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Is this guy having a laugh?
Ronin - 4/6/05 at 08:38 PM

click me

He says we all know the price crossflows go for. I have sent him an email asking if he would consider changing the price to a more sensible level as the last complete, fully rebuilt engine went for £52. Do you think it will need a rebore as it had rust in one bore that he has 'cleaned up' ?


JoelP - 4/6/05 at 08:40 PM

"hi mate, is the gold plating still intact on the big ends?"


Hellfire - 4/6/05 at 08:54 PM

Rather apt named seller too...


stephen_gusterson - 4/6/05 at 10:18 PM

I was expecting something exorbitant.

if a complete fully built engine cost 52 quid, surely that was a screaming bargain! A set of pistons must cos way more than a 100 quid alone.

as someone thats never bought , or likely to buy, a 1600 crossflow, 100 quid doesnt seem too high.

just buy some bits for it like camshaft, crank, shells, whatever, and 100 quid for the engine would seem cheap

atb

steve


big_wasa - 4/6/05 at 10:22 PM

check this link out...

Zetec 1.6

stick carbs on and that will give you 100 reliable horses just change oil and they go on and on...

People want the biger motors so thats a bargain starting point...Will still bolt up to your box.............give me the zetec every day


JoelP - 5/6/05 at 07:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
I was expecting something exorbitant.

if a complete fully built engine cost 52 quid, surely that was a screaming bargain! A set of pistons must cos way more than a 100 quid alone.

as someone thats never bought , or likely to buy, a 1600 crossflow, 100 quid doesnt seem too high.

just buy some bits for it like camshaft, crank, shells, whatever, and 100 quid for the engine would seem cheap

atb

steve


it need a rebuild though (or at least he recommends one).

either way, his auction would finish much higher if he started lower