24vman
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« on: January 10, 2011, 10:13:44 PM » |
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Just picked up my Modified Cam cover I had made for the 3.7 Needs painting still, but what do you think ?   |
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carlton_mad
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 10:16:10 PM » |
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that looks way cool!!
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what would life be like if we all drove fwd cars? feckin boring that's what rear drive or bust
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 10:28:58 PM » |
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Same question - flip it over
Excellent from my perspective - I have one waiting to be done
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 10:32:31 PM » |
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24vman
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 10:34:32 PM » |
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Same question - flip it over
Excellent from my perspective - I have one waiting to be done
What sort of money did they quote you ? |
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« Last Edit: January 10, 2011, 10:45:11 PM by 24vman »
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24vman
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« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 10:43:12 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 11:14:20 PM » |
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Exactly how I'm getting mine done I've seen a few cut down ones for 16V CIH 4 pot conversions (Risse Motorsport engines - cut down 6 cyl heads - but I was worried about distortion I think Opel might have done them differently   Sean I borrowed yer pics  |
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« Last Edit: January 10, 2011, 11:22:55 PM by bstardchild »
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 11:14:46 PM » |
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Same question - flip it over
Excellent from my perspective - I have one waiting to be done
What sort of money did they quote you ? £20 but I don't want the 3.0 24V changed to 3.7 24V However I do want the full number of bolt holes for the spark plug cover plate so they will be putting a sleeve between the gapp and a hole in the added bot |
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« Last Edit: January 10, 2011, 11:17:15 PM by bstardchild »
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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24vman
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 11:40:25 AM » |
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That's really cheap  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2011, 12:12:08 PM » |
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That's really cheap Was it I bitched about the price Honestly we have a fully equiped welding shop here at work not much they can't do |
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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24vman
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2011, 12:52:26 PM » |
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I see on the photo's of the cam cover example you posted that in ...
1. - There's a Catch tank for the top breather.
2. - The breather has been blanked.
I'm looking at the catch tank option venting into air, as I thought blanking it would create to much crank case pressure.
What's your option ?
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 08:21:20 PM » |
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That's really cheap Was it I bitched about the price Honestly we have a fully equiped welding shop here at work not much they can't do They don't fancy doing 2 do they? |
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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2011, 01:39:31 AM » |
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That's really cheap Was it I bitched about the price Honestly we have a fully equiped welding shop here at work not much they can't do They don't fancy doing 2 do they? Well maybe the first one got distorted and I'll have to get another one done |
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2011, 11:56:59 AM » |
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I see on the photo's of the cam cover example you posted that in ...
1. - There's a Catch tank for the top breather.
2. - The breather has been blanked.
I'm looking at the catch tank option venting into air, as I thought blanking it would create to much crank case pressure.
What's your option ?
On the Monza now I just put a breather filter on the pipe - result was I could smell the fumes in the car and oil dripped on the exhaust manifold heat shield (There is a reason for this and I think it peculiar to my car) So I ran a pipe to the front slam panel and fitted the breather filter there - no oily smells although it drips a bit of oil every now and then due to the fall on the pipe and condensed oil vapour as well as the peculiar feature associated with my car I wouldn't blank it - I think you could have dipstick security issues |
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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24vman
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« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2011, 02:54:59 PM » |
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Remember, I bought Will's old engine and that used to blow a lot of oil in the TB via that pipe, although it is a lot better since I fitted a full SS exhaust system by RB to the car.
What peculiar features are associated with your car ?
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« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2011, 04:40:20 PM » |
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Remember, I bought Will's old engine and that used to blow a lot of oil in the TB via that pipe, although it is a lot better since I fitted a full SS exhaust system by RB to the car.
What peculiar features are associated with your car ? I don't have the cover plate inside the rocker cover - I removed it when I had the cover shot blasted and powder coated as I didn't want to risk grit being trapped in there and it being a right shite to get out - I had a spare so if it hadn't worked I would have wet painted another cover to replace it It does work but it means a bit more oil that normal gets splashed around |
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"The Lotus Carlton is not tail happy – honestly - as long as you accept it has 377 bhp and 419 lb/ft of torque, is rear drive and has no driver aids, it's fine."
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« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2011, 05:30:06 PM » |
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Maybe one of the crankcase breather filters that Vauxhall surreptitiously introduced for the Vectra would help ?
They have a metal mesh inside which catches the oil/mayonaise and allows it to drip back into the engine; you would have to install it at a level which allows a gravity drain back though.
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« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2011, 03:21:29 PM » |
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thats sexual  I like it |
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