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Damn, would you believe i had exactly the same, i wire wrapped around the screw fitting. Must of been the done thing back in the day??Quote:
Originally Posted by 67hardtop
Luckily I also have a 2a, so the choke cable may be useable as a stop cable, but ill see. If i come up with some solution ill sure let you know seeing we are looking at the same issue.
All the best with helping your mate out, life gets in the way of a Landy project sometimes :)
Cheers,
Well not Betsy but my other s3 ol yeller....https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/07/658.jpg
Should be on "conditional" rego by the end of the week. Thats the updated historic rego here in SA. Should save me about $1000 on rego now. And allowed to have the 186 as well as its called a period correct conversion. Ive found out that the conversion was actually done in 1979 when the original rover 6 blew up. They put the 5 speed in at the same time aparently for more go. It has plenty of go BTW.
Cheers Rod
Ok so its been a while but i got some enthusiasm this afternoon to do a bit to Betsy, but it all turned to crap quickly. I removed the nicely lined up rings from the 2.25 diesel's pistons and when i got the last of the 5 rings of the last piston, i removed it from the vice and heard something drop. Hmmm. Looked at the piston and seen this👇
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/11/591.jpg
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Of course it happened to be the last piston i was de ringing and also the piston that was damaged the most by a glowplug losing its pigtail at some time in its now, obviously, hard life. NOT HAPPY JAN. Now do i get a rebore and new o/s pistons etc, or do i get another standard sized s/h 5 ring piston? I know what i should do, but could be expensive. Then how far do i go? Regring the crank etc, new cam and followers, injector pump overhaul at $1600? Hmmm. Nope!
Anyone got a standard sized 5 ring piston??
Anyone???
Cheers Rod
It seems like im kicked in the guts everytime i get to doing anything on this rebuild[emoji25]
That's bloody bad luck Rod[bigsad]
Murphy's law always the last one hopefully someone has what you need
Cheers Paul
Tonight i got onto Paddock spares and ordered 4 new standard diesel pistons with rings. Just gotta wait for the freight quote i spose. I dont know how that works but i'll muddle through. All up just over £101 Gbp. Got a quote today from an aussie supplier and it was $100 per piston, plus freight, not including rings. Hmmm. I wonder how long it'll take em to get back to me and how long b4 i get them.
Cheers Rod
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Usually takes 2/3 days on average to get back to you I have found
What year is your series 3 Rod and was it originally a six, or a four cylinder?
Any idea how many kays it had on the clock when the conversion was done?
It's fantastic that you can now get historic rego on something that has had
an engine conversion, maybe Victoria will eventually follow suite, although t
hey have introduced an "M" plate (for modified vehicles on club permit plates),
but it still requires an Engineers Certificate.
As a general rule of thumb with purchases from Paddocks the "shipping" costs
are about the same again as the purchase price, unless the item/s are extremely
heavy or bulky, in which case the shipping is even more expensive.
Cheers, Mick.
Hi Mick my s3 is 1976 and originally a six. No idea what the mileage was when conversion was done, just know it was done in aprox 1979, when original rover 6 blew up. I hope that paddocks dont hit me too hard with postage. Ive ordered 4 diesel pistons, a fuel pump and an inlet hose. Around 160 AUD for the whole order and a local supplier wanted 100 per piston +GST, and extra for the ring set plus freight. Stupid prices. Historic or conditional rego is only available for engine conversions that were done a long time ago from what ive been told.
Cheers Rod
Pistons and rings arrived today from paddocks. Will have to check proper fitment soon. They look good. Nice and shiney....mmmm.
Cheers Rod
Well its been a while. Ive been busy with the bush pig. Ive had a s3 tub resting against the wall outside the front of the house for a while. Today i took it down and rested it on some milk crates and gave it a really good clean. I need to patch up some holes in the floor and make the rear accept a tailgate as it used to have a door. Looks like its been repainted at some stage. Its yellow now but it used to be red. Maybe it was of an ex fire brigade vehicle. It would explain the holes in the floor. Anyway im just waiting for my next pension to buy some liquid nails to put patches on the underside of the floor and repair the holes. Maybe ill use paint stripper to get the body back to clean metal and paint it again. Hopefully i wont be taking this long again for my next update.
Cheers Rod