Pdlewis
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 10:00 PM |
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Engines Coming Out
The time has come to pull out the 1.6 pinto and drop in a nice shiney 2.1L pinto  it has been rebuilt so dont think anything needs doing to the
engine can anyone suggest anything that may need doing while the enigne is out?
By the way i cheated and bought a ready built car so this is my first engine install  wish me luck
[Edited on 27/9/06 by Pdlewis]
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 10:21 PM |
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quote:
.....can anyone suggest anything that may need doing while the enigne is out?
Yep,put a bike engine in!
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tom windmill
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 10:32 PM |
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Yep,put a bike engine in!
DO IT pintos are for girls
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 11:19 PM |
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Robin Hood 2B.
What bike engine is he going to fit? Stick with your Pinto, it's what the car was built for.
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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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 11:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tom windmill
Yep,put a bike engine in!
DO IT pintos are for girls
Turncoat
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Dusty
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 11:49 PM |
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Hope you have a replacement manifold and carb, (32/36DGAV, DGAS, 40/45's or bike) to go on. If fitting sidedraughts or bike carbs may need to
think about modifying crankcase breather and fitting oil catch tank. Have you done mods to the dizzy to reset the advance curve?
As far as I remember the actual engine swap is hassle free.
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indykid
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 11:51 PM |
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bike engine in a 2b?
that thing'll eat clutches!
wrt your original question, have a clean round the engine bay? so much easier without an engine in, and if you've got a new engine, it'd
be a shame not to show it off.
tom
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BusaLoco
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 12:27 AM |
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Engines Coming Out
Put a Big Bad Busa Bike Engine in. ... That should just about do it.
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stevec
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 07:15 AM |
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Just perfect.
[Edited on 28/9/06 by stevec]Image deleted by owner
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Catpuss
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 07:37 AM |
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Is that the new Russian built TVR motor?
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 08:15 AM |
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maybe worth while replacing the clutch plate and cover. also check the engine core plugs and maybe replace those.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 08:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by tom windmill
Yep,put a bike engine in!
DO IT pintos are for girls
Turncoat
Think you need to take a few of these bike engine types out in your car mookaloid!!! See if they still give pintos a slagging!
Your hillclimb vid at harewood shows the good bit about a big old boat anchor car engine, not much time wasted changing up and down loads of gears,
just loads of torque spread!!
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tim windmill
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 09:21 AM |
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i still love the pinto, TOM made me go bike engine and it is him who will have to get out and push when we need to reverse, there are some well quick
pintos out there. bike carbs and megajolt excellent upgrade for any pinto.
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irvined
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 09:30 AM |
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Whilst your engine bay is empty, give everything a clean, touch up any bits of paint etc which have been chipped.
Flush your cooling system, fit any new belts/filters/plugs/pumps etc whilst they are easy to get to.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 09:56 AM |
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I'd probably change the clutch release bearing unless it's not very old. Also check for any oil leaks inside the bellhousing that could
indicate the oil seal on the gearbox input shaft has seen better days.
Engine mounts ok? The 2.0L lump will put a bit more strain on them.
Cooling system up to scratch for the bigger engine?
[Edited on 28/9/06 by MikeRJ]
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 10:24 AM |
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So think im going to do the following:
1. Get the steam cleaner out and give the bay a good going over
2. Replace any trunking or cabeling which looks like its seen better days
3. I have taken the cooling system out cleaned the header tank and checked the pipe work so re mount this and maybe add 2 tanks one to the rad
overflow and one to the header over flow
4. Is it worth putting as crank breather tank on ready for future upgrade to bike carbs? if so how does this system work?
5. Check the gearbox seals
6. Maybe install a new clutch
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DarrenW
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 10:53 AM |
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7. fit modded sump before engine goes in - i wish i had!!!! Bit of a pain to mod and re-install with engine in car.
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 11:01 AM |
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Check already got the shortend sump
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 03:06 PM |
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whereabouts in Leics are you pdlewis? You're not in earl shilton are you by any chance?
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 03:16 PM |
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Not far away Market Bosworth
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 03:25 PM |
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Aha!
not the chap I thought you might be then, but very near where I used to live! I lived for 25 years in Barton In The Beans.
I'm in Barwell now I have bought my own house
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