ned
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| posted on 18/4/05 at 09:29 AM |
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vauxhall xe westfield, prob about £8k 
beware, I've got yellow skin
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/4/05 at 12:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Kissy
DVLA have a points scheme where you declare the origins of the main components, if you can score above their threshold for the donor car they'll
let you have the reg. no. of the donor, my mate just did it for a cobra replica.
i thought that the points system was to determine if you got an age related or Q plate. strange 
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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wacomuk
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| posted on 19/4/05 at 08:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Wacomuk,
Looks like a very nice car. What is it? spec?
1996 SEiW
Navy Blue
Approx 4000 miles
Well set up Road and track car with proven success
7”x15” alloys with 205x50x15 Toyo Proxes tyres in very good condition
16v red top Vauxhall engine with twin 45 Dellorto carbs (pipercross filter)and 8v dizzy,
3 core radiator
Lightened flywheel
ARP big end bolts
New clutch plate and release bearing
New Bosch battery
SBD alloy , baffled, shallow sump
New Red top fuel pump and Filter King regulator
Converted to cycle wings
Includes sidescreens and hood (red leather)
RAC rollover bar
Spare wheel & tyre
Quick rack
CAT widetrack suspension
21/4” AVO shocks
Front and rear Anti Roll Bars
Uprated springs
Poly bushes fitted
Willwood 4 pot brakes
Drilled and grooved front disks, rear drums
Type 9 - 5 speed box with Westfield gearlever extension
3.92 sierrra diff and drive shafts
FIA Cut off switch
Playskool GRP seats
Willans 4 point harnesses
Fuel tank breather
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greggors84
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| posted on 20/4/05 at 06:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
quote:
Originally posted by Kissy
DVLA have a points scheme where you declare the origins of the main components, if you can score above their threshold for the donor car they'll
let you have the reg. no. of the donor, my mate just did it for a cobra replica.
i thought that the points system was to determine if you got an age related or Q plate. strange
I was pretty sure that if you got enough points you got an age related plate, so the same prefix as your donor but not the same reg. If you didnt get
enough points you get a Q reg.
There seems to be so much difference between DVLA centres that anything could be true though!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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wacomuk
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| posted on 22/4/05 at 05:50 PM |
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something hit the sump last night and put a big hole in it  engine now dead
[Edited on 22/4/05 by wacomuk]
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phelpsa
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| posted on 22/4/05 at 05:54 PM |
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Bad luck, but at least it gives you the chance to put a bike engine in it
Adam
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Northy
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| posted on 22/4/05 at 07:04 PM |
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How dead? 
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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ned
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| posted on 22/4/05 at 10:56 PM |
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if it was a conrod, very dead, if FOD and loss of a bit of oil then prob repairable..
any more info wacom blokey?
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wacomuk
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| posted on 25/4/05 at 04:52 PM |
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looks like iv hit a brick, its smashed the alloy sump the engine is seized (starter wont turn engine over) iv managed to get another vx lump, its a
runner and got a coscast head
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ned
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| posted on 25/4/05 at 09:55 PM |
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glad to hear you're getting it sorted, how's the sump guard design coming along?
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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wacomuk
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 04:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
glad to hear you're getting it sorted, how's the sump guard design coming along?
Ned.
lol 3mm thick steel plate !!!!!!!!
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wacomuk
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 12:50 PM |
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engine is now out and sump is off!
sump has gone off for welding and skiming
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ned
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 12:53 PM |
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are the block/rods salvagable? had it lost enough oil that it turned the bearings?
Ned.
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wacomuk
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 01:01 PM |
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everything is solid ill just keep the head
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ned
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 01:06 PM |
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not worth stripping down to see what the damage is or if a hone and new rings might sort it? suppose if its picked up that badly could be new pistons
aswell! might be worth holding onto/stripping as a spare or for bits though..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Northy
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| posted on 29/4/05 at 05:08 PM |
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wacomuk,
Where in the country are you?
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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wacomuk
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| posted on 2/5/05 at 07:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Northy
wacomuk,
Where in the country are you?
northwest (wigan)
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wacomuk
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| posted on 5/5/05 at 03:47 PM |
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sump is fixed
welded skimmed and leak tested £95
the new lump should be back in the car by the weekend
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ned
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| posted on 5/5/05 at 09:05 PM |
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ouch! not a cheap repair, but then again repair was half the cost of a new one i guess...
keep us informed 
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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wacomuk
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| posted on 8/5/05 at 12:32 PM |
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the crank is catching the baffel in the sump this is cause i had the sump skimmed i hope i can bend it abit to get it out of the way
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 09:48 AM |
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How does skimming the sump affect the relationship of the baffle and crank? Surely to have any effect on that, you'd need to skim the bottom
half of the block?
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 09:50 AM |
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Sorry, ignore last post, I thought the baffle sandwiched between the sump and the block but its actually mounted inside the sump.
In which case, could you not get the 4 little mounting posts machined down by the same mount, therefore moving the baffle down as well (putting it
slightly closer to the base of the sump)
[Edited on 9/5/05 by ChrisGamlin]
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ned
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 09:56 AM |
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the baffle plate in the ally sump is quite thick iirc, i'd prob just (carefully) take a dremel or grinder to it, perhaps do a dry assembly of
the parts or measure the distance or if you know the amount that was skimmed off the sump face/flange machine that amount out accordingly. are you
still using the standard vauxhall windage tray that goes between the block and the sump?
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 01:15 PM |
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Put three gaskets in and take a bit off the crank webs  .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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wacomuk
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 04:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned are you still using the standard vauxhall windage tray that goes between the block and the sump?
yep
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