Dead K Series

Post by **campbell** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:56 pm

Shame Robin left.

This was his dept.

Good luck with it Mark. Has potential but with your recent run of luck...?!

woody · Post by **woody** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:02 pm

mwmackenzie wrote:Nice one woody, great info mate... I dodged an MGF as getting the engine out looked a ballache? Thanks, cat would be great mate!

Na, it's a piece of pish. took me, barefoot, and shug about 2 hours with an angle grinder. It's on a sub frame, so just disconnect everything and jack the body over it. Didn't use a crane at all.

Post by **campbell** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:37 pm

Need pics!!!

woody · Post by **woody** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:52 pm

Can't get into my photobucket account, you'll have to click the link.

https://goo.gl/photos/tpB5ZLTKcXYw7LZ59

Same month as these (thread diversion alert):

https://goo.gl/photos/Y2kxqBV5ag6offRS8

And just after these

https://goo.gl/photos/u22Zv19jzV5h19ts7

The Google photos app is pretty damn good.

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:50 pm

campbell wrote:Shame Robin left.

when did that happen? Was still posting until fairly recently........

(Sorry for thread hijack)

Post by **C7Steve** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:55 pm

j2 lot wrote:
campbell wrote:Shame Robin left.
when did that happen? Was still posting until fairly recently........

(Sorry for thread hijack)

I was thinking the same. His technical knowledge was second to none and maybe we should start a 'Come back Robin' thread.

Steve.

tut · Post by **tut** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:38 pm

He left a few months ago, got fed up with the snideyness that was being posted and decided that he had had enough.
You know Robin, different mindset to the rest of us, a big loss and a hell of a waste. He was a one off.

Still in contact with him of course, he was here with Katie a couple of weekends ago to stay and we are also on WhatsApp and e-mail.

tut

Post by **campbell** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:43 pm

Sadly a Come Back thread will have no impact as he wont be reading.

Anyway...

rawsco · Post by **rawsco** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:18 pm

campbell wrote:Shame Robin left.

This was his dept.

Well that's a bit of a loss. Can't be a good thing that results in people like Robin being driven away.

Anyways, Mark, sounds like you should start preparing yourself for for a run of good luck as surely the smashed clam, exploded engine, burst bimmer and the MG is enough to see you into 2065 without so much as a stubbed toe.

Post by **campbell** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:19 pm

Jinxed him good n proper now Ross, aintcha!!

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:16 pm

Any update Mark?

James

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:51 pm

Accruing parts at the mo.. I have an MG ZR 160+ at the house with 50K miles and full history so engine is sorted. Just bought a Piper 270 VVC exhaust cam. I don't want to just shove it in and get it going I want it the way I want it, that may mean its not on the road this year eeeks....

Things I want and need to source still

4-2-1
Larini
CR box
Lightweight flywheel
decent clutch one on it bites at the top of travel despite being new, I hate it
I need an s2 111s ECU and loom
I'll get the ECU remapped to get the best from the cam and exhaust.

So I have a fair bit of spending to do before getting it all ripped apart and put back together....

Be nice to see it on the road come summer but I'd rather have her the way I want her than live with, what ifs....

Hope all is well with you mate and family life is treating you well

woody · Post by **woody** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:01 pm

Your car is a 120bhp K S2, yah? Has a CR box as standard then. If it is standard.

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:18 pm

woody wrote:Your car is a 120bhp K S2, yah? Has a CR box as standard then. If it is standard.

Yah! Buuuut, my box broke last year right before going to the ring so now has a standard S1 PG1 courtesy of the very kind Simon Ironside, fitted by Craig in a hurry lol so I do have a CR box at home that needs a rebuild, rebuild cost seem more than the cost of a used box unless anyone on here fancies a project hahahaha

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:20 pm

mwmackenzie wrote:
woody wrote:Your car is a 120bhp K S2, yah? Has a CR box as standard then. If it is standard.
Yah! Buuuut, my box broke last year right before going to the ring so now has a standard S1 PG1 courtesy of the very kind Simon Ironside, fitted by Craig in a hurry lol so I do have a CR box at home that needs a rebuild, rebuild cost seem more than the cost of a used box unless anyone on here fancies a project hahahaha

Broke how?

Rebuild isn't that tough if you can get the bits. I combined the bits of three boxes on a (cleaned) potting bench in a greenhouse, back in the day when they were all over eBay for £50

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