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i`ve been in the garage all day,getting the engine out ready for its re-build and re-paint. all was going well until i took number 3 piston out. it`s cracked in 5 places and wrecked the bore! the blocks scrap! :( i`m so pi££ed off :evil: has anyone got a decent Essex 3 litre block and pistons they dont want? cheap as poss please cos i`m skint now i`ve bought stage 3 heads, V65 cam kit, all new gaskets, oil pump, and the machining work on the supercharger!! need one ASAP cos the racing starts in April!! cheers

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could do but still need a piston. thought about getting some Accralite`s but at £150 each they`re a bit out my price range! looks like i might have a complete engine now tho. got to make a phone call and plead poverty!!

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  • 3 months later...
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Havnt posted for a while,so here`s a little update! the rear end has been cut out and is having a 3x1" box frame welding in(this sunday) and a brand new 9" ford axle, with adjustable 4 bars, adjustable shocks, Strange shafts,LSD and 4.56:1 gears. all ali floor and ali wheel tubs then carpeted throughout. the front end has been lowered 2" aswell. got some 8x15 Centreline wheels for the back, just need some 5x13`s for the front. the engine is now a 3.5litre Rover v8, modded heads, 390 double pumper carb, electronic ignition,kent cam etc. i`ve also got a supercharger off a new shape Mustang to go on. and also a Janspeed twin-turbo set up aswell!! oh yeah, and 100bhp of nitrous! :twisted: car should weigh around 800kg(without driver) and have around 500bhp at the wheels(no gas) so should be interesting on the road!! i`ll take some pics sunday when the rear ends in. yee ha!!

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Havnt posted for a while,so here`s a little update! the rear end has been cut out and is having a 3x1" box frame welding in(this sunday) and a brand new 9" ford axle, with adjustable 4 bars, adjustable shocks, Strange shafts,LSD and 4.56:1 gears. all ali floor and ali wheel tubs then carpeted throughout. the front end has been lowered 2" aswell. got some 8x15 Centreline wheels for the back, just need some 5x13`s for the front. the engine is now a 3.5litre Rover v8, modded heads, 390 double pumper carb, electronic ignition,kent cam etc. i`ve also got a supercharger off a new shape Mustang to go on. and also a Janspeed twin-turbo set up aswell!! oh yeah, and 100bhp of nitrous! :twisted: car should weigh around 800kg(without driver) and have around 500bhp at the wheels(no gas) so should be interesting on the road!! i`ll take some pics sunday when the rear ends in. yee ha!!

:twisted: Pro street :twisted:

Any pics of the work??

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got the rear floor, the wheel tubs and the tray for the fuel cell in tonight. hoping to get the engine in place on monday so i can make the mounts up.

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GUTTED!! the v8 wont fit!! its too long! looks like i`ll have to fit a 1200 super lump now then! time to drown my sorrows i think!! :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

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