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V8 Freak

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  1. New PAS installed... Only difference from original was studs where the pulley connects. The old one had bolts.... I just used some new nuts and washers and used the studs...

    Was easier than getting the studs out and also meant I keep the belt tension adjuster in the same place and not have the battle with getting the bolts in against the belt tension...

    Now just gotta see if this one is leak free ! :)

  2. Husband of a colleague in work has a Series 2 he is renovating. He needs a bulkhead but has failed to secure one on E-blag after several attempts.

    Does anyone make them any longer for the renovation market ?

    Does anyone know of a good one lying around waiting to be sold?

    Thanks in advance.

  3. A good friend of mine would like to put a V8 3.5 (with Carbs) into his 90.

    It's a C reg...

    It currently has a 2.25 Petrol engine installed.

    It's got a 5-speed gearbox and the reverse gear is away from the driver, past 1st gear, and forward. (We didn't get under because of the snow and wet circumstances...)

    When dry we will try and extablish the gearbox type.

    The gearbox looks to be set further back than my V8 110.

    The engine is much further back than mine too.. Bellhousing is incredibly short from what we could see...

    We can see that new engine mounts will be required, new exhaust system, we are also guessing new props as it could mean a total move of transfer box as well unless you peeps can tell us if they are always located in the same place...

    What we could do with knowing is what else will we have to change?

    Is it probable we will need another gearbox ?

    Props?

    Re-work gearbox tunnel in the cab ?

    Can someone start the list of probables and actuals please.

    A few pictures attached.. Sorry, not likely to be much help but it was wet and cold....

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    Thanks in advance.....

  4. Too different for a man of my abilities... And "bodge"... I'm not qualified to bodge stuff ! ;) I'd need some serious training from one as well known as yerself Jim...

    Now the proud owner of the real macoy...

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    Now all I need is this snow to buggar off and daylight to stay around until 9pm.... (Or a weekend to sneak up on me !!)

    And.. Looking at hte one posted above by Pyrover, the more I look and compare the two, the more I think it might be the same part ! :) Hey ho.... I got myself a brand spanking, never used in anger version... "My precious...."

  5. Not sure what you can mean Steve.. :)

    I'll have to call you and you can explain for me ! :hysterical:

    And on your comment... Why do people think they can just swipe over with the windscreen wipers and the car is ready to go.... Loads of them out there today with peep holes and a stack of snow on the bonnet...

    Just get the broom to it and sorted.... Or even better.. Just stay off the roads so us Orrible 4X4 lot can have a laff ! ;)

  6. Chuffed or what....

    Just rang round a few Main Stealers and found one to be a Main Dealer.... Told me where someone else had the part on stock on screen, told me that it was now showing as a obsolete item.

    Retail for the new part should have been £200.85.... Was nice to them, told them I knew is was obsolete and did they want to clear the stock item and they are letting me have it for £120 !!

    :) :)

  7. 3 inches or so of snow on the bonnet.....

    Main roads all crammed as lorries stuck on hills and no-one passing....

    Headed in the 30 miles on the country lanes this morning.... Pulled one Merc Estate out of a slight ditch, helped one Z4 up a 1 in 50 incline and told him to ditch it and walk....

    Seems we are useful in certain circumstances but it won't be long before the good Samaritans are forgotten once more to be re-labeled as planet killers....

    I've not seen Mrs. Freak so excited for a while... The prospect of a few inches last night made her eyes twinkle...

  8. Can't believe this is so hard to nail....

    I think the part is ANR2003..

    It's a on a 110 CSW 3.5 V8 1989...

    Pics from top and bottom..

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    Anyone care to clear things up for me.. This appears to be the only thing now/currently dropping oil onto my drive !! (Connections are good. Looks to be coming out from behind pulley wheel..)

    Also price variations are mad (If this is the part..)

    £124.99 (Ex VAT)

    £180.77 (Ex VAT)

    £135.00 (VAT situation unknown)

    £135.00 (Ex. VAT advertised as pattern part..)

    Is this one of those "Use genuine parts" parts or would pattern part suffice ??

    Thanks in advance..

    Neil

  9. Replaced all my front units a while back. The indicators are fine but that's because the lamps are not on consistently.. The sidelights had the popping bulbs.

    When warm the fittings became very soft and the bulbs just popped out from the spring pressure.

    Eventually I retrieved the old plastic backplates, cleaned up the connectors, inserted the old plastic into the new rubber (aligning the drain holes at the bottom - as mentioned above, they were not in correct position) and screwed the new lenses on !!!

    Not failed since. Just carp quality plastic used ! Got the units from Scorpion.. Never again. Genuine parts only for me from now on...

  10. Exhaust tests done today...

    CO2 still well under required.

    Hydrocarbons... I was told the engine spec could go as high as 470 but the reading was in the area of 300. So no excess of fuel unburnt in the mixture out the back and with a reading that low, unlikely to be much oil at all !

    Last things will be the over-run and plug chopping tests tomorrow and if as I suspect, the valves guides etc. all are ok, I'll be blaming the oil stealing pixie my car has obviously managed to aquire...

    Neil

  11. ok. Ian.. Will have to wait until the weekend for the next tests..... We have a hill nearby that is 2 miles long and approx. 1 in 15 so will use that...

    re. the plugs, I don't have any new spares but have the old set (Not bad condition at all) I can give a good clean up and check gap etc..... I'll replace with those.

    The ones looking everso slightly different from the rest are 3 and 6... Both being slightly darker which could indicate some oil I suppose....7 has some sort of additional pitting around the back shoulder of the spark element which I'll get closer shot of too.

    I'll chop after a few miles at 50 on the three indicated and get shots. Replace all three with cleaned plugs, do another 5 - 10 miles at 50 and grab some shots of those too.

    Any value in getting the exhaust gases analysed ? May be able to get that done tomorrow if the things is still working.. Been in the corner for a year collecting dust !

    Thanks for your help thus far.... I may just sell the lump in good working order on E-blag and slap in a 4.2... I'm getting tired of this lark ! New Weber 500 and Edelbrock should help the sale !!! :)

    You can grab the posted picture above and zoom in quite well.

    If I were posing the picture, what view and level of detail would you desire.... (Should be able to accommodate most things..)

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