Got the death rattle today!

Oil pump failure I think.

It was an otherwise healthy little mill..

Sucks mate

I take it the rattle was the big ends...?

Sucks mate

 

I take it the rattle was the big ends...?

Yep, they didn't sound too happy at all. Gonna need crank re-grind + shells etc

Sucks mate

 

I take it the rattle was the big ends...?

 

Yep, they didn't sound too happy at all. Gonna need crank re-grind + shells etc

Feel for ya mate

Nice motor though

I know that feeling mate! It sucks.

Hope you get it sorted soon

Mine got towed back like that the other week too,

hope u get it sorted,

bummer

so is the pinto going in then

Thanks chaps. There IS a happy ending to this story on the cards though

so is the pinto going in then

Yep, this is just the excuse I was looking for to give the old girl a real power hike!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plans are to drop in this Vulcan 2.1 Pinto snorting through a pair of 45's..

..with a 5 speed 2.8i box strapped to the back of it to make it cruise better.

The cars got the standard 3.54 diff. But even with the standard 1600 crossflow & 4 speed box, it was too revy at anything over 60mph. Prob due to the 175/50's (and my age ) So the 5 speed should cure that.

Also 2.8i Capri Billes/brakes and new springs to hopefully bring the nose down another inch, polybushes allround and probably a slipper and some decambered single leafs out back to replace the current stack of lowering blocks.. All in stock in the garage apart from the springs.

bad luck mick, but n/m mate it gives you a good excuse to play

that aint good news Mick, but im sure the pinto will be happy at home in there

bad luck mick, but n/m mate it gives you a good excuse to play

that aint good news Mick, but im sure the pinto will be happy at home in there

Yeah, it's the very excuse i needed chaps! Happy days eh!!!