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Some people are like slinkies. Not really good for anything, but bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs!

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

looks like the washers from the head bolts?????

Terry if you didnt have bad luck , youd have no luck at all

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ST170 with High Compression Pistons, steel rods, Stage 3 head,Newman PH4 cams ,Twin 45 Delortos, Weber Alpha Management, Quaiffe IB5 gearbox,LEDA Coilovers etc .........

Wow. Good find terry. Hope you do a proper job this time keep it up terry

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few more bits arrived last week - head bolts and new valve spring seats!


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ive had a phone call and my head is ready for collection, so that'll mean its been given a clean bill of health and is ready for use again

hoping to get the bottom end out over the Easter bank holiday weekend, but that all depends on workload!

i have less than a month to get it running for central day

nice one

a month is plenty of time

I need to get mine back to devil's and finished before then - i want a oil and oil filter change to

yeah i know it can be done, but time is not on my side nor is workload

finished off? did he not finish it in the 3 days he had it?

the actuator broke when i was on my way down so lee whipped it off and fixed it FOC - but as mine is the other side to most cars he had to take the turbo off - when i got there he wasn't happy with the low down mappying so he was mapping it with me driving but i needed to go

cold start needs tweaking
and when you are foot down - change gear - foot down - it hesitates a bit

but he said he wanted me to drive it - see if there are any issues as he prefers 3D graphs while mapping and the kms fuel ecu doesn't do that - and he will sort it FOC when he knows my issues so i am ringing later

Good stuff Terry

Adam, probably maf sensor problem. Or throttle position sensor.

Chuck new ones on and see how it goes

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i've rung him going back next monday

managed to find a day free this weekend to do some work to the cossie!

the plan was to remove the bottom end, clean the sump out and refit! it didnt quite go to plan and i totally forgot to order the sump gasket and sump half moons , so the bottom end is just pissing in the wind infront of my saph

good new is there was nothing found in my sump, so where all those tappet bits have gone shall remain a mystery

time for some pics

empty engine bay


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my beautiful assistant holding the engine steady


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sump being removed from my dirty engine


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sump given a quick wipe over


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i might of removed some bits to have cleaned up, but they shall remain a surprise

I swear cossie engines are piss easy to remove? Every thread I've seen with a cossie engine, it just gets taken in and out like no big deal

While the engine is out, get in the bay with a toothbrush and get cleaning. I want to see that sparking fresh lol

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good work

but @ pissing in the wind comment

Good progress there Terry

On the road for central day or FITP then?

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Nice one

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all this stuff removed but not the RL's ..... bellend lol

You got lucky mate, looking forward to seeing this at central day? The day my car is done is the day I die I think lol