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Well, finally i have the engine back, with a re-bore to .5mm over size as the bores where slightly worn. Its all painted up and I have put a new set of pistons and main bearings into the engine and i can now start to bolt all the bits back onto it and get the bottom end into the car and fit a few other parts while i refurbish the head.
Continue readingSteve at Rhino Alloys (www.rhinoalloys.co.uk) has done an amazing job of refurbishing the rocker cover.
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My OZ wheels have now arrived back from Rhino Alloys (www.rhinoalloys.co.uk) and they look stunning. Just fitting them to the car and then i can lower it to the ground for the first time in about 8 years 🙂
Continue readingJust doing a quick trial fit up of the callipers! And they are going to look good when fitted.I just need to make a template for the bracket and then get two made up so i can fit the callipers on and then its brake lines in and we are nearly ready to put the car back on the ground. (and need the exhaust made up as well 🙂
Continue readingHaving decided that this time i would use something better for the fuel lines as im running injection on the car, i decided on Goodridge hardline with bulk head fittings. I was originally going to run them through the inside of the car and not underneath to keep the underneath nice and clean. But Alf did point out that if a line did fracture i could be sat i the car with a lot of fuel flooding in! so i did a quick google and read up on what other people had done, and it does seem that ruel lines inside…
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