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Title: Engine taking shape Post by RichardMS on Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:29pm Just a quick post to show how my engine is coming on, Still needs more but getting there slowly :) http://usera.imagecave.com/RichardMS/Scorpio2/2006_0922Image0001-copy.jpg |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by Geoff_W on Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:38pm 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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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by TiberiuS on Sep 23rd, 2006, 7:56pm 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 :D Keep it up, Bruce :) |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by Matt on Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:01pm looking rather bling richard ;) you need to colour code that front cross memebr with the outer body colour tho tho, :P matt |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by RichardMS on Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:06pm 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 ;D |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by TiberiuS on Sep 23rd, 2006, 8:39pm 3.5 V8 ;D 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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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by Kjetil S on Sep 23rd, 2006, 10:18pm :o What did you use on that engine? I want to do that as well ;D |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by taliban on Sep 23rd, 2006, 11:51pm 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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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by taliban on Sep 23rd, 2006, 11:57pm http://www.mandp.co.uk/ go to bike care, various polishing kits are listed there... |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by Kjetil S on Sep 24th, 2006, 12:23am Thanks alot, will have a look |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by RichardMS on Sep 24th, 2006, 1:23pm Kj, as taliban has said, I used this 6" kit (http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060722015) and a Dremmel type tool. I also rubbed it all down with 800 grade wet or dry first. Not that much spent really, about £65 so far and that includes all the stainless bolts, polishing kit, oil filler cap, wire covers and strut brace, I won that for 99p on ebay and converted it to fit ::) |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by LiverpaulH on Sep 28th, 2006, 12:38pm Nice job there rich, coming along well mate. I can't really see how you can make it any better. Paul 8) |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by taliban on Sep 28th, 2006, 8:41pm you could spend a small fortune and 'braid' every single hose in sight... ;D |
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Title: Re: Engine taking shape Post by RichardMS on Sep 29th, 2006, 9:18am Got some overbraid that I had on my V8 Manta years ago so may use some of this, that cost me a fortune then ;D 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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