Busy times after blowing another engine

rough luck wrote: Thats not fare ...lol I've already tried to get a guy on org to vynal chrome wrap it today for free.....

I guess its never gonna get out of my head now

I did think about wrap in the past.....once this car gets as rusty I may reconsider.....

rough luck wrote: Thats not fare ...lol I've already tried to get a guy on org to vynal chrome wrap it today for free.....

I guess its never gonna get out of my head now

I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT IN RED, the cam cover and inlet plenum look the "dogs B*******s" too :woohoo: :woohoo:

Cam has just been boxed up to go to its new home ...lol

Might start on another after I've finished welding the metro, so far today I made a new full rear sill section and a complete half of the rear wheel arch

looks a right mess at the mo but only has to last another year

soooo another rear wheel arch to make tomorrow and two under floor sections

handbrake cables to adjust and get the headlight adjuster working

Well, as long as you've got enough to keep you occupied!:rofl:

Occupied...lol under statement

Merc....alarm fault to find, lock on remote and indicators flash constant

Toyota.... 2 front tyres...re-make side step on passenger side

Metro.....Driver rear sill back section totally gone (make one an weld on) rear wheel arch same both sides, head light adjuster fix, hand brake cable adjust, front to back brake pipe replace

MGF......2 pistons replace.... rebuilt head an put it all back together

Merc is the only one road legal or running so I don't even have a car....lol

I bet you can juggle ferrets as well!:rofl:

I hope you're not doing all that on the side of the road,lol.

oh and thanks for your help on my gearbox topic..........

Errrr yupp its all being done on the road I dont have a drive, drives my girlfriend mad I set the camera's bleeping all day

Handy if I ever want to do a how too though...lol they record every bit of bad language too

Pistons went in today OOOoo yeah great fun with a dodgey stomache running between the car and the loo.....lol

rough luck wrote: Pistons went in today OOOoo yeah great fun with a dodgey stomache running between the car and the loo.....lol

I feel for you. I'm a bit crook at the moment too. Strained some muscles under my ribs when the locking key broke. Struggling to do anything without pain, tbh.

rough luck wrote: Pistons went in today OOOoo yeah great fun with a dodgey stomache running between the car and the loo.....lol

How's it going?

The engine not the stomach

I really hope it lasts this time mate. You really must have used up all your bad luck lately.

cjj wrote:

rough luck wrote: Pistons went in today OOOoo yeah great fun with a dodgey stomache running between the car and the loo.....lol

How's it going?

The engine not the stomach

I really hope it lasts this time mate. You really must have used up all your bad luck lately.

I totted it all up the other day I'm using bits from 8 different engines and gearboxs

And YUPPP today it fired up second flick of the key I know it all needs re-fuel mapping etc but it was ticking over at 4-500rpm...lol

Ok so here are the bad points, its smoking like a tank, although because I used so many different engine bits I oiled everything as I put it together, for one to ease everything on the first fire and two create a bit of coke to seal any dodgey bits

Anyway its running, and the smoke seems to be getting less all the time, it was running for about 30 mins stood still then a 4 mile blast, so not long really and to be honest I think the exhaust was still full of water from when it blew

I mean as it was on the recovery truck water was pouring out of the exhaust joint on the 4-2-1 so its possible its just clearing crap out, the AFR is ok when warm but that doesn't really mean to much as if it was burning oil the ECU would adjust fuel to make it right


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