Up Into Fourth
Posted 29 July 2014 - 10:53 AM
any news on the beauty rings?
still nothing 
... last week he told me that they had arrived in England and that he is chasing them every day. ill probably ring him again today or tomorrow. im taking comfort in the fact that he has offered to refund me, but i dont want to jump ship just yet. im not really in a rush to get them atm anyway
Super Mini Mad
Posted 29 July 2014 - 01:20 PM
Such a perfect look on this one!!!!
Loving the sticker bombing (never a big fan before) and you were lucky to get such a solid car in the first place. Big reps man!
Up Into Fourth
Posted 29 July 2014 - 02:37 PM
Such a perfect look on this one!!!!
Loving the sticker bombing (never a big fan before) and you were lucky to get such a solid car in the first place. Big reps man!
thanks a lot mate!... yeah i got sooo lucky, considering i hardly spent any time looking at others lol. i didnt even really know what i was looking for so could have easily ended up with a complete heap haha
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Posted 29 July 2014 - 04:11 PM
Up Into Fourth
Posted 29 July 2014 - 05:39 PM
haha hopefully that is the effect they will have too! 
Up Into Fourth
Posted 29 July 2014 - 08:33 PM
so i think i got some good news about the engine today, i messaged the guy asking about the knocking noise and what cam it had... well, heres what i sent:
"Hi mate, ive got a couple of questions about the engine as i am considering giving it a rebuild, do you know what cam it has? i assume standard? also, i couldnt help but notice a knocking noise in the video and was wondering if you knew what it was? cheers"
this was the response i got:
"its got an MG metro cam in it, if your going to rebuild it use the kent fast road cam, best of both worlds then, theres no knocking from the engine at all, thats all the carb you can hear, the crank is good and so are the pistons. if youre keeping it 1275 do the cam and spent the money on the head, it was skimmed last year so maybe bigger valves, double valve springs etc, cheers"
so... im feeling pretty reassured by that 
, he seems to know his stuff, pretty sure im just going to go ahead and drop it straight in as it is and see what happens. also pretty chuffed to find out its got a metro cam 
... apparently lol
Super Mini Mad
Posted 29 July 2014 - 09:57 PM
Thought it sounded like the carb. You probably wont see a 'huge' difference in changing the cam, i doubt the slight performance upgrade of a mild road cam would warrant the £200+ it would cost. Good that you found out about it though, least you're not in the dark with it any more.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 29 July 2014 - 10:28 PM
Thought it sounded like the carb. You probably wont see a 'huge' difference in changing the cam, i doubt the slight performance upgrade of a mild road cam would warrant the £200+ it would cost. Good that you found out about it though, least you're not in the dark with it any more.
good call ... yeah i probably wouldnt swap it anyway, metro cams are meant to be pretty good anyway arnt they?
Edited by Chris1992, 21 August 2014 - 01:14 PM.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 30 July 2014 - 10:03 AM
Super Mini Mad
Posted 30 July 2014 - 11:22 AM
Thought it sounded like the carb. You probably wont see a 'huge' difference in changing the cam, i doubt the slight performance upgrade of a mild road cam would warrant the £200+ it would cost. Good that you found out about it though, least you're not in the dark with it any more.
good call
http://www.theminifo...6-similar-info/
this helps put some perspective on it. The 286 cam is very lumpy at low revs, i've read a lot about how its not ideal for road use etc, so i was going to use a 266 in my engine. I found out i had an ST 510 in the engine so there was no point in replacing the camshaft, as it is very similar.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 30 July 2014 - 11:43 AM
Those new wheels look awesome.
thanks mate!
Thought it sounded like the carb. You probably wont see a 'huge' difference in changing the cam, i doubt the slight performance upgrade of a mild road cam would warrant the £200+ it would cost. Good that you found out about it though, least you're not in the dark with it any more.
good call
http://www.theminifo...6-similar-info/
this helps put some perspective on it. The 286 cam is very lumpy at low revs, i've read a lot about how its not ideal for road use etc, so i was going to use a 266 in my engine. I found out i had an ST 510 in the engine so there was no point in replacing the camshaft, as it is very similar.
cheers for that man! its a good read!
just realised in my last post, i meant "i probably wouldnt swap it anyway" ....lol my bad
Edited by Chris1992, 30 July 2014 - 12:57 PM.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 30 July 2014 - 12:44 PM
I have a metro cam, they are really good for the money! grabbed mine for £40 i think!
Up Into Fourth
Posted 03 August 2014 - 07:40 PM
big plans ahead
Has a small thing but it does make a difference
Posted 03 August 2014 - 07:49 PM
Good choice with that spoiler, I got one too, looks really good on these cars.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 03 August 2014 - 07:57 PM
Good choice with that spoiler, I got one too, looks really good on these cars.
yeah i saw, they do look sweet! something a bit different
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