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RichardMS
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Engine taking shape
« on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:29pm » |
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Just a quick post to show how my engine is coming on, Still needs more but getting there slowly 
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Geoff_W
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #1 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:38pm » |
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Nice one Richard,
Did you get the rocker cover and heat shields chromed?
What difference if any does the brace bar make?
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TiberiuS
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #2 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:56pm » |
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Nice . What sort of power output are you working for?
The 2.3 is nice enough but I wouldn't call it either powerful or quick, mabye I'm alone thinking that, mabye I've been spoilt 
Keep it up, Bruce
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Bruce - '07 Jaguar XKR coupe, '95 Jaguar XJ Sport 4.0, '82 Ford Capri 2.0 Ghia, '15 Honda Civic (sloooooww..)
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Matt
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #3 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:01pm » |
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looking rather bling richard 
you need to colour code that front cross memebr with the outer body colour tho tho, 
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RichardMS
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #4 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:06pm » |
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No Geoff just polished them, Not sure about the brace either as I don't race anymore, Just want the look
Engine is standard Bruce, Just making it look a bit different, Not worried about being quick anymore, Done all that years ago when I had my 3.5 V8 Manta, Just want a motorway cruiser now 
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TiberiuS
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #5 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:39pm » |
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3.5 V8
My Capri had a brace bar fitted when I bought it, car was totally stock 3.0 Ghia visually outside. It did make the car feel better on cornering, even on normal roads; the Capri was always famed for being tail happy though
Nice work under there though, looks like you've spent a fair few £££ there
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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #7 on: Sep 23rd, 2006, 11:51pm » |
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kj, you use polishing mops on a drill with different grades of polish in hard block form.
you can buy the mops and polish in a kit that normally consists of a coarse mop, medium mop and a fine mop, a bar of blue compound polish and an arbor to fit to a drill.
a company called cetem make and supply all you need, a kit costs around 20 quid.
i polished a motorbike frame once, looked fantastic, but i warn you, it can take ages, is very messy, and once done, the item will need regular buffing to stop it tarnishing, and dont use a dremmel, they're too small and the motor will burn out.
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LiverpaulH
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #11 on: Sep 28th, 2006, 12:38pm » |
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Nice job there rich, coming along well mate. I can't really see how you can make it any better.
Paul 
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #12 on: Sep 28th, 2006, 8:41pm » |
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you could spend a small fortune and 'braid' every single hose in sight...
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RichardMS
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Re: Engine taking shape
« Reply #13 on: Sep 29th, 2006, 9:18am » |
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Got some overbraid that I had on my V8 Manta years ago so may use some of this, that cost me a fortune then
I will also replace all those silly hose clips with stainless ones eventually, Also got to tidy up some rusty bits and pieces too.
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