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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks Johno, i'm sure we'll have a chat on the gor :)

 

I have an update. I have sent off the two heads that came with the car to the head shop. One is confirmed as unsalvageable but the other is able to be done up :D

Got my oil cooler back from the radiator joint and is now sporting a new core and end connections as they were bent and leaking. Rings, bearings and gaskets have also been ordered and should arrive next week. So all in all a very expensive week but at least by next week i'll be able to start putting it back together slowly.

 

Matt.

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This will be fun... I hate front drivers but my tincan was one of the most fun cars to drive that I have owned!

 

Can't wait to overtake you on the back straight of winton :P

 

JP

 

Amen to that, may that tincan RIP once I salvage what I can from her lol. Still have that Cressida lip hanging around, might be up for grabs once the carbon lip's finally finished (read:I get around to it)

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I'm still after a cressida lip and front bar and also a cage for her.

 

Anyway i have an up date. Block has been honed and pistons have been cleaned up and rings fitted, unfortunately waiting on bearings as I was sold the wrong ones :(

 

Got wheels too :)

 

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Nice work :)

 

Don't worry about the FWD haters.. the Detomato is massively entertaining through the twisty stuff thanks to lift off/left foot braking oversteer. I have no doubt that the tincan will be the same.

 

I remember when these were brand new, Wheels or Motor magazine had one as a long term project they used for some limited club racing. I remember them turning the strut tops one way or another to give them more caster. Made a significant difference to the handling, with only a little more steering effort.

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I'm still after a cressida lip and front bar and also a cage for her.

 

Anyway i have an up date. Block has been honed and pistons have been cleaned up and rings fitted, unfortunately waiting on bearings as I was sold the wrong ones :(

 

Got wheels too :)

 

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lovin the nc

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Update from yesterday.

 

Bottom end is all done, basically gear has been all ready to go back together but waiting on a coolant pipe that runs at the back of the block under the head. So I bought another whole tincan for this piece and the housing where the top radiator hose goes to. Also re-painted the centers of my wheels black and other bits and pieces like rocker covers and heat shields etc. parts washed the intake manifold and t-vis manifold too.

 

Here are some pics.

 

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broken pipe :(

 

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Today's progress.

 

Chucked the wheels on, and a bumper I got from carbonboy (still need to paint this and get a lip). Then ended up getting the oxy out an fixing the housing and coolant pipe so I could chuck on and tension the head up. Did that and fitted the T-VIS system and intake manifold. Go back on monday re-tension the head up and then start with assembly of the rest of the motor (and will have another working car as a real life instruction manual!).

 

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Will have it running next week :)

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