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I was over in england with Carmad from the site and paul let me take a few pics of his Viva, which i said i would put up for him. So here is Marvin  0001 by photographphil, on Flickr  0002 by photographphil, on Flickr  0003 by photographphil, on Flickr  0004 by photographphil, on Flickr  0005 by photographphil, on Flickr  0006 by photographphil, on Flickr  0007 by photographphil, on Flickr  0008 by photographphil, on Flickr  0009 by photographphil, on Flickr  0010 by photographphil, on Flickr  0011 by photographphil, on Flickr  0012 by photographphil, on Flickr  0013 by photographphil, on Flickr  0014 by photographphil, on Flickr  0015 by photographphil, on Flickr |
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Mk4 Fiesta, its not retro enough. but its what i got.
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carmad
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cracking pics phil
i know your really a vauxhall nut with a ford coat
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cracking little car that Marvin, Paul took me for a spin and it don't half go well for a teeny little motor !!!
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pbottomley
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 good god marvin isnt that shiny.... what cleaver camaera work you have.... great to meet you as well hope the trip was a good one |
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Glad you like them paul.
yea we had a good we trip, nice to get a road trip once in a while away from our little country.
didnt get lost once. woo hoo.
Carmad, i think ill stick to my fords but maybe need to go a bit more retro ford than a mk4 fiesta soon.
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Mk4 Fiesta, its not retro enough. but its what i got.
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pbottomley
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Go for a HA. i know Rory has a few:P
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pbottomley
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Sorry I never put a build thread on here, to little time and to many forums.... but here it is in action...
basically rebuild from bare shell over last year, engine re bored balanced and rebuilt... with the help of a few mated here and Retropower for the exhaust.
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craig
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Feb 10, 2011 13:45:34 GMT
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Very detailed, looks nice. Did you wind the clock back to 0 or is that a new one you've found? Are the round rear lights standard or were you guys having a disco?
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Feb 10, 2011 14:31:44 GMT
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I'm usually not very keen on the boxy HA's but he is gorgeous!
Would you mind posting up your engine spec + mods Paul. I'm wondering how far to go with the 1256 if I ever get there, do love the idea of a free-revving little small bore though
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Project Diary1975 Viva / 1988 T25 Camper / 1989 Mini / 1991 MX5 / 1992 Mini / 1994 Saab 9000 / 1997 Saab 9000 / 2008 Saab 9-5
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pbottomley
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Feb 10, 2011 23:05:51 GMT
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Right engine...
1159cc block (not 1256)
new cam bearings + new 90 spec cam
New Hepolite Pistons lightened and balanced
conrods balanced end to end and as a set plus lightened caps and tops (every gram removed helps with conrods)
crank, flywheel and clutch cover all balanced.I didn't lighten the flywheel as I wanted to keep torque.
new bearings and take a lot of time building up the bottom end to correct settings
new high capacity oil pump (I am seeing 90psi cold and 60psi hot even at 2000 rpm)
4inot 1 manifold 1.5" dia pipes, inot 2" side exit system.
Webber DCD 28/36 carb
electronic ignition (still to re spring the dizzy so its hold the advance curve better)
Head fully ported, with offset valve guides and large valves, skimmed to give higher compression.
thats about it ...
Just time love and attention ;D
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good god marvin isnt that shiny.... what cleaver camaera work you have.... great to meet you as well hope the trip was a good one