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oliwb

posted on 10/3/07 at 10:39 AM Reply With Quote
Component Suppliers

Anyone know of a good cheap source to buy engine components for my zetec rebuild. I've looked on Burton power and whilst they're not rip off merchants and I value the excellent customer service I bauked a bit at the £100 a set for piston rings and £70 for main bearing shells! I was hoping to get both and a full gasket set from £150 with some change to spare! Any advice much appreciated - oh and its too late to tell me not to as they don't need rebuilding......Oli.





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nick205

posted on 10/3/07 at 10:48 AM Reply With Quote
Find a local engine shop/rebuilder and get prices from them.
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mookaloid

posted on 10/3/07 at 10:53 AM Reply With Quote
could be cheaper to get another second hand motor





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ecosse

posted on 10/3/07 at 10:59 AM Reply With Quote
Have you tried pistons and components?

Cheers

Alex
PS
Tel 0141-339 8685 - don't know if they have a website.

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big_wasa

posted on 10/3/07 at 02:48 PM Reply With Quote
been there and done that, Would sugest not doing the same. Bits where circa £300 ( Ford wanted £600)

Sell your motor as bits to the Zvh Rs boys and get another runner. Clean and enjoy, If it goes pop repeat the prosses. Imho

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Confused but excited.

posted on 10/3/07 at 02:50 PM Reply With Quote
Try these people on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180090018098&rd=1&rd=1





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oliwb

posted on 11/3/07 at 12:13 PM Reply With Quote
Pistons and components are unfortuately no more. Drove past today and its all boarded up and closed down.
Darren's still not e-mailed me back yet but imagine he'll get round to it eventually!! Will try the ebay link. As for getting a new one - the whole point to rebuilding it was because I wanted to learn how to take a 16v to pieces and rebuild it from scratch having never played with one before. Oli.

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02GF74

posted on 11/3/07 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
ebay; for rings - maybe a complete zetec and take the rings out? (probs not a good idea though).

there is engine buiulder, newark, letterslot or similar name advertising xflow/pinto blocks -cna't harm asking.

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