Ahmotorsport Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 It's aliiiive! It's aaliiiiive! Sounds pretty good. Hopefully no damage was done. Then fuel poured out of the inlet manifold drain. Needle valve was blocked as was the idle jet. All good. Back together and running nicely.iirc the imp engine is prone to headgasket failure hope its okYeah it is. I'm sure running hot didn't help the matter either. I have changed it before, fingers crossed eh? Hopefully the new engine will be built within the next couple of months too. Unfortunately Vauxhall is changing from weekly to monthly pay, so i have to kinda save all i can from this month ready for the change over next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Vauxhall is changing from weekly to monthly pay, so i have to kinda save all i can from this month ready for the change over next month. you working in one of their build lines or just one of thier garages or the like? only ask as they were on target to change to monthly pay years ago (I only know because Toyota had a little side deal with vauxhall at the time to exchange build staff on yearly terms so neither wouldnt lose skilled workers during low sale years, a few of the lads working on my engine line went over to vauxhall for a year when Toyota were retooling one of the petrol lines for the Auris and they were only a month away from going monthly paid) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 you working in one of their build lines or just one of thier garages or the like? only ask as they were on target to change to monthly pay years ago (I only know because Toyota had a little side deal with vauxhall at the time to exchange build staff on yearly terms so neither wouldnt lose skilled workers during low sale years, a few of the lads working on my engine line went over to vauxhall for a year when Toyota were retooling one of the petrol lines for the Auris and they were only a month away from going monthly paid) I'm in one of their garages. I wish they wouldn't change. Weekly pay would be nice i reckon. Also some carburettor porn for you. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1974991_10202688930935774_360385000_n_zps3fd773d3.jpg As the Strombergs probably wont be going on the new engine i might rebuild them this weekend, providing it's all there and fit them, also providing my standard throttle cable will work. New head gasket set too http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1962589_10202688931535789_387309652_n_zps83d23943.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Also some carburettor porn for you. http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/31648.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Also some carburettor porn for you. http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/31648.jpgAhahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Also some carburettor porn for you. http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/31648.jpgAhahahahaha I was gonna stick nipples on the carb covers...... but there's no way Peewack would let me get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 I was gonna stick nipples on the carb covers...... but there's no way Peewack would let me get away with it. Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) The other day i was driving to somewhere and this guy let me out as i was waiting at a T junction. A few hours later on face this picture popped up on a classic car page http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1150366_10152320184219289_1820550676_n_zps8bc1f91a.jpg With the caption: "What's this I have no idea, looked rear engined, and it was proper slammed." Small world! Edited March 18, 2014 by Ahmotorsport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 looks like a picture of a filthy windscreen to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 looks like a picture of a filthy windscreen to meYeah haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) what he isnt telling you was the response to the caption was.... "its ron weasly......... fuckers robbed his dads car again" Edited March 19, 2014 by shawdreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 what he isnt telling you was the response to the caption was.... "its ron weasly......... fuckers robbed his dads car again"No capital letters? Not like you Shaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Well, ol' Blue is coming up to being on the road for 6 months, time for a service, perhaps i went a little too far, what can i say? At least i'll have some in car spares.... http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1970420_10202785290744709_599949934_n_zpsa6cabfa1.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1234208_10202785291224721_2143508676_n_zps2cd7d56f.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1959327_10202785291384725_613472308_n_zpsd751972c.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10153973_10202785292584755_517933795_n_zps6d6068c7.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1518286_10202785292184745_717743304_n_zpsaca9a108.jpg A pair of jet adjustment assemblies for the strombergs. Hoping to build them up asap and bang them on the current engine. See how we go this weekend, try and get down there on Sunday to begin head porting too. Also finished all my work an hour early today, so got busy with the polish. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10011164_10202785180541954_468799843_n_zps8e7b49f7.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1912249_10202785183422026_2087899733_n_zpse4d9d14b.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/10011164_10202785184782060_294049178_n_zps4f4692fc.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/Ahmotorsport/1452197_10202785177501878_464443091_n_zpsdca0ced2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Bufty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 wish my toolbox was that neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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