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in which case swapping a Ford in now is double pointless.
An 1800 slant 4 is a good motor. Lots of people back in the day dropped them in place of a 1600. The 1600 is the runt of the litter. If you want to keep the stock 1600 it doesn't matter what you put in as a temporary fit, but make life easier if its another slant 4.
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barty
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Sept 8, 2011 19:48:10 GMT
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why go through all that hassle with a 1.6 pinto when it would be the same amount of work to use the 2ltr pinto ?, i suppose its cos you already have the 1.6 but if it were me id sell it and get the 2ltr
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Sept 10, 2011 10:42:47 GMT
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I'm not going 4 any sort of power increase I just want an engine I can get off the shelf parts 4! So I can drive the car for the next year until I take it off the road for full paint work! As it is at the moment I can't drive it so it's not worth having if it's sat in my lockup!! Cheers for all ur comments tho
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Sept 10, 2011 14:39:57 GMT
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what off the shelf parts can't you get for the vauxhall lump?
personally, if your not interested in an engine swap for power or a better engine for reliability/economy. and your planing to refit the original lump at a later date, then you've gotta be better off fitting another vauxhall ohc lump?
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Sept 10, 2011 16:40:02 GMT
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Last time I looked you could get pretty much everything for a slant 4 Vauxhall engine cheaper than a lot of Ford stuff!
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Sept 10, 2011 19:37:38 GMT
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and as this engine was fully rebuilt not more than a few months back and probably has less that 500 miles on it I wonder why you want to pull it out stick in another possibly less unknown engine and drive it for a year  Just keep it as is use it drive it service it and look after it |
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Sept 12, 2011 10:39:47 GMT
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Even tho the 1600 slant 4 was meant 2 of been rebuilt it still leaks oil like a siv!!! The previous owner covered more than 500 miles in it!! No motor factors local 2 me stock or can get hold of a head gasket SET 4 it! And the gear box is still leaking, whining and crunching in2 3rd! And as I'm on a budget any other choice of engine and box combo will add up and fast! b
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ChasR
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Sept 12, 2011 18:14:04 GMT
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Most motor factors didn't do bits for my BL cars either, and some of them were not rarities by any stretch. I'm sure a specialist supplier should be able to help  . |
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Sept 13, 2011 8:54:13 GMT
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Carpenters' Vauxhall. eBay. Autojumble. Owner's club. Classic Spares. come on, "motor factors don't have it" is weak! LOL
Loads of places. I had about a dozen 1600 head gaskets in the attic here. gave them to the guy in the VX owners club a while ago.
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Just keep it as is use it drive it service it and look after it 
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