tigran
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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You mean the crocodile one on the windscreen?
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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For the sake of re-wiring i'd like a straight six.
It's cool, have decided on a good strong build of the CA18 - dropping off the internals to our friendly local engineering place this week.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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boring
Part of things
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yep!
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Love these cars. Real Mad Max feel about them. Was one in PPC few years back with a turbo sticking out the bonnet! An idea maybe??
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Love these cars. Real Mad Max feel about them. Was one in PPC few years back with a turbo sticking out the bonnet! An idea maybe?? I think ive seen that down at the pod a good few years back 8) |
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Great to see this getting back to full strength.
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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Love these cars. Real Mad Max feel about them. Was one in PPC few years back with a turbo sticking out the bonnet! An idea maybe?? I think ive seen that down at the pod a good few years back 8) That'll be Mick Wilkes' Firenza turbo that was running a C20LET (albeit heavily modified) - I believe it was running 11 second quarters.  He was at last years' Retro Rides Gathering in his slightly-mental-yet-awesome- HA Viva Van, again with C20LET power. The guy is the reason I love Viva's so much - remember seeing his Viva ages back when i was just starting to get into the whole car thing and thinking it was the single coolest thing I had ever seen! |
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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Aug 10, 2012 21:13:43 GMT
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So stuff arrived, getting on with putting engine together tomorrow. More as it happens. Set of Trimetal ACL bearings to cure the achilles heel of the CA18DET. Crankshaft polished and balanced, and a lightened flywheel to pep the engine up a bit. More tomorrow  |
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Last Edit: Aug 10, 2012 21:17:54 GMT by tigran
1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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rob0r
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Best of luck, I think you're going to be busy this week!
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i
ETC
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sparko
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Aug 11, 2012 15:51:38 GMT
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Ah this is my favourite viva!'Can i have it next please? ;D
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bstardchild
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Aug 11, 2012 23:03:48 GMT
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Best of luck, I think you're going to be busy this week! Understatement of the year - shesh tigs  |
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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Aug 12, 2012 10:32:46 GMT
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I'm only building the engine up! It'll be fine. Got day off Thursday to run it in as well. Anyhoo last nights work. Doesn't look a huge deal but getting there. Head all cleaned and ready for building up.  In interesting company at the workshop. Bottom end starting to come together.  Where I had to stop, as the bracket that holds on the big ends and spaces the bolts out was still in the 'parts washer'  Tonight: get bottom end finished and torqued up. Oil pump on, sump on etc Monday: build head up - cams in, valves lapped etc etc Tuesday: put two halves together to have a complete engine, start fitting ancillaries. Fit flywheel. Wed: fit in car, start up. Thursday: all day off work, deal with inevitable niggly curse word, drive at least 300 miles - will use the drive up to RRG as extra run in, then change oil and filter in situ on Saturday night. That's the plan anyway. |
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Aug 12, 2012 19:15:13 GMT
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Thats one mean looking car, i love it !!!
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Aug 12, 2012 19:38:22 GMT
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this ha van mentioned... anyone got a pic for me? my dads first motor was an ex rally raid ha van
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
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More awesomeness discovered last night - MOT ran out 24 June. So another ball-ache to get done before Friday.
Tats.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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1976 Viva Coupe - The Judge.tigran
@tigran
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Aug 14, 2012 21:26:15 GMT
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Bottom end all torqued up, engines/bottom ends are everywhere at the moment!  Valves in, no its not just sittin on the cardboard.  More would be achieved but a certain parts supplier of a European speciality ballsed up my headset delivery, soon as that's here tomorrow its all getting put back together and thrown back in the viva. Then MOT and as much running in as I can fit into the day. |
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Aug 14, 2012 21:55:01 GMT
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cheers, keep up the good work
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Crikey, I have only just spotted this one Tigran! Good luck with the build, nothing like RRG as a deadline for getting a car on its wheel and on the public highway  A beer waiting for you when you get to RRG, another valiant effort! Come and find the celica GT4, I won't be far away  J |
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