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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:01 pm
by PHUQ
Great progress Lee, looks really smart.
I assume the plan is new shells (since you're in that far) but to standard size?

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:59 am
by MARINAMAN480
Thanks im leaving the shells alone as they well within tolerance plus standard size ones proving hard to find.

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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:04 am
by PHUQ
Fair enough. I'd normally say replace them as a matter of course but if you can't find good quality new standard size ones that rather forces your hand!

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:07 pm
by locost_bryan
Could be a set of standard mains listed here http://www.bowdenengineparts.co.nz/pdf/bearings.pdf

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:37 pm
by Kilroy
Great work there, and well done with the 2 litre, they go really well.
For future reference I have quite an assortment of new bearing sets and I am pretty sure there are standard sets there.
Best luck.

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:34 am
by MARINAMAN480
Kilroy wrote:Great work there, and well done with the 2 litre, they go really well.
For future reference I have quite an assortment of new bearing sets and I am pretty sure there are standard sets there.
Best luck.
Thanks Kilroy im still keeping a look out for bearings, whilst the engine is still this far stripped , still no luck for standard size,plenty of oversized ones out there tho .

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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:45 am
by ClaytonSpeed
https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?fil ... ambassador

Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year.

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:29 pm
by MARINAMAN480
ClaytonSpeed wrote:https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?fil ... ambassador

Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year.
Thanks , forgot about the Ambassador.
Another lead i got was some of the Rover 820's had the O series in.

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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 2:13 pm
by ClaytonSpeed
All the O, M and T series bearings will inter fit with each other.

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:57 pm
by tathoarder
Nice work Lee, what did you use to paint the engine bay?

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:14 pm
by MARINAMAN480
MARINAMAN480 wrote:
ClaytonSpeed wrote:https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?fil ... ambassador

Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year.
Thanks , forgot about the Ambassador.
Another lead i got was some of the Rover 820's had the O series in.

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Thanks Ben contacted this company and had everything i needed

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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:16 pm
by MARINAMAN480
tathoarder wrote:Nice work Lee, what did you use to paint the engine bay?
Thanks just used Rattle cans mixed to match the paint code then clear coat lacquer over that

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Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:46 pm
by ClaytonSpeed
MARINAMAN480 wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:14 pm
MARINAMAN480 wrote:
ClaytonSpeed wrote:https://www.fwthornton.co.uk/search?fil ... ambassador

Might help. These people were very helpful when I needed parts last year.
Thanks , forgot about the Ambassador.
Another lead i got was some of the Rover 820's had the O series in.

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Thanks Ben contacted this company and had everything i needed

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Ah excellent!

If I can be of further assistance on the build let me know.

Ben

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:08 pm
by david painter
FWT is owned by a mate of mine's family always very helpful and have enormous stock. They have been buying up closed down Garage/Dealer stock going back to the 20's/30's. Until they moved to the NBC site in Telford, a few years ago the shop at the bottom of the Cop in Shrewsbury had hardly changed since then. A real Aladin's cave. They did feature once with old Fuzz on Car SOS.
Dave

Re: Mk3 Gold saloon

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:38 pm
by MARINAMAN480
Certainly a good company all the bits i ordered arrived today Image

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