Whats the best/cheapest shop to buy Engine bits from?

[boXXer]

Woodford garage are the best for the new school stuff, but i wondered if there was a similiar shop for old Skool stuff? APART FROM BURTONS!

 

i need to order a load of bits tomorrow.

[andypipe]

Depends what type of parts you need

[boXXer]

bits like exhaust, gaskets, cables, fuel pump, regulator, etc

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[boXXer]

i just wanna phone one place, and get it sorted really.

[Arched Escy]

Rally Design for me

[cossieglen]

Yeah, was going to suggest rallydesign myself, all can be ordered online too, and are generally very reasonably priced.

[boXXer]

thats what i was after. Do they do clutches etc?

[cossieglen]

No mate, sadly not, but they do just about everything else. Are you after a heavy duty clutch though?

 

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/index.php

[boXXer]

well im only gunna be running 150hp, so what will i need?

[over_head_cam]

Posse runs nearly 190 on a standard clutch and so far everything has been OK

[boXXer]

ah right ok. Might just do that then. Its cos im used to old ford clutches slipping on my 3dr, lol.

 

Who would be the best place to get a genuine ford clutch from? or even just the friction plate as i 'think' mine has been uprated as its really heavy. Also, is the clutch the same for both 4 and 5 speed conversions?

 

Thanks!

[BIG G]

just get a standard luk clutch from an auto factors good for 160 thats for shore about 40 quid and a mk2 cortina clutch cable as longer to get it away from your new exhaust

[cossieglen]

Yeah, I used to use a standard clutch on my old 150 spec engine, and in fact I think the current one in my car which is about 140-150 is just standard item. You might need to replace the friction plate a little more often, but wont need heavy duty until you're heading for 200hp

[boXXer]

Thanks guys. Is the mk1 escort clutch cable a bit too short then? are the ends the same as the cortina one?

[cossieglen]

Ends should be the same yeah, but as peeps said before they get close to the manifold and melt the inner core and stop working!

 

I always used the standard one however, and just heat wrapped it.

[boXXer]

cheers mate.

[PIG]

mike when you put it on wrap it in some heat proof shit m8 and lockwire the cable away as far as possible

[cossieglen]

What he said......

[boXXer]

yeah i think i'll have to do that.