Finally, last week I decided that there are enough bits in my collection to make it worth opening up Tony's M.A.D, which stands for Tony's Museum of Automotive Destruction


I have been steadily gathering pieces over the years. Some of which I have sold on, others I have kept for sentimental value. Other pieces have been lost, but fear not, for I have a strong feeling that they will be re- discovered in many years time by Tony Robinson on the Time Team.


Here is a selection of parts I have here that I could be bothered to take pictures of, with a brief description. Enjoy.



This is my first engine I had built. 250bhp and 265lbs/ft torque...








End result was a thrown rod. Niiiiice



Next up was my next engine, built a year later. Never got rolling roaded but we are quite sure it was 300+bhp...









End result here was a failed injector. Very pleased with the outcome of that.



Finally we have my latest exhibit...











Please look at the lack of lobes on the cam This was meant to be replaced ages ago, before Bedford, but the money I had for that had to be spent on another gearbox. I have some of the pieces from the old one too.


That's it for now, but I reckon there could be some more pieces next week

 

Nice,hope i dont collect my own museum of dead parts!

 

My small collection...










Owned my escort just over 2 years, rebuilt the engine once, on my 3rd gearbox and third turbo.

 

Very Interesting,

Is there any chance you could label these bit's so I know what exactly I'm looking at

 

hi tony - i dont think that cam is that bad? Is it solid/hyd?

 

Some damage done there Tone! christ that rod from the first engine properly went man!

 

I just sling all my sh1t in the bin

You people that save it are sad

 

That cam had worn around 10 thou over the first 1000 miles and was pitted beyond belief. Yeah, I guess Piper do know what they are doing.

 

If you look closely at the lobe shown in the last cam pic, you can see what I mean.

 

that cam isnt that bad seen alot worse

my mrs old xr2i cam was that bad that one of the lobes was near ROUND lol, it started missing so i give it beens as i though it was just running rough anyway after 2 days of driving around i took the rocker cover off.

one of the tappets had completely colapsed hense the thing missing. changed the cam, tappets and gave the head an overhaul and it was fine.

 

Nice little collection there Tony, what's going on next week then!?

 

That cam doesn't look that bad. 10thou is 2.5% of lift - ur not going to notice that at all. The lobes still look pretty sharp too - was it tapping?

 

cam is very similar to my old one

 

Check out the Fab new Automotive invention OIL.

 

Oh yeah, good point.

 

I've got a lovely turbo i could donate to your collection Tony

I'll get some pics up ASAP, roughly 1cm of play in the shaft, slight wear on both compressor and exhaust turbine, slight wear in the front oil seal housing.......your guna LOVE it

 

clutch that came of my car a couple weeks ago

 

LOL @ suggesting oil starvation as a cause for our cam wear

Yeah, I do top speed events, track days and abuse the car any chance I get, but naaaa, I never check the oil

 

Start checking it then

CVH top ends are shite, end of story. They don't stand up too well to very hard driving either......heres the proof of that.......

 

LOL.... Onwards and upwards (hopefully)

 

Oh, just incase no body sussed it out....

 

 

JUST incase that was aimed at me......i may look stupid, but i am in actual fact not

 

No mate, wasn't aimed at anybody, just making sure people knew

 

Just covering my back

I'll have some turbo pictures for you tomorrow

 

Well don't hijack my thread

 

I wasn't sorry if you thought that

 

Naaaaaaa, you're alright

 

Anyway, back to subject. I would have had some more parts to show today....... But the machine shop took them

 

Couple of pic's of my bad luck...

 

 

See, Mike's post is of man breakage. That cam has barely been tickled, let alone abused...

 

wow.... rod thru bottom end??????

 

had that happen to me once lol

been through 7 engines and 4 turbos since i got my s2 a year ago !!!

thats why ive got a zvh now lol

beef

 

Then I guess the pics don't do it justice. If you could see it, and saw how it performed before removal you would disagree.....

 

would have been an idea to get one of them set up

 

OMG - that rod thru block damage !!!

 

PMSL @ this thread.

Tone its a shame you havent got that clutch from santa pod a few years back, that was the worst clutch i have EVER seen

Theres also ALOT more bits you broken that you havent put on here

 

Tony yea - im just teasing, i know full well how shit they are Was it noisey?

Keith - nice isn't it. Happened in 5th gear coming onto boost. I had a boost gauge in my hand - and Mike gently brought her on boost - didnt boot it. Gauge went over to 22psi, and then bang! The thing i remember - and im sure Mike does, is the noise it made as all the engine bits bounced off the floor, and all the steam through the bonnet vents.

The turbo survived, and is still going strong to this day, dispite the abuse it's had!

 

Just a tad

My whole engine sounds "noisey" anyway because of the sound the injectors make, and with a knackered cam it sounded like an old diesel lol. Not anymore though