Well done Rod, any news from the perpetrators

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'98 Mpi Sportspack + 7 port alloy head

According the the transport company web site where you can track and trace your parcel, it's not yet been received by the addressee - I've emailed the freight company to find out where it is.

Better not be sitting at their depot in Lara

More to follow.

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

At least now you know the job will be done right mate!!
Yell out if you need a hand at any stage.

Speaking of letdowns....

The plasterer said he'd be round Tuesday morn to check out the studio ceiling job and never fronted!!!!!
Jarrod and I plastered the roof of the studio ourselves yesterday. Job's now done, job's done right and we saved a fortune to boot.

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Rod.
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'63 Morris 850 (Old Secondhand CAR)

You want a job done, you do it yourself (AND save yourself a heap of moolah)

Cheers for the offer Quickie - I'll take you up on the offer when it's all about to be put back together - if I may.

Still unsure if I should get a new double row timing chain after all, the existing one's not done too much work has it. Are you able to lay your hands on that spare one you have Rod so I can compare the two?

Cheers

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

Yep I know where the new chain is. It's the sprockets that are MIA.........

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Rod.
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'63 Morris 850 (Old Secondhand CAR)

One of the jobs I intend to do with the block that's at the engineers at the moment is to change over the oil filter to a spin on type. It's an easy job to do isn't it?? My only thought is joining the feed pipe to the block near the sensor - I don't know thread sizes and so on but surely it's possible. I read about it somewhere and I think the only hassle is having to bend the feed pipe a little bit.

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

Block connection is 5/8-18 UNF.
The standard pipe will fit with a little persuasion, or why not use some Pirtek MPH-08 hose (500psi) and barb fittings-

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Hmm....impressive, and 500 PSI....that's not too shabby at all Doc

Cheers

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

it looks pretty hot as well

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Well.......here we are......back to this thread........FINALLY ready to rebuild my engine and get Ribena back on the road.

Question.......new pistons didn't come with new cir-clips. Should they have?

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

YES!!!!!!!!!!
Always....
When fitting circlips, always put the sharp edge OUTwards...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks doc

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Rod
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v607/Rodney/

circlips are often stuck inside a plastic bag , stickytaped to the inside of the box that the pistons came in... maybe?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

... or else the bag is just shoved inside one of the pistons... so the engine reconditioning shop can lose them on the floor.. yeah it happens, often!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

If you haven't sorted a spin on filter yet, Ive been gearing up to make some filter mounts that fit a Z9 and mount to the standard mounting points and oil pathways.
The benefit is the Z9 has the check valve in the filter, is cheaper (as its used on just about every falcon) and most importantly to me at least there are much higher quality performance ones available if you so desire.

Edit: Got my valves mixed up