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I'd only send a head to ALD for porting if you want it to come back absolutely f**king ruined mate. On more than 1 occasion, he's left swarf/debris in oil ways and its scrapped the head and an engine in one case I believe. He's had too much skimmed off one as well raising the compression ratio...

If it's crunching into 2nd gear, you are in for a big repair bill mate!! They don't do the original synchro for 2nd gear anymore, so you need the updated kit which is £200 straight off. After that your into £380 for the bits to sort the crunchy 3rd and 4th gear. Labour on top.

You know what they say about a change mate. :up: Engine crane is now at my house ready for this coming week too. That's the 2nd time we will have dismantled one of my creations! Lol!!

I went over there to make sure I could sit on a 2010 and get my feet down! Lol! Luckily I could do, otherwise plans could've been scuppered!!

Yes mate I know, but times/circumstances change I guess. Yeah the S1000RR is the way I'm going without doubt. I'm looking forward to getting one and taking it apart! Lol

All good things come to an end at some point mate, so it is what it is for me. Yeah they're fully booked until into next year now, but I'm not too stressed as I don't mind holding off until next summer anyway! I imagine I'll still do gearbox refreshes and the steering rack stuff mate. Lol...

If you are careful, you can replace the hose without dismantling anything. You just need to move things out of the way, but the g/box mount can remain untouched. Granted though, it's an absolute ball ache of a job to do.

EFA mate. :wink:

Lol!! All depends on what lager you're bringing!

2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps? Lol

I've got a 129 box that I'll be refurbing and selling shortly if you're interested mate. Pm me if you are. This was my original gearbox, so I know the history of it and what it needs.

You'll get marginally better acceleration and due to the cw&p ratio being different, it'll be slightly more lively on track as well due to being slightly higher up the rpm band.

That's dropped a valve mate.

New engine time mate.

No compression. That's either dropped a valve or the belts jumped a tooth/failed. It spins over way to easily. Or, the oils come from where it's thrown a leg out the bed.

If anyone is interested in the shell, please get in touch. I'll be making a start on dismantling the car over the coming weeks. The shell will come with all panels, p4p polycarbs, rear beam with PMS bearing kit, GENUINE Renaultsport mk3 cup racer roof vent, flocked dash, weld in seat rails...

It depends on what bearing setup is in the box tbh. The input shaft is slightly different in a box that requires preload on the input shaft compared to one that doesn't. The casings themselves are identical to look at until you open them up and find that the bearing setup is different.

Must've been mate. I think it was when you'd asked about which way the washers went tbh

Nope they're the same as mine! I thought you'd posted a pic recently of the brackets you had and it was one of the old style. Wrong again! 🙈

Just thought - you're on the earlier PMS brackets. Mine are the later design ones, and these had some clearance designed into them, so that could well be where your problem is stemming from mate.

Are they definitely 100% cup turinis? It just doesn't make sense why they don't have clearance, because on mine I've got a f**k ton.

Interesting. They looked like 250 calipers in your pic. What brackets are you on?

What's the condition of the rear damper top mounts? Usual suspect tbh.

He's on Megane 250 calipers (I think) which are wider than the 225 items, so he can't take the spacers off mate. He could run some 3mm items though.

You've altered the scrub radius geometry, which is generally a bad thing to do, although you've not gone far over the oe setup tbh. What's your tracking like? You may need to experiment with different settings to get the front end feel back, and it may even require some toe in.

You would need an inline gauge to measure the pressure mate.

You need to be checking the voltage going to pump and also the fuel pressure. I can't remember if they're 3bar or 3.5bar static tbh, but without those 2 readings you'll be clutching at straws until you find something.

Thanks for the kind words mate. I'm sure parts of the cup will live on on the forum anyway. Yeah this is it mate. I've been messing about with cars since I was 17/18 and I'm now 37, so it's time for a break. And 2 wheels. Well the Hurricane was THE unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Yes, it...

Yeah it's a shame there aren't any 2 seater Hurricanes as that would be my first choice, or even a mosquito tbh!! Yes I agree mate it is a shame, but everything has a beginning and an end. Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate that people have taken the time to read through the...

Onwards and upwards though I suppose mate. It will also give me a potential opportunity to carry out something that's been a childhood dream of mine - to fly in a Spitfire.