Highcost builder
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| posted on 21/8/03 at 10:11 PM |
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id second that ive had two 2.0 dohc engines and ragged the hell out of them they were great and took the abuse, and we are talking about a cam chain
not a bike chain (twat).
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Stu16v
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 02:21 AM |
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quote:
There are very few DOHC lumps that have broken chains inside 150k
Dont just build it.....make it!
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type 907
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 06:47 AM |
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Hi
I owned a 2l DOHC (carb) Sierra for 5years, 90k to 160k, then some b**** reversed into the side of it and wrote it off. Never any trouble, far
better engine than the 1.8 I had before.
Too much is just enough
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 08:16 AM |
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Thanks for the nice compliment Hicost Builder!
As a non automotive professional, I go by my own small experience. I do work at a company employing chain drives in their products. A chain tends to
wear and as it wears it takes toll on the sprockets, often causing a hooked effect.
Wether this is a major effect on a DOHC then feck knows. I was pointing out (after someone reported they had a renewed chain fail) that could be the
problem.
"ive had two 2.0 dohc engines and ragged the hell out of them" is so much more scientific than my analogy of motorcycle sprockets as a
suggestion of where chain wear may also be. If a valid diagnostic method, it would save many hours of engine work.
The bike analogy was an illustration of what can happen to sprockets, not to be taken as a direct comparison!!!! Or does your cam shaft take 100hp to
power it?
......  
atb
steve
[Edited on 22/8/03 by stephen_gusterson]
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 08:23 AM |
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I'd have left your post as it was Steve.
It was well uncalled for...
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Jon Bradbury
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 posted on 22/8/03 at 03:36 PM |
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Um.. errrr.. well...
Sorry, I seem to have started a bun fight..
I, of course, will continue with my DOHC because that is what my kit was designed for.
I'll try to let you all know how it performs (translation : "If I remember when I eventually have the car on the road" .
To be absolutely honest, if I'd gone to the effort of welding up my own chassis I'd really want something a bit special under the bonnet;
say a 16v Vauxhall or something like it. Several of my colleagues in the Robin Hood club have fitted these to their cars and they all report big grins
and low fuel economy. I wish I had the welding skills to build a locost chassis; Ron's book makes it look so easy. <sigh>
Well, I'll definitely consider "Vx Power" after I have my age related registration plate and I've had a summer or two with the
DOHC.
God, I can't wait.....
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 06:34 PM |
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DOHC
Use it!
The torque figures kill the pinto outright.
I take the point that tuning parts are not readily available, but then if you are building a car from scratch is it such a problem to make
manifolds?
Oh & it will fit in a standard chassis
See below
[Edited on 22/8/03 by PaulBuz]
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 06:37 PM |
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DOHC
 
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 06:38 PM |
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DOHC
 
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 07:52 PM |
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My mate had some Fox racing wheels on his car Paul, he could change the pads without taking them off .
yours, Pete.
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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Browser
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| posted on 22/8/03 at 08:07 PM |
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Powerful twin cams? Rover T series as used in the 200/400/600/800s. 150bhp as standard in GTi guise, only known common problem is that they're a
bit oil leaky. Get a sherpa gearbox or a Ford T9 and adaptor plate and off you go.
Or be like me and get a 16v Citroen, a Ford T9 and wonder how the hell to connect them!
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Highcost builder
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 12:31 AM |
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Im very sorry steve didnt mean to offend you over chain thing, it was more of a generallisation.
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Jon Bradbury
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 02:44 PM |
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Hmm.....
Big wheels...
Small tyres...
Sore bottom!
Look the dogs though... nice one
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Northy
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 05:28 PM |
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Thats going to need a bigger power bulge than on the Avon!
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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PaulBuz
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 07:59 PM |
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It shoud'nt do. The engine is no taller than the pinto.
With the LoLo +1" nose it just squeezes in
 
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 08:00 PM |
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eddie
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| posted on 23/8/03 at 09:41 PM |
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paul : OUTSTANDING WORK
looks the dogs conkers
Please feel free in advance to: correct, update, ridicule or laugh and point at any comments made by myself in this post....
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Jon Bradbury
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| posted on 24/8/03 at 05:36 PM |
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Paul
that baby really looks like he wants to get his hands on your car...
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GasGasGas
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| posted on 24/8/03 at 08:46 PM |
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Many Thanks
Ta for all the Gen guys , if theres more keep it coming but it looks like a go'er to me as they are so cheap and available.
P.S. is it my monitor or is that chassis PINK !!!! , Paul????
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/8/03 at 09:30 PM |
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It's missing TR1 and TR2 braces in the engine bay sides. Aren't you bothering with them? They do a lot to stiffen the structure
apparently.
yours, Pete.
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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PaulBuz
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| posted on 25/8/03 at 02:41 PM |
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Yes Pete ,i will be fitting them but I ran out of material!
I primed the chassis anyway to keep rust at bay.
Thanks for the comments guys,The car is currently stripped down & being panelled,So I have the first pic. I posted as my desktop wallpaper, to try
7 keep up my motivation!
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GasGasGas
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| posted on 27/8/03 at 08:35 PM |
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Can anybody give me some mesurments on the engine ,like how tall is it and any idea what it weighs , Please?
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david walker
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| posted on 27/8/03 at 09:03 PM |
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From centreline of crankshaft to top of rocker cover it is 17.5". That's only a half inch more than a Pinto but the thing is more awkward
because of its width at the top. Don't know what it weighs but despite having an alloy head it weighs quite a bit more than a Pinto. Maybe 20
lbs more?
Dave Walker, Race Engine Services - 07957 454659 or 01636 671277
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