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Thank you MT good input . biggest problem would be the pipe from the hs to the sceptic is ,hold on i'll work it out ... 55 metres from the barns , same distance from the barns as the house outside toilet . thats a fair old length of sewage pipe to install . probably easier to get the outside toilet working .. might need a bit of jif lemon , and a strict chambermaid . Could you not build a composting toilet or two? Cheap, and environmentally friendly. Hipsters love all that stuff!
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Apr 24, 2023 17:43:00 GMT
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If I had the undercover space I would have this in a heartbeat.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Apr 15, 2023 18:28:51 GMT
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I’d put a cover on it and come back to it in 5 years, in the meantime start collecting parts for its rejuvenation and start putting £200 a month (will come to nowhere near the budget needed but a start) into a separate account. Look at teaboy and the colossal amount of work his M3 is consuming in chasing out the grot, I suspect you do not have the skills to do that?.
As the prices of these are no longer dropping I’d be looking to revert it back to factory which the purists will pay for if you decide to sell it in 10 years. I can guarantee you will not be interested in Cars now the weather is getting warmer and you have the bike, maybe sell the 325 and invest the money in the M3 and keep that Merc estate.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Mar 11, 2023 18:09:40 GMT
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Are you asking £2,000 or £20,000? No way is that a 2 K Car…….
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Oct 20, 2022 16:42:45 GMT
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Hello
As per title I’m looking for a HIF38 Carburettor and possibly inlet manifold if you have one.
Cheers
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Oct 16, 2022 20:02:44 GMT
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Hello Collecting my Wolseley 1000 up tomorrow following a lengthy engine rebuild (pictures next week!) and I have some salvageable and some none salvageable bits if anyone is interested: A Series block bored +100 to 1098, the HG blew between 1 and 2 so will require filling or sleaving for future use crank has been bored +30 thou, use as an ornament or skim again if you want Con Rods, from memory 2 of 12G124 and 2 of 12G127 4 of Keith Calver flat top pistons (less than 1000 miles) think this is them below but will clean up and confirm calverst.com/webshop/engine/cst3028-100-998-piston-set-flat-top-0-100”/4 mini 1100 special alloys needing refurb If you are interested please message me so we can discuss prices etc
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Oct 15, 2022 16:04:20 GMT
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Picking it up on Monday….. all up and running, so many more problems found from the PO some not engine related that have caused more expense and headache to fix. Properly not in love with it anymore, a list of other issues also been discussed that have been found that have to be fixed sooner rather than later.
Never buy a Car from a garage in Otley!
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Sept 22, 2022 16:21:43 GMT
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Sept 2, 2022 21:55:11 GMT
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So, I have a short engine that was machined around 20 years ago but never built up. Briefly bored +10 so around 1043cc, balanced con rods, ground crank, hepolite pistons and the block has been decked and strapped. I also got from the same source a standard flywheel and a good secondhand gearbox casing.
My head and cam or undamaged as is the diff and hopefully the gearbox. Quite a few bits I have ordered such as a new radiator, thermostat housing, clutch, gearbox bearings, thrust bearings, gaskets etc etc.
It’s in a queue at the engine builders but this time will be done properly…… watch this space!
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Sept 2, 2022 21:43:15 GMT
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What a horrific experience for you. How much of the engine spec as posted back in April were actually fitted? All of the parts were present and correct when the engine was stripped down, it was just built by someone who had no idea on how to build an engine it would appear. The main culprit that killed the bottom end was the missing bearing that caused sufficient movement to damage the remaining bearings that were fitted, to such an extent one of them actually broke down causing all the swarf that had a detrimental effect to the majority of moving parts!! Some of the parts are salvageable, but the expensive bits are scrap.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Sept 2, 2022 21:33:26 GMT
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That's absolutely terrible. Any chance you can seek compensation from the seller or specialist? I find it hard to believe they didn't know something was up. Buyer beware, sold as seen, no warranty implied or given…… choose any you want as they all applied as effectively a private sale. I could go back to the company that decked the block as it has an ‘imperfection’ or tiny dimple that caused the second HG failure…. Unfortunately the block has no more tolerance to be skimmed or bored hence it will make a coffee table!
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Aug 24, 2022 16:53:10 GMT
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So, the above reply has prompted me to update the thread. All ina all not good as the engine is toast, brain dump below of the issues found:
The bearing that goes on the end of the flywheel to the gearbox cover is missing The movement due to said bearing missing has destroyed one other bearing and chipped another The metal from the above has knackered the crank The above missing bearing and the resultant play has cracked the gearbox Gearbox has chipped gears due to metal floating around Big end bearings shot, irrelevant as the crank is scored Pistons are scored Block has an imperfection between cylinders 1 & 2, it can’t be skimmed anymore so that’s scrap to Radiator has been badly repaired so that’s shot Thermostat housing has corroded to such an extent it’s a miracle the hose sealed it
Here is the positive/salvageable
Carb Inlet manifold Head….. you may recall I had that resurfaced Camshaft Diff and housing Rocker cover Water pump
Hmmmm…. Won’t be recommending the specialist who built this to anyone. I estimate about 5k to get the car back up-to the same spec built properly, such a shame really as I will more than likely sell it when done rather than stuff an unknown motor in it from the bay of love or elsewhere.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Jul 20, 2022 21:21:07 GMT
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Back in the lockup and fixed.
I’d love to name and shame the ‘specialist’ the car came from but we will wait for the results of the engine strip down for that, definitely needs a clutch, possibly gearbox amongst other things……
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Jul 18, 2022 18:17:30 GMT
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It does light up, the damage is minimal compared to what it could have been, the backplate is bEnt and the Minifin is badly ‘mottled’ where it came down the road chasing me. Unfortunately we keep being presented with issue after issue around work from the PO. The head was out and had to have a fair amount taken off and now it looks like the rings are letting go as it’s a little smokey, all from a rebuilt engine with less than 1000 miles on it!! The engine is being pulled next month and it’s time to see if the block is salvageable, if the bores are scored in may not be viable to machine it anymore bearing in mind it’s already been bored out and decked already. The main thing is my motivation to the W has not wained, even with it sitting at the side of the road on its an old boy pulled up to help and have a chat about it…..
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Jul 18, 2022 11:26:13 GMT
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I will leave these here.... Back wheel over took me on a bridge, damaged the backplate and the minifin. I checked the rest of the wheels and the front nearside only had two wheel nuts holding it on! After I collected the rear wheel from the bushes it only had two nuts in the hub cap also. I feel sick at what could have happened if I was travelling quicker, as ever Birks came to my rescue. They have not had the wheels off, neither have I and the PO is insisting it had 4 on each corner.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Jul 10, 2022 21:38:05 GMT
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Adwell fete and car shoe today, about twice as large as last year and a very eclectic selection of cars. I was the only Wolseley in attendance and had a good chat with a few people. Noticed sitting in traffic on the way out I’m smoking a little when hot after idling and the clutch/release bearing is rattling away! I have a longer outing on Tuesday to the six bells in warborough for a meet up so we’ll see how it goes then. Photo shy as my phone was flat and my mate with the pickup is a technophobe who lives in the 50’s
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Back today, thanks to Birks Motorworks in Thame for the fantastic work they have done rebuilding and resurfacing the head. Ive done about 60 leileisurely miles today just enjoying it.
I’ll try and add a few shots tomorrow when I’m out and about again as long as the rain holds off!
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Jun 29, 2022 18:38:16 GMT
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Graham had put a few more pictures on FB so I stopped my house painting and ran up the road to have a look: Above was this afternoon and they were hoping to have the W running either today or tomorrow….. One of the guys I spoke to called George is classically trained via Bicester and he said the W is causing a lot of attention, forget the XK150, Bentley T2, Alfa GTV 2000 and other wonderful machinery, everyone who goes into the workshop are bemused by my W. Lots of people ask why have you not done this yourself? The truth is this is a highly tuned motor and I want an engineer to work out what may have caused the issue and to ensure reliability moving forwards. Hoping to have it back on Friday to enjoy the weekend putting some miles on.
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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Battenberg
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Jun 29, 2022 12:27:45 GMT
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Head being resurfaced yesterday ready for the rebuild
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Current Fleet: 1968 Wolseley 1000 2022 BMW 430xd MHT Coupe 2007 L200 Animal - Dog walking transport 1998 318is Coupe 2007 Mini Cooper Supercharged 1989 BMW 530 - in storage
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