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9 years 10 months ago #36270
by Jeremy
Who needs 4th gear anyway...
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When you've finished with the rotisserie you can rent it out to us lot - you might get quite a waiting list! 
Eagerly anticipating some more photos
Eagerly anticipating some more photos
Who needs 4th gear anyway...
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9 years 10 months ago - 9 years 10 months ago #36290
by Andrew Sinclair
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Here it is!!
Very scary seeing it like this. Took a couple of afternoons to get it mounted correctly. As it is an ultra budget model it has no lifting facility- you have to use jacks/engine hoist to get it to the right height before bolting it to the rotisserie. But I'm not complaining- for £255 delivered to my door, complete with my custom designed mounts specifically for the X1/9... could be the best purchase I've ever made! I'll post a link to it when they list again on ebay.
It will make welding the sills and floor a pleasure. Which is just as well as there is a lot to do!
Ironically, now that it's mounted I'm leaving it alone while I rebuild the engine...
Very scary seeing it like this. Took a couple of afternoons to get it mounted correctly. As it is an ultra budget model it has no lifting facility- you have to use jacks/engine hoist to get it to the right height before bolting it to the rotisserie. But I'm not complaining- for £255 delivered to my door, complete with my custom designed mounts specifically for the X1/9... could be the best purchase I've ever made! I'll post a link to it when they list again on ebay.
It will make welding the sills and floor a pleasure. Which is just as well as there is a lot to do!
Ironically, now that it's mounted I'm leaving it alone while I rebuild the engine...
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9 years 9 months ago - 9 years 9 months ago #36325
by David Fisher
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Hi Andrew, You'll have some fun now, best investment for the car I ever did getting a rotisserie. You'll get the chance to look over everything. I had mine in the air for over two years. Good luck.
Although I have a small garage having the rotisserie gave me a lot of room once put on its side. you can see the jig being set up!!!
Although I have a small garage having the rotisserie gave me a lot of room once put on its side. you can see the jig being set up!!!
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9 years 9 months ago #36337
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Yes, it's brilliant! 
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9 years 9 months ago #36383
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Engine progress. Block has been bored out +0.6mm, bores honed and top surface skimmed by the tiniest fraction possible to get rid of a few scratches. Some very minor pitting still visible around the water jacket holes but it can't be felt by hand really. Gasket will seal that easily. Brand new KS pistons in with a freshly polished crank and new bearing shells. I'll finish assembling the block tomorrow then make a start on the head.
I've been watching Guy Croft's dvd and I'm wondering if I've got the balls to do some porting/polishing... :ohmy:
I've been watching Guy Croft's dvd and I'm wondering if I've got the balls to do some porting/polishing... :ohmy:
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9 years 9 months ago #36389
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If Guy Croft says Hammerite is good enough for his blocks, it'll do for mine! They have changed the formulation of Hammerite in recent years though; it's very different now. Probably not changed for the better...
They don't make grey either so this is half black and half white mixed. Looks great! Well, as great as grey could look, I suppose. The last engine I rebuilt was a Citroen CX 2.4 motor. Factory colour for CX blocks was bright orange! Much more fun... lol.
They don't make grey either so this is half black and half white mixed. Looks great! Well, as great as grey could look, I suppose. The last engine I rebuilt was a Citroen CX 2.4 motor. Factory colour for CX blocks was bright orange! Much more fun... lol.
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9 years 9 months ago #36395
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You're welcome mate. We're all here for the same reasons- to preserve our little Baby Ferraris... I look at other peoples' posts for inspiration all the time! Nothing spurs you on like a pic of a shiny car!
Cylinder head stripdown and inspection is this coming Monday
I enjoy the restoration process but my work has suddenly got quite busy and I fear the car might not be completed this year... At the start of this whole thread I said I planned to drive over the Alps to Italy in this X1.9 later this year but it's looking unlikely now... the car is waaay rougher than I thought and I don't have enough time to finish it before the summer. And I refuse to cut corners; I like to take my time and do it right. So my trip may have to wait another year... unless I buy another X1.9 to use in the meantime... hmmm, now there's a thought...!
Then again, it's my 50th next year so I should maybe do it then instead! That would be the sensible thing to do... lol.
I'm not looking on ebay at all... honest...
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Jeremy wrote: Thanks for the photos andy
You're welcome mate. We're all here for the same reasons- to preserve our little Baby Ferraris... I look at other peoples' posts for inspiration all the time! Nothing spurs you on like a pic of a shiny car!
Cylinder head stripdown and inspection is this coming Monday
I enjoy the restoration process but my work has suddenly got quite busy and I fear the car might not be completed this year... At the start of this whole thread I said I planned to drive over the Alps to Italy in this X1.9 later this year but it's looking unlikely now... the car is waaay rougher than I thought and I don't have enough time to finish it before the summer. And I refuse to cut corners; I like to take my time and do it right. So my trip may have to wait another year... unless I buy another X1.9 to use in the meantime... hmmm, now there's a thought...!
Then again, it's my 50th next year so I should maybe do it then instead! That would be the sensible thing to do... lol.
I'm not looking on ebay at all... honest...
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