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Rover 4.2 pistons Required
Agriv8 - 13/10/06 at 07:35 AM

A real long shot but I dont suppose anbody on here knows the wearabouts of some second hand 4.2 pistons. 1 required Minimum but anything considederd.

required because I had a very senior moment yesterday.

Regards

Agriv8

graememk - 13/10/06 at 09:46 AM

come on what did you do, will you be voting yourself dunce of the week ?

Agriv8 - 13/10/06 at 11:22 AM

Nope Not saying !!!!!!!

as its really, really Silly and I woud not just get dunse of the week probably manth and year would be easilly acheivable.

Regards

Iain

stevec - 13/10/06 at 01:59 PM

This guy may be worth a ring,


JE Developments
Claybrooke Mill
Claybrooke Magna
Nr. Lutterworth
LE17 5DB

tel: 01455 202909

John Eales is the proprietor of J.E. Developments. Do not confuse this company with J.E. Motors as many people do. John probably knows more about tuning the Rover V8 than anybody else in the UK. He has prepared many successfull competition engines including the engine in Tim Coventry's devastating hillclimb SEiGHT.

Agriv8 - 13/10/06 at 02:42 PM

Thanks Steve,

will fire an email off to him tonight. JED did my Getrag to V8 bellhousing when I picked it up he was running a 5ltr monster on 4 downdraghts up on the dyno. Bl**dy impresive bloke.

Thanks

Agriv8

jollygreengiant - 13/10/06 at 04:31 PM

Broke a piston skirt while holding it in a vice?

OR

Dropped somthing realy heavey on your pistons and damaged the skirts on some, at least one very badly.?

stevec - 13/10/06 at 07:12 PM

I used to work for John many years ago,
We used to have some laughs. And he can drive a bit as well.
Steve.

Agriv8 - 13/10/06 at 07:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Broke a piston skirt while holding it in a vice?

OR

Dropped somthing realy heavey on your pistons and damaged the skirts on some, at least one very badly.?


if only - even worse than both of those infact worse both than those put together, self inflicted yes, acident yes piston knackered yes.

still not admitting my c*ock up

Simon - 13/10/06 at 08:26 PM

This any use

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-AJP-4-2-CRANK-RODS-AND-PISTONS_W0QQitemZ120040592678QQihZ002QQcategoryZ108792QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ATB

Simon

Agriv8 - 13/10/06 at 11:03 PM

dont think rover v8 and ajp v8 are interchangable.

i think his last sentance ....

THIS IS FOR AN AJP FLAT PLANE CRANK ENGINE, NOT, I REPEAT, NOT FOR A ROVER V8

but thanks anyway turbo manifolds lookgood by the wak

regards

agriv8

jollygreengiant - 17/10/06 at 08:18 PM

If it helps mate, many years ago I was rebuilding a vauhall 32v staight six. Bolted head down, started fitting cams. Bolted down nearside cam & repeated process for offside cam, layed it down, layed down cam caps & did up finger tight then ran up and down caps tightening a little at a time.
Just nipping up the last little bit ........ SNAP went the cam shaft. £400 form the dealers later.
Woops I'd got the cams fitted the wrong way round.

I just told the boss it must have been a brittle or weak shaft.