lsdweb
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:03 PM |
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Why is old stuff so expensive?
I just bought myself an engine for my Elan - it's dead, needs a full rebuild and cost me more than I'm selling a low mileage R1 motor
for!
I'm still excited though :-)
 
TwinCam
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scootz
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:05 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:09 PM |
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Age aint nuthin but a number...
Its all supply and demand.
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iank
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:09 PM |
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Supply and demand.
Still on Stromberg carbs which I think makes it very original.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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lsdweb
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:12 PM |
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Still on Stromberg carbs which I think makes it very original.
Although not for long! Aparently they were fine for a road car - better emissions and more reliable, but ths will go in a hillclimb car so
Webers are the way forward!
Wyn
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coozer
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:17 PM |
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Aye, I've just bought some stone, the stuff must be millions of years old and cost a fortune!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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lsdweb
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:31 PM |
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Aye, I've just bought some stone, the stuff must be millions of years old and cost a fortune!
And probably lighter than the Twin Cam :-)
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MikeR
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 12:34 PM |
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Its dead and in need of full rebuild .....
L ots
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T rouble
U sually
S erious
Good luck 
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deltron63
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 01:41 PM |
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On my old Elan the inlet manifold was cast into the head. ££££££ for another weber head
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lsdweb
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 02:44 PM |
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On my old Elan the inlet manifold was cast into the head. ££££££ for another weber head
Yep! I'm on the hunt for somebody who wants to swap!
Wyn
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TimC
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 03:08 PM |
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Niiiiice Wyn! How's the shell?
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gazza285
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 04:38 PM |
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Your old mate Dermot had some Twink bits in, might be worth giving him a ring if you are talking.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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steve m
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 05:53 PM |
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Why ££££ to fix ??
I did mine quite cheaply, its only a xflow bottom end
The head though could of cost a good deal more to fix, and the stud holes that hold the camshaft caps on seem to be made of cheese, well mine were !!
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 06:49 PM |
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There is a company that machines off the Stromberg inlets for either webers or throttle bodies..read it in a book somewhere!
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dmac
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 07:36 PM |
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Why haven't you put the R1 engine in the elan? ACBC would have done it in an instant if they were available in his day!
Duncan
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lsdweb
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| posted on 20/7/10 at 08:37 PM |
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Why haven't you put the R1 engine in the elan? ACBC would have done it in an instant if they were available in his day!
I'm sure he would but he didn't so I have to run with the twin cam to be 'historic'! Although my car actually ran
with a 2 litre BDA so I'm led to believe so I could be really adventurous (and in debt for years!)
Wyn
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lsdweb
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| posted on 21/7/10 at 07:55 AM |
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Niiiiice Wyn! How's the shell?
Which one........ Don't laugh but the mint shell I wanted to buy ages ago has just become available (a day after I took the other one for soda
blasting). It'll cost me but it'll also speed up the build by months. And it's gorgeous!
Wyn
[Edited on 21/7/10 by lsdweb]
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TimC
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| posted on 21/7/10 at 08:04 AM |
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Originally posted by lsdweb
Which one........ Don't laugh but the mint shell I wanted to buy ages ago has just become available (a day after I took the other one for soda
blasting). It'll cost me but it'll also speed up the build by months. And it's gorgeous!
No-brainer! Wasn't the spare disturbingly heavy anyway?
Still interested to hear how the soda blasting goes/went if you go ahead.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 21/7/10 at 08:32 AM |
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Definite no brainer! Just need to convince my wife :-)
The spare is a tad heavy although I planned to take a lot of the weight out of all the bits that aren't needed (make floors lighter as the cage
will take the weight of the seat, boot floor, removal of steel lattice side protection / stiffening etc).
Hopefully I can clinch the deal on the mint shell soon!
W
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lsdweb
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| posted on 26/7/10 at 09:48 PM |
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Deal clinched :-) The nice shell is mine!
And the engine is striped and looks OK - one of the pistons is stuck in the bore but I just think the rings are crudded up. Bores look good so maybe
it's not a huge rebuild !
Wyn
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