Its beat me

[Jiffer]

I'm on my own with this and what I was hopeing to be an easy xflow to xflow engine swap has turned out to have been a right pain in the arse for me, it was a 681 and now a 711, first off engine mounts were diferent when I tried to cut and weld them the rubber melted off, then when i got it in i had no gears so it came back out and in again, now ive got issues with the rockers hitting inside the cover, tried heating and beating but no good so got to get and alloy one but then the carb wont fit so looks like a set of 40s which I asume will need an electric fuel pump and some mutant linkage and possible battery in boot.

Just goes to show how fookin special some of the OSF are that have had real work done to them not just a like for like swap like mine.

well fook it Ive had enough and I'm off out to go and get sh1tfaced.

[Trevmk3]

have a break from it and then hit it again with a fresh mind and im sure you will get through it

[mk1mexico]

I cant understand why the carb is hitting the alloy cover, iv run more than one xflow with like for like set up, with no problems. Its been close, but never touched.

[Ste-V]

Sounds like a nightmare.. I had roller rockers in my Fiesta once, and 1 or 2 of them were tapping on the rocker cover, it wore off after a minute or two

[lotusless]

sorry to hear that m8 are there no members on here that

live nearby that could help jiffer with this??

[v8cortina]

I'm on my own with this and what I was hopeing to be an easy xflow to xflow engine swap has turned out to have been a right pain in the arse for me, it was a 681 and now a 711, first off engine mounts were diferent when I tried to cut and weld them the rubber melted off, then when i got it in i had no gears so it came back out and in again, now ive got issues with the rockers hitting inside the cover, tried heating and beating but no good so got to get and alloy one but then the carb wont fit so looks like a set of 40s which I asume will need an electric fuel pump and some mutant linkage and possible battery in boot.

Just goes to show how fookin special some of the OSF are that have had real work done to them not just a like for like swap like mine.

well fook it Ive had enough and I'm off out to go and get sh1tfaced.

 

Had the problem the other way round - you will get there

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[.pete.]

sorry to hear that m8 are there no members on here that

live nearby that could help jiffer with this??

 

i'm nearby, but don't have a clue what to advise. I can take my rocker cover round for you to try if you like, but it's just a standard 1.6 cover.

[over_head_cam]

If I lived a bit closer I'd help m8, a I'm sure many others would. Surely someone could help? Even if it's only moral support. Stick with it m8

[Jiffer]

Thanks all for the support.

mk1mexico with the twin choke weber I've got I can't see how it will fit, the old steel rocker cover tapers in which misses the carb by millimeters, but still the rockers hit even with modification.

Lotus, I can if I wanted call call on big Trev but this is my thing and its not fair to keep calling on people who have little intrest in such things.

Pete mate, thanks for the offer but because of the mutant high lift cam I put a post up and thanks to people who know there is an issue with standard rocker boxes.

Dont get me wrong ,I will get this sorted but just needed a blowout but if I was you lot, brace yourselves, because if i try fitting 40s to this I will need some serious help