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Post by SamuelHorler on Jan 25, 2011 15:56:25 GMT 1
I'm in love with black and white plates, and now it's lowered at the back loads it looks old school as f.
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Post by coopdog on Jan 30, 2011 16:38:46 GMT 1
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Post by coopdog on Jan 30, 2011 17:11:00 GMT 1
planning a full strip and spray beginning of summer  just the outside, staying same colour ish, any tips on what i should do? leave dorrs on or take them off? stuff like that |
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Post by coedy on Jan 30, 2011 18:30:39 GMT 1
Definitely take the doors etc off... otherwise your door shuts will be a different colour!
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Post by jackdaw on Jan 30, 2011 18:39:29 GMT 1
The way to think of it is to stand back and look at all the bits you would have to mask up with tape if you didn't remove them..... remembering that any taped up edge could spoil the end paint finish  ........ then to take off as much as you possibly can !   |
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Post by ljonez on Jan 30, 2011 18:58:52 GMT 1
strip as much as possible, doors off windows out etc
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Post by coopdog on Jan 30, 2011 22:16:09 GMT 1
how do i get the windows out of the doors?
or can i not?
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Post by dai9fxey on Jan 30, 2011 22:49:48 GMT 1
Through the gap in the top. ;D
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Post by Huntyfm on Jan 31, 2011 2:01:37 GMT 1
Haynes manual  My brother used brute force as I couldnt manage it  |
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Post by coopdog on Feb 12, 2011 20:02:15 GMT 1
when i do all the paint work im taking the engine out and doind a referb about the compression is all over the place, im going to rebore the block to a 1.1 so a bit more power and not loads more uneconmical, my dad said the compression is out because of the rings is that right?
what size pistons will i need if i go to 1.1?
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Post by ljonez on Feb 12, 2011 20:12:06 GMT 1
You can't rebore up to 1.1 the 1.1 block is the same as a 998 they have a long stroke to increase capacity.
Lack of compression could be worn rings, bores or valve seats or a combination of all of them
You can get +80 pistons which will give you about 1060cc but at +60 you start getting head gasket problems
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Post by coopdog on Feb 13, 2011 13:32:23 GMT 1
what would you recommend doing?
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Post by jackdaw on Feb 13, 2011 13:40:23 GMT 1
Replace your engine with a rebuilt 1275cc unit or just rebuild your engine with new bits to make it good and maybe "Stage 1" it |
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Post by coopdog on Feb 13, 2011 13:47:38 GMT 1
i have a stage one kit,
i dont want to put my 1380 valve head and all that because i couldn afford to run it :L
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Post by ljonez on Feb 13, 2011 15:28:01 GMT 1
depends what you want? power-economy-reliability
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Post by coopdog on Feb 13, 2011 16:11:17 GMT 1
i want some economy and power so i was thinking fix the compression issue and maybe just another cam?
it needs a rebore because ther is a slight ding in one of the chambers
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Post by ljonez on Feb 13, 2011 16:43:56 GMT 1
Economy and power is very hard to Achieve. If it where me id sort out the bores and compression. Fitting a cam with out a decent flowing head is a bit pointless, but if you fit it whilst the engine is striped it will be there ready for when you get a decent head to take advantage of it
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Post by coopdog on Feb 13, 2011 17:02:30 GMT 1
how much should i bore it to like +40?
how much will the pistons be?
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Post by ljonez on Feb 13, 2011 17:08:53 GMT 1
Bore it to the minimum needed, the extra volume makes next to nothing difference in power. Pistons are about £60 each
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Post by coopdog on Feb 13, 2011 17:24:33 GMT 1
so if i get a bored a tiny bit will i need to change the pistons?
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