Picked this up today for my Anglia

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 18:20

For the pricely sum of £300, it's knocking on boost, probably turbo gone or on it's way out. It's had a head rebuild with new gaskets and skim about 6k miles ago, but i'll be stripping the bottom end down and probably replacing big-end shells anyway, as well as checking head out.

The entire running gear will soon be stripped out, and it'll then be shoehorned into my Ford Anglia (the blue one in the background of the first pic)

Clarkey · 1 Apr 2006 at 18:25

hmm, never heard of a turbo knocking before. I'd expect more like shagged big ends on a CA18, they are somewhat notorious for it.

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 18:27

Big ends going would still be noisy off-boost (albeit quieter), this is silent until the turbo spools up.

Probably lots of play in turbo, won't know until I strip it down.

jon.bda · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:44

That should be fun, can i have the red Anglebox with the bullbar please...

Lopéz · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:48

ConfusedTA said:
Big ends going would still be noisy off-boost (albeit quieter), this is silent until the turbo spools up.

Not really.
My 205 sounds fine under gentle driving but if you give it lots through a tunnel, or accelerate hard round a corner (causing the pressure to drop) the big ends rattle like crazy.

Knocking up a sump baffle and changing them this week as it's doing my nut in.

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:48

jon.bda said:
That should be fun, can i have the red Anglebox with the bullbar please...

That's my dad's, with Subaru 1800cc 4x4 running gear

And no, he's not selling it...ever!

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:49

Lopéz said:
Not really.
My 205 sounds fine under gentle driving but if you give it lots through a tunnel, or accelerate hard round a corner (causing the pressure to drop) the big ends rattle like crazy.

Knocking up a sump baffle and changing them this week as it's doing my nut in.

Fair enough.

Either way, I'm going to be stripping the bottom end down and inspecting anyway for the sake of a gasket set

jon.bda · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:49

ConfusedTA said:
That's my dad's, with Subaru 1800cc 4x4 running gear

And no, he's not selling it...ever!

Has that been in Classic Ford?. I remember seeing one in there with that conversion but i think it was grey?.

Lopéz · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:51

ConfusedTA said:
That's my dad's, with Subaru 1800cc 4x4 running gear

And no, he's not selling it...ever!

Hey, that was in Classic Ford years ago wasn't it? Burgandy with gold wheels?

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:51

Yes, it was in Classic Ford, September 2000, metal-flake red, gold wheels

jon.bda · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:53

ConfusedTA said:
Yes, it was in Classic Ford, September 2000, metal-flake red, gold wheels

BAH!!!, toooo much Stella has confooosed me

. I'll dig it out and have a read...tell your dad i want to be adopted!.

Lopéz · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:54

ConfusedTA said:
Yes, it was in Classic Ford, September 2000, metal-flake red, gold wheels

I was binning loads of old car mags the other day, tearing out really interesting articles that I save in a box file. That article was one of the ones I kept.

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:55

I've got enough trouble getting him to help me with my own cars, let alone with an adopted brother wanting time, too!

And he won't let me drive it anyway, despite my many attempts!

penski · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:55

UNF!

*n

jon.bda · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:57

Lopéz said:
I was binning loads of old car mags the other day, tearing out really interesting articles that I save in a box file. That article was one of the ones I kept.

Lopez, i would have expected more...my Ford Heritage and Classic Ford collection has been bought up in 'reasons for divorce' more than once and i ain't giving in...

Confused · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:58

My dad'll be happy once I tell him about this thread!

I'll then have to cope with his enlarged ego

Lopéz · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:02

jon.bda said:
Lopez, i would have expected more...my Ford Heritage and Classic Ford collection has been bought up in 'reasons for divorce' more than once and i ain't giving in...

I had to get brutal with myself, it was getting daft! CCC's, CF's, PF's, FF's.... it all went. Anything I thought I might find interesting/useful in the future has been detached, scanned onto PC and saved.

jon.bda · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:04

Lopéz said:
I had to get brutal with myself, it was getting daft! CCC's, CF's, PF's, FF's.... it all went. Anything I thought I might find interesting/useful in the future has been detached, scanned onto PC and saved.

I must admit, i gave up with PF and FF many moons ago, theres only so many xxxBHP RS Turbos and Cossies you can admire...