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pedro fandango

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In Topic: What Are The Advantages Of 147Mm Rods?

30 March 2012 - 10:17 PM

Rsterns, on 30 March 2012 - 10:13 PM, said:

I'm not completely positive, but it's my understanding that the longer rods are for the newer white blocks. Also a different piston to coinside. I'd do some really good homework before I started swapping stuff around. Remember these are interference motors and you don't want more interference than designed if you like keeping your valves intacked.

yeh sorry, the 147mm rods have a shorter piston which obviously i'd swop/use. Just wondered what advantages there are to using the newer combination & if it was worth swopping from my older set-up to the new while changing the rods anyway

In Topic: Going Light Weight

30 March 2012 - 05:31 PM

adamdrives, on 30 March 2012 - 04:24 PM, said:

keep going man, love the attention to detail and scope of this project!

thank you sir, i think this is going to be one of those projects that never officially ends. Theirs always going to be plans & modifications to do, but main thing at the minute is get her usable & back on the road

In Topic: Going Light Weight

30 March 2012 - 10:13 AM

gmsgltr, on 29 March 2012 - 11:07 PM, said:

i cant wait to see some final numbers for this thing... are you close to the final weigh in?

she's not far off, 2 main things i've got to buy are a brake servo & new (electric) power steering pump. Just a few little jobs so hopefully only 4 months away at the most

In Topic: Going Light Weight

29 March 2012 - 10:55 PM

Raintracks, on 29 March 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

hey mr fandango - you're doing quite a lot of work to your car there but not the cleaning up part =P. I would at least brush those rust away and paint over them. Keep everything nice and clean.

priority is just to get her finished & back on the road at the minute, i mess around & re-do everything too often to make it look nice & tidy first time around. Once i know it works then i'll spend some time on the appearance