nnzclassiccarnut 29 Report post Posted May 11, 2015 Those holes actually line up nicely with the drivers door being replaced, It's had a hit in the side and they punched the holes to push the outer sill out, Check for filler in the sill and you will see what i mean, spmeone did the same with my 850 Coupe but on the back upper corner. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 39,992 Report post Posted May 11, 2015 Yeah, I'm not sure why you'd assume the holes were put in at factory. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted May 11, 2015 Those holes actually line up nicely with the drivers door being replaced, It's had a hit in the side and they punched the holes to push the outer sill out, Check for filler in the sill and you will see what i mean, spmeone did the same with my 850 Coupe but on the back upper corner.That's a good idea, i hadn't thought of that. I assumed they were from the factory as they were covered by the same type of tape that was used to cover the other holes in the interior. However this makes more sense, particularly looking at where the seat mounting cross-brace attaches to the sill. Strange that they would punch holes, and not drill them, but judging by the amount of bog in the door it probably wasn't the nicest repair to begin with... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 39,992 Report post Posted May 11, 2015 Just tidied these threads up for you man. Makes a little more sense now. Carry on as you were... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ESKIN8R 223 Report post Posted January 24, 2017 Hey man, the needle rollers and layshaft are all available new, I purchased them recently for my gearbox rebuild. Happy to send you the links for future reference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaneo 594 Report post Posted January 25, 2017 I have a cut down lay shaft to help with the reassembly if you want to borrow will help with all those needle rollers ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted January 26, 2017 On 1/24/2017 at 17:26, ESKIN8R said: Hey man, the needle rollers and layshaft are all available new, I purchased them recently for my gearbox rebuild. Happy to send you the links for future reference Cheers man, that'd be awesome! I thought i'd pretty much canvassed the internet looking for them, but maybe not haha. Will definitely get some in case the 'box needs to come out again in the future, I just used the 'turn the layshaft upside down, so the worn bit isn't under load' method. It'll make me feel better knowing there's new stuff in there. 10 hours ago, shaneo said: I have a cut down lay shaft to help with the reassembly if you want to borrow will help with all those needle rollers ? That's a better idea than the one I used tbh. The way i did it was to pack the rollers into the gear cluster with lots of grease and lower it into the box with a bit of rope, then slot the shaft in. It took a bit of swearing to make it work haha. Cheers for the offer though, I might just cut down the worn layshaft that was left over from the rebuild, it probably isn't good for much else Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
66gt 1,459 Report post Posted January 26, 2017 Burtons in the U.K. have it all. Burtonpower.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted January 26, 2017 54 minutes ago, 66gt said: Burtons in the U.K. have it all. Burtonpower.com I thought they did too, but they don't. I tried getting needle rollers off them, and they could only supply 25 of the 42 needle rollers required. And it took a few months of emails to establish this. Don't get me wrong though, it was good that they gave me some because I had enough decent ones left to make up the shortfall. Might order some more stuff from there in the near future though, while the Pound is weak. They did send me a catalogue the other day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDA780 8,699 Report post Posted April 12, 2017 Top work dude, car looks tidy in orange. Using this as motivation for my 1600 upgrade sometime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted April 14, 2017 On 13/04/2017 at 10:14, BDA780 said: Top work dude, car looks tidy in orange. Using this as motivation for my 1600 upgrade sometime. Cheers man! How's yours going? Are you still going to run slide throttles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDA780 8,699 Report post Posted April 14, 2017 Block is done. Internals and head are all there just need to set aside some time to assemble. I'm thinking to design some slides as then I can design them to fit hardened tracks and needle rollers, pipe dreams haha. Whats in store for the Cortina? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted April 14, 2017 Sweet! Assembly is the easy bit haha, keen to see it once it's all done though! Haven't really got much planned for the Cortina, a while ago I converted it to a Mk4 clutch pedal setup because the self-adjusting bit broke, but that's about it haha. Might still do a thread update... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hurmeez 769 Report post Posted October 24, 2017 Looks like you've got some work on your hands then mate. Good luck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2marty 755 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 Cheers, i'm going to need it! Thankfully there's plenty of knowledge around OS and beyond, so the trepidation level isn't too bad at the moment. But then, I haven't actually uncovered all the rust yet... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
