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Jan 26, 2010 15:44:50 GMT
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If your going 5" i hope you've a good plan then, cos you wont get it without a major reworking of the 5th gear set up and lever spring set up. I needed to get mine right on top where the 5th gear is. I gave up as it not easily achiveable. Theres a guy called Alan Voigt who does this mod for the Lotarse Elans. Even his conversion still retains the lever spring mechanim which is whats in that bump in the tailshaft. No easy way around it.
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kenb
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Jan 26, 2010 15:13:24 GMT
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One other point the selector shaft runs in 2 "bearings" in rear casing so you need to make sure the welded bit goes back on perfectly aligned otherwise selector shaft will bind. You can only shorten by about a max of 3" anyway before it all gets tricky. I used an old selector shaft to get the alignment right. You can use a peice of identical dia steel if you don't want to remove the selector rod completely. Mine is still at my mates, haven't collected it yet. Possibly will do at the end of the week. I'll post pics asap. If i haven't done it by the end of next week remind me!!!
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kenb
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Jan 26, 2010 11:57:09 GMT
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tis easy to get them off. On the side of the tailshaft, remove the long plate with two bolts in. Some boxes have a small spring in there, the later ones don't. Then if gear lever is out, remove the tin blanking plate on end of tailshaft just above output shaft. Place a peice of wood under the selector shaft to support it. You need to then knock out the roll pin that holds the cranked bit/shaft that the gear lever locates in to onto main selector rod. This then slides off thru hole at rear. Then undo the tailshaft to box bolts and off it comes.
I'm in the process of doing this myself. Though my mate is doing the welding. Its not as easy to modify as the 4 speed type boxes, but can be done. Be warned the ally casing quality is pretty bad on some which makes welding tricky, not to mention gear oil penetrating the porous ally. So needs a damn good clean before you start. Sorry got no photos as yet to show you mine.
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kenb
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Jan 20, 2010 16:10:19 GMT
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Deffo main jets, cant remember if they did the air correctors tbh.
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kenb
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Jan 20, 2010 15:51:24 GMT
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My Zetec is running a 32/36 from a 2 litre. The Zetec is a 1800 130bhp standard unit apart from running megajolt. It rolling roaded at 139bhp. The carb still had to be jetted downwards as it was running far too rich. The same carb set up is now going on a 2 litre set up, again standard 136 cams plus the megajolt. It will be interesting to see what this comes out at when that is rolling roaded. I would have thought that as long as the carb can cope with the increased airflow then you will have no problem getting the hp dependant of course, on the engine its attached to. The only reason the racing pinto mentioned earlier has all the cams etc is because they are are poor flowing head in standard form & they not allowed to do that much to them per the rules so have to increase the head breathing capability in other ways, plus the fact its 40 year old technology.
You can also get a progressive throttle kit for the DGAS as welll should you want to go that route. Cant remember where i saw it though.
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kenb
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Jan 20, 2010 12:15:39 GMT
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You can get a lot more than 140hp from them. The Brisca F2 boys use them and are getting 170+.
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kenb
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Jan 13, 2010 17:10:23 GMT
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dvla arent perfect in many ways,my mate has an l reg impreza 2.0 turbo thats reg'd as bein a 4000 cc,no matter how many times hes sent it to them explainin its always come back the same VOSA run the mot system, not DVLA though I see your point. But perhaps we should remember that Siemens are responsible for the computer system running the MoT's and it various glitches its had since it introduction. Maybe this has just highlighted another mess we weren't supposed to know about!!
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2010 17:11:33 GMT by kenb
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kenb
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Jan 13, 2010 12:39:06 GMT
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Small commercials would surely be at the top anyway, as they tend to get hammered more, and often owned by builders etc and only get fixed when something drops off. Also surely the numbers of each model on the road would play a part in where they fit on the chart.
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Dec 30, 2009 23:46:42 GMT
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This is my friends truck whom i directed over here to sell. It is a few years since I've seen it but from what i remember It is the 4WD thing similar to the pic above. The mileage is genuine AFAIK, and has been used just for moving gardening stuff about. I don't think he has any pics, but at that price I would say its worth a punt guys.
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kenb
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Dec 14, 2009 14:31:11 GMT
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Need a working low mileage, thats (below 90,000 or less) 2 litre silvertop Zetec in the east midlands south lincs area. don't need the ancilliaries, just head and block, but must be a smoke free runner. Not going down the rebuild route as they are too expensive. Seem to be getting harder to find in good cond.
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kenb
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Nov 10, 2009 11:47:30 GMT
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Just watch re runs of Demspey and Makepeace to see these. I gather but I'm not certain they used actual ex police cars(possibly even current) for some episodes. The reason I say this, I had an ex Metropol Range Rover which I think was CYW 565V, I can remember in one episode seeing a Police Range Rover about 3 digits away from mine and a rover SDI that was also very close numberplate wise. Incidentally my ex police V8 Rangey was fitted with weber barrel carb, and came direct from police, so they do up the horses slightly.
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kenb
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So what was the name of this yard? Do you know John Wrights yard at Holbeach St John? That used to be a cracker, expensive though. I don't know if its been cleared or not now. John Wrights yard has been cleared and was done some years ago. At the time I was living in Bedford, and the news of it closure was documented in Practically Carsicks magazine with a picture of an Anglia Van. I made the trip up there with the intention of buying it. However the son was not so keen as it was stuck in the middle of all these cars. I had to go back at a later date when they had managed to drag it out. There must have least 600 to 700 cars and lorries of all ages at least in there. On my return trip, John was saying how little response they had had to all the exposure the closure had had. I believe it even made the local telly news. John himself was hoping to sell up and emigrate abroad, which I think never happened. the odd vehicle still appears outside the workshops even now. John incidentally has a collection of Facel Vegas which he took pride in showing me at the time and these were going with him when he emigrated. Ironically, I now live just around the corner from the yard only 4 miles away, and the van I got from there I still have. Not sure what I will do with it as the front end is terminal, but another front end could be grafted on to it quite easily. I do have photos of the yard somewhere, but don't know where now. The van just after aquiring it. wonder how many others were rescued before the baler went in.
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Oct 12, 2009 15:07:15 GMT
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Think you're right having studied the pics a bit harder, quite a few detail differences, notably the drivers windscreen and front lighting arrangements. Blimey quite rare having 2 of them in the same livery and still going.
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Oct 12, 2009 10:32:33 GMT
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is this the same Jenson lorry, if so what going on with the number plates??? and would i be right in saying these were fitted with Perkins Diesels? www.babyboomersuk.com/node/280
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It was a cracking day with 68 Anglia's in total attending. It was a Sat 11th July, Pete for the record. Some cars coming from Wales. Devon and The Lake District just for the day. I'm looking forward to next years event which I gather is already booked. The quality of the vehicles is seriously on the up.
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kenb
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Sept 29, 2009 13:26:24 GMT
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Are these for the 1200cc model or 997cc?
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Sept 26, 2009 16:18:11 GMT
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At the end of the day you can do what you like when you like and think/assume your within the law. But if the sh1t hits the fan, ie you hit kill or maim someone, you can be rest assured you can have your say in court and argue your case to the judge/jury as its them who ultimately decides who's right or wrong.
The law is clear on A frames and dollies and i posted the VOSA response on here once before on another thread. You can use an A frame or dolly for non recovery purposes IF it complies with trailer law. A car cannot comply with current trailer law as it has bias brakes, and they are not auto reverse. Apparently(so I've read) there is only one car on the whole market that could legally become a trailer and that is the Axiam as its gross weight is under 750kg. I cant confirm that as I never studied them!!
The average plod is never going to fully understand all the laws, but the guys at VOSA roadside inspections do, and its them you need to watch out for.
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Sept 21, 2009 11:55:38 GMT
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It was a great day indeed. Just a couple of pics I've messed with I took on the day. The only complaint was getting in the gate took forever with Mr Jobsworth.....
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Sept 17, 2009 9:43:18 GMT
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There has been a big problem with errors on chassis numbers and engine numbers on older cars over the years. This came about from going from the handwritten records from the old closed down DVLA offices to the new central computer at Swansea back in 74. I've owned many Anglia's where log books don't quite match whats actually on the vehicle. It's usally only one digit wrong, ie like 3 misread as an 8 or something along those lines and S as 5 etc. In the past I've always managed to get these altered no problem. Not done any for a few years now, but wonder if getting these errors corrected would be as easy now. On another note, I'm sure its been mentioned many times. If your vehicle gets stolen, again I'm talking older ones here, if the thieves have removed plates and chassis numbers, the only way to identify should it be recovered, is through the engine number if it still with the vehicle. If you haven't informed DVLA, you may never get your pride and joy back.
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Sept 8, 2009 13:31:42 GMT
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There is one of these in Enfield. The company also used to do a pickup using the same idea of cortina cab on a seperate steel chassis. Never seen one of those on the road though. I went to their factory years ago with the view to buying a pickup. When i saw how bad they really were, I didnt bother. Have a brochure somewhere for them. I remember the camper in the showroom though... Also went to look at the Carlton Commando in the same day, which was a far better thing imo.
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