i have sussed how long they are going to take i will try an price them up along with wings, anyway laid up the inner skin today, hopefully do the outer tomorrow, Ralph  (Boot Inner2.jpg) Attachments ----------------  Boot Inner2.jpg (59KB - 113 downloads) | ||
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| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | only the thread fooking up as usual, will fix itself! Titanium adjuster to go in the middle of this thingy, just need to get a nut welded on to the middle and a few lock nuts. Ralph  (alt adjuster.jpg) Attachments ---------------- alt adjuster.jpg (49KB - 114 downloads) | ||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | |||
| Roverdose |
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| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | one kent fast road cam, had no luck at all with the performance V8 places, basically they dont cater for the later non dizzy engines enless you want a sports torque one. the only engine i have got ish deep in to is the A series engine, theres nothing like the knowledge base and easy supply of parts for the v8.... pain int he ass but its all there! just need followers and timing chain now. Ralph  (kent cam.jpg) Attachments ---------------- kent cam.jpg (73KB - 116 downloads) | ||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | Roverdose - 12/10/2012 8:41 PM longest, greatest thread ever? Drew il let you be the judge of that  Ralph | ||
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 Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | It will be very interesting to see a rolling road print of this when this engine is running also get it on weights when you are done with the fibreglas parts. Will end up having a nice power to weight ratio | ||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | getting there, been very busy an also the lids taken alot of time, i hope it works out ok lol. once this is sorted i will be on to the engine, Ralph  (boot lid almost.jpg) Attachments ---------------- boot lid almost.jpg (71KB - 113 downloads) | ||
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 aka chris_evz Posts: 2726 Location: brynna south wales | |||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | yeah an heres some more weight lost off the engine  now all 4 types of core plugs will be ali, 4 screw in head ones already done, 4 little head ones and 8 block ones as pictured, an the 2 little screw in ones pictured. plus they wont bloody rust out!! Ralph  (ali core plugs.jpg)  (ali core plug.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ali core plugs.jpg (69KB - 114 downloads) ali core plug.jpg (86KB - 111 downloads) | ||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | set of core plugs, and also some little ali pipe nuts i have made to hold alloy fuel pipe in to an mgf fuel filter, these will remove the need for rubber pipe/jubilee clips an hose tails which my current system uses. Ralph  (all ali core plugs.jpg)  (Fuel Filter Nuts.jpg) Attachments ---------------- all ali core plugs.jpg (50KB - 110 downloads) Fuel Filter Nuts.jpg (59KB - 112 downloads) | ||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | Putting the fiber glass to one side so i can get on with the engine, did a test fit with the fibre glass rocker covers i made ages ago, also titanium valley gasket bolts an cam retainer bolts. will buy a cam chain kit, piper to a vernier one which i thinks ali, but the only problem is no one knows if it will fit the later 4.6L engine... probly buy it an find out! once thats sorted i will be able to fit the front cover, design an make the sump, then it will be getting there. Ralph  (engine building.jpg) Attachments ---------------- engine building.jpg (63KB - 118 downloads) | ||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | got the 12 core plugs fitted today, will be ordering cam chain kit and a few other bits next week so should have some more interesting stuff! Ralph  (core plugs fitted.jpg) Attachments ---------------- core plugs fitted.jpg (88KB - 114 downloads) | ||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | got some goodies in the post today, heres one of them, this one fits the early type v8, however im going to adapt it to fit my later one with a bit of luck. its also all steel so hopefully remake the inside bit (to fit) from ali an use titanium bolts of course! Ralph  (cam chain.jpg) Attachments ---------------- cam chain.jpg (87KB - 122 downloads) | ||
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 '88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117  Location: Dudley, Midlands | |||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | |||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | This kind of thing:-  (Timing Gear Drive.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Timing Gear Drive.jpg (16KB - 115 downloads) | ||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | |||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | |||
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | start of the new inside bit.... found a nice bit of 6082 T651 so should be pretty strong. Ralph  (Photo0105.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Photo0105.jpg (12KB - 109 downloads) | ||
| metro dave |
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 823 Location: leicester | |||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | Got my last little core plugs in properly, also fitted a new wiper motor, had problem with the intermittent with the other but gonna light weight this new one at some point, also wired in a new heater fan resister, the wiper motors, theres no thread on them, you have to reem a bolt in to make the thread... god they where tight lol. Ralph  (Wiper Motor.jpg)  (last core plug in.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Wiper Motor.jpg (90KB - 111 downloads) last core plug in.jpg (97KB - 115 downloads) | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 823 Location: leicester | so thats why you want the mechanism is it?  | ||
| ralphh85 |
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| Expert Posts: 9862 Location: Cornwall | yarp, think i need a few spares off one, got loads of titanium nuts an bolts, which means my alternater adjuster is now complete, just need to get the center nut welded on. Ralph  (adjuster complete.jpg) Attachments ---------------- adjuster complete.jpg (75KB - 112 downloads) | ||
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