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panthro said:
"i can see clearly nooooooow...."
Project Money Pit
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"i can see clearly nooooooow...."
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panthro said:
Same here.
Ex-RoNiN said:I have a feeling the OP bought the car mostly because of the awesome number plate
I have to keep up the tradition of numberplate obfuscation. Surprised no-ones asked for the bread yet
Jonny, piston damage almost certainly caused through too much boost, a previous owner got a bit carried away with the graigner valve I suspect. Several parts are a bit marginal when boost is wound up, such as ring lands, intercooler and fuel pump.
Mr Joshua said:
Take a big, heavy lump and stick it in the middle of the car...Mass Centralisation
Of course it will alter the weight distribution of the car and dynamically it would be very different but with the correct suspension set up, it could be made to handle very we'll indeed...
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penski said:Take a big, heavy lump and stick it in the middle of the car...Mass Centralisation
Of course it will alter the weight distribution of the car and dynamically it would be very different but with the correct suspension set up, it could be made to handle very we'll indeed...
*n
What type of suspension would you suggest?
Just curious
For the coupe.
Uprated ARB's, Biltsen B6 shocks and eibach springs. The perfect combination.
Sadly I missed out on the group buy and got FK adjustable coilovers instead, which are a lot harder. Great for the track, but not that comfortable on bumpy roads.
Uprated ARB's, Biltsen B6 shocks and eibach springs. The perfect combination.
Sadly I missed out on the group buy and got FK adjustable coilovers instead, which are a lot harder. Great for the track, but not that comfortable on bumpy roads.
Its a design flaw with the original manifold.Mr Joshua said:
The coupe specialist replaces it for £400 - £450 depending on whether you've got aircon. The part alone is £230+vat.
Obviously if you've got the technical skills of Dogbreath and take the thing off yourself and weld it up, then it should cost nothing bar the weld.
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If it's anything like the Uno Turbo, then 4 cuts (3 cuts on the Uno) will prevent it from cracking again.
I'd be interested to know about the cuts on the Uno, this is something I've been thinking about. I assume the manifold flange needs cutting between cylinders to allow some movement as it expands?
Anyway, not much happening as engine bloke wanted an old piston to get the correct bore tolerance, so I've just taken a few pics of the manifold since the conversation has moved in that direction
This is what the turbo and manifold looks like. The black oily mess on the core and compressor housing is actualy from the crack, the engine was pushing so much oil through the exhaust the stuff that was forced out of the crack plastered the turbo (handy hint Cillit bang does a good job on oil, BANG and the oil is gone).
This is where is seems to crack
A close up
Anyway, not much happening as engine bloke wanted an old piston to get the correct bore tolerance, so I've just taken a few pics of the manifold since the conversation has moved in that direction
This is what the turbo and manifold looks like. The black oily mess on the core and compressor housing is actualy from the crack, the engine was pushing so much oil through the exhaust the stuff that was forced out of the crack plastered the turbo (handy hint Cillit bang does a good job on oil, BANG and the oil is gone).
This is where is seems to crack
A close up
And just my luck, I get two for the price of one 
This is just above the turbo flange, dosen't seem too bad.
I repaired a friends manifold from his volvo (5 cylinder..) a while back just using my MIG welder, rather than using the special rods in an arc welder as you are supposed to. However, it's held together for a good 18 months so it does work. I baked the manifold in our oven set to max for an hour to try and prevent cracking. Lets just say that if you are married, wait until the other half is away for a few days as it stunk the house out big time.
This is just above the turbo flange, dosen't seem too bad.
I repaired a friends manifold from his volvo (5 cylinder..) a while back just using my MIG welder, rather than using the special rods in an arc welder as you are supposed to. However, it's held together for a good 18 months so it does work. I baked the manifold in our oven set to max for an hour to try and prevent cracking. Lets just say that if you are married, wait until the other half is away for a few days as it stunk the house out big time.
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