Keith's red S3

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KiwiDave wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:49 pm
myatt1972 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:37 pm .... not sure if I will be able to live with it yet though...
Too shiny, too clean. too loud. too fast ?? ;) :)
Too bloody temperamental :lol: :lol: :lol:
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myatt1972 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:36 pm
KiwiDave wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:49 pm
myatt1972 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:37 pm .... not sure if I will be able to live with it yet though...
Too shiny, too clean. too loud. too fast ?? ;) :)
Too bloody temperamental :lol: :lol: :lol:
There's an emoji combination for that :roll: :x
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Another shiny bit landed today :D

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Have you got a counterweight?
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myatt1972 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:36 pm Another shiny bit landed today :D

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TOOL wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:11 am Have you got a counterweight?
Yes it was on the engine when I got it, I also have a spare one.
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ian65 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:40 pm
myatt1972 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:36 pm Another shiny bit landed today :D

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Could you make a perspex bell housing as it would be such a waste to hide all that shiny away :idea: :idea:
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Mmmmm. Shiny 8-)
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myatt1972 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:38 pm
TOOL wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:11 am Have you got a counterweight?
Yes it was on the engine when I got it, I also have a spare one.
Very hard to get now. Hang on to them.
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Not posted much of late due to other projects getting in the way but I did have some time earlier in the year so decided to get my finger out and fit my 13b. This engine had been rebuilt many years ago at WGT and never fitted but I was assured it had been regularly oiled and turned over. I got an inlet manifold from Australia, a lightweight fly from ebay, a Weber IDA51 from ebay, a limited slip diff from our very own Tool, a tII gearbox and starter from Ian, had a propshaft made at a local engineering firm (I could go on :lol: )
So to cut a long story short I fitted the engine, got it running and everything seemed great, I got it ready for its first run and then it started to run very lumpy and sounded like a bag of shit, no compression on two sides of the rear rotor :cry:
So back out it came and today I stripped the motor to see what damage was done.

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How did this happen with no housing damage :?
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So i better order some parts as I need to get this bridgy going.
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