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Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
the one at yours has, but its in bits, and im not putting a valver head back on it and back in the car after all this effort.....taking a backwards step
not sure, made sure i double checked everything :dapprove:
i used half of the old valves (inlets) because the guy...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
I wont be breaking it, its gone too far now....Its just a matter of when I have the money to rebuild it, and the patience...As im looking at it like, what happens if i spend another £300-400, maybe more, rebuilding it, for this to happen again? Then I could be possibly a...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
I cant afford to buy another block unfortunately :(, i have two valver heads just lying around, but I cant be bothered to fit them (Would need more head bolts and gaskets), to take a step backwards to where I was, wasting like £500 in doing so...:(
Ive just spent:
Head...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
its worth f**k all, catch 22 situation.......break it for bits and thats bout it, cant be fucked doing that though!
dont see how a 1k old belt/tensioner/idler can fail, i always triple check when im timing it up, tension etc, FFS
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Some people have suggested it, but i highly doubt it, its completely sealed with loads of 10mms from the bottom, then obviously the top covers too...
I dont know whats going to happen now, I have no way of fixing it, and not enough money to start rebuilding engines again...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
cambelts snapped, towed home before once again......
cams dont turn over with engine (dizzy cap off, rotor dosent turn....inlet cam dosent turn when looking down oil filler hole either).....came round a corner, started tapping loudly for a split second then...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
it was pretty good, handled nice, bit slippery at times but im putting that down to the spec 2's on the front, wont be getting those again anytime soon...
front brakes kept locking up also, think that might have been down to the tyres also, locking up caused the two offs...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
two of the mounting points on the inside of the bumper itself have snapped off.....gotta think of how im going to sort it yet lol