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[Retro_10s]

great progress buddy keep it coming

[ivanhoew]

blimey cradders 800 QUID !!

[miniboo]

surely it would be cheaper to get the +120 thou pistons from Australia and have a dish machined into them?

[cradley-heathen]

great progress buddy keep it coming

cheers mate, im doing my best! lol

blimey cradders 800 QUID !!

i know mate, its allot of money, its more than the whole project will cost, im thinking +0.020" pistons from mini spares for a fraction of the money, and when its worn out at least the block wont be scrap!

surely it would be cheaper to get the +120 thou pistons from Australia and have a dish machined into them?

it would almost be cheaper to collect them in person mate!

[Shifty]

Don't know if this is of any use to you mate, but these guys have virtually every piston known to man, and they're fairly local!!

http://www.fwthornton.co.uk/

[mini-dunger]

its coming along nicely mate.


it looks like a lada head?

[cradley-heathen]

its coming along nicely mate.


it looks like a lada head?

i wasnt aware that lada made a 12 valve engine? however im not exactly massively clued up on them to be honest, thanks though!

[cradley-heathen]

Don't know if this is of any use to you mate, but these guys have virtually every piston known to man, and they're fairly local!!

http://www.fwthornton.co.uk/

nice one mate, i have e-mailed them to see what they have to say, even if its just for price busting on some +0.020 pistons and rings

[Rosslin Racing]

its coming along nicely mate.


it looks like a lada head?

i wasnt aware that lada made a 12 valve engine? however im not exactly massively clued up on them to be honest, thanks though!

Lada used Fiat machines and parts they even made parts and old Gerry Hawkridge uses them on his strados replica

[cradley-heathen]

its coming along nicely mate.


it looks like a lada head?

i wasnt aware that lada made a 12 valve engine? however im not exactly massively clued up on them to be honest, thanks though!

Lada used Fiat machines and parts they even made parts and old Gerry Hawkridge uses them on his strados replica

i have no idea mate, lada are about the only manug=facturer i have never owned or workeed on for that matter, im not in any rush to do either of those things to be honest lol

[miniboo]

so the £800 pistons are what sepcifically in size etc?

[cradley-heathen]

so the £800 pistons are what sepcifically in size etc?

68mm o/d, with 3 valve cutouts per pistons, and a small dished area in the centre to create the correct c/r.

[miniboo]

personally i dont think they are worth spending £800 on then. minispares aus +120 thou (67.6mm) pistons are cheaper and maching a small dish and some fly cuts for the pistons will work out at least half the price if not more

http://www.minisport...au/prod1094.htm

with the shipping it looks like they work out at about £100!!!!!! for a set

[matty...]

^^^^got it in one^^^^ You'd regret spending £800 on pistons!!

[ANON]

phone derek chin, they'll be able to put you intouch with someone who will make you a set for about £400