steven61184 Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) my scooby is broken!!! popped a headgasket!! noooottttt good! oh well back to the workshop!! engine is out and in a thousand pieces now!! uprated rods, pistons, composite head gaskets, change hydraulic lifters for solids, stainless manifolds, ali rad and a set of samcos i think and tidy up the engine!!! does anyone know where the cheapest place to get a set of samcos is? or does anybody have a set for sale or stainless un - equal length manifolds and up pipe? hoses can be other makes as long as they are blue!! want to get it back on the road as quick as poss!! steve Edited January 18, 2009 by steven6118
stum450n Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Ouch! You sound like you know what you're doing though so I'm sure she's in good hands! Givus a shout if you want a thermos brought round or spanners passing, I'm in Witney too and wouldn't mind seeing how to get around the insides of a boxer engine!
steven61184 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Ouch! You sound like you know what you're doing though so I'm sure she's in good hands!Givus a shout if you want a thermos brought round or spanners passing, I'm in Witney too and wouldn't mind seeing how to get around the insides of a boxer engine! cheers!! ouch indeed, stranded in Bampton at about midnight was the worst part! lol! engine stripped down now as far as needed, i am sending the block away tomorrow to have mains, rods etc put in by a chap over by bicester who does alot of rally stuff as he can get the parts cheaper than i can. so he may as well do it as im strapped for time! but when i get it back your more than welcome to come and have a look and a poke around!! lol! steve
darryl_martin Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) Got some Samco bits from rallydesign.co.uk or raldes.co.uk, same place just can't remember the web address, they're in Faversham Kent, mail order tho. Found it lol!!! http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?man...p;filter_id=166 Was the cheapest I could find a year or so ago Edited January 19, 2009 by Padtwo
steven61184 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Got some Samco bits from rallydesign.co.uk or raldes.co.uk, same place just can't remember the web address, they're in Faversham Kent, mail order tho.Found it lol!!! http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?man...p;filter_id=166 Was the cheapest I could find a year or so ago cheers mate, still seem to be fairly reasonable!! thanks!
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