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Have you any ideas where I might find a wiring diagram for the ignition amplifier etc? Im fitting one (a RV8) into a boat at the moment, I got tthe engine etc of ebay and it has a missmatch of wires and stuff and im not sure were they go.

On one of the engines I'm building at the mo, the oil strainer touches the btm of the sump & wont allow the sump to seat on the btm of the block properly (you can see damage on the mesh & scratches on the inside of the sump where they have rubbed together) I was thinking of drilling holes around the...

you can of course run the carb in a closed plenum, so pressure is equalised and you dont need a special carb, but you do need rising rate fuel pressure so you dont push the fuel back along the fuel line,

What do you mean by a closed plenum?

This has aleady come up here
http://www.v-8.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=673
I drilled mine as well, it made me sweat coz you have to drill real close to some oil ways cast into the block!

Ed

I had a problem with my car after it had stood for about 8 years the clutch plates had stuck together & even though the clutch cylinders moved & everything seemed ok the plates didn’t separate. I sorted mine by jacking the back wheels up and spinning the back wheels and then jumping on the clutch & ...

Do you have any pics of your turbos chodjinn? or anything similar?
also what sort of spec were they i am thinking of maybe fitting some myself if i ever get round to it

I looked on the wikipedia site & they say its about 170kg, and the V8church website say about 320lb which is about 145kg But they also put a little note about the weight being- "Approx, will vary depending upon nature of ancillaries fitted. "

Yeah I think 230kg sounds abit heavy :!: I would say it was just a good 2 man lift as me and my brother lifted one into/out of a landrover, then carried it down my garden to the shead by the header pipes :wink: 230lbs I think is about 104kg which sounds more like it to me P.s It was heavy though :lol:

Hi clean up casting marks and blend any sharp edges in the heads Whats the best way to clean up the casting marks?? Is it best to use a small dremel like tool with polishing mops and grinding paste? Also is it easy to mess up a decent set of heads if you dont know what your doing (like I dont :( ) ...

Nice one thanks
Ill prob get in touch like you say.
Looks like it might cost more than I was hoping (Im not tight just skint ) but looks top stuff
Ed

No I wouldnt do such a thing :lol: :lol: Its my only car that I use it for everyday duties, but Im slowly changing it into a sort of v8 powered road going rally car. The main reason I want the roll cage is to offer me & my passenger (only 2 seats) a bit of protection should it all go wrong, because ...

Dont really know where to look but I doubt they make them for '65 Austin Cambridges as they were hardly designed as a performance car
Can you buy std parts and just sort of mix and match till you get one to fit

Hi Does anyone have any advice about building a roll cage, I need advice on everything really like tube diameter and wall thickness, how to join the cage together and how to fix it into the car. I have been looking on tinternet and havn't found many pics or diagrams to get a good enough idea of wher...

Hi I finally managed to break the ice around the garage and get some work done on the v8, after Id stopped my fingers sticking to the block :( I took the pistons out. I noticed that after I had take No.s 8-7 out it got much easier to turn, I think this is because the rod on No. 7 will bearly move on...

I see :lol: I have just noticed where yer based as well m8, i guess you dont need um much over there 8-) If you woz over here you would be realy pi**ed off by now- i speak from experience because mine are rubbish and its doin me head in :x :evil: :evil: 'specialy at this time of year. :evil: soon be...