Well i have not long had this car, and i bought it knowing it needed a head gasket and a few other bits and pieces doing before it saw its 1st track day with me as the new owner, and with that in mind i thought i would do a little feature in here.....so hear goes

Been the 1st night i have had to get it parked in the garage, and get all the bits stripped off it, around the engine bay, as i am not only going to to do the head gasket but also give it a full clean up and make sure everything is in tip top condition b4 it comes out again.

So here are a few pics of the car so far, and i will try to keep it updated as much as possible .........

Before it went in the garage .........



had to take a few pictures of where stuff goes, just in case i forget down the line



And then a few of it, with not much left on it around the offending area, ready to be beheaded and a fair bit of spit and polish .....





Was getting dark, so last picture is not very clear

Found that the oil return pipe for the turbo has a massive split in it, and its nearly hanging off, and so has chucked a great deal of the oil over the side off the engine, but im sure the Head gasket has gone as its mixing the oil and water

Thanks for looking

Mark

 

nice good luck with it, look forward to seing it out on track

 

is this not done yet

 

A massive thanks to Dan & Dyon for helping me on Sunday to lift the head off once I had stripped it all down.



Was a nice suprise once we had done it, as we descovered some pretty cool things lerking beneath the head, only thing is, im now left with some questions.........

Can anyone help me please?????

1, Dose anyone know what pistons they are?

2, Can anyone tell me if i can reuse the long studded headbolts, or do i have to just replace the nuts or somthing?

3, And dose anyone know what the tourqe settings are for these long studded bolts









Cheers for looking, and any help would be gladly appreciated

Thank you

Mark

 

Very hard to tell what pistons with looking on the bottom of them.

 

thats me in the pic lol and she looked alot better after her little bath m8 she is getting there

 

no mark were not taking the pistons out lol

 

well I just want to know if there half decent pistons, or am i getting excited over nothing, i reckon they might be pretty good ones as someone has gone to a lot of trouble long studding it and they have spent a lot of money on it as far as I can tell.

 

i bought new long studs for mine just to be safe as i could see slight wear on threads

 

What are the tourqe setting mate?

 

Is this Warleydaddys old one

 

looking good

 

Yes mate, another guy in Bristol bought it off Pete Mills, (Warleydaddy), had it for a year, didnt clean it spent a few grand on parts, but then the head gasket blow and its been sat on his drive looking sorry for its self, so i made him a offer.

 

Lookin good.. I best get round to see it soon

 

Its those wheels that give it away, dont think ive ever seen them on another Cosworth.

 

Love this car....Pete should have never sold it.

God luck with the project Mark ....i want those wheels

 

why wasnt i told this was back up for sale,and offers!!! id of had the fucker back!!!!!!!!

Pete..

 

I HAVE THESE WHEELS ON MY 3DR,GOOD LOOKING CAR MATE,GET IT ON THE RAD

CHEERS STU

 

Shouldn't of sold it...

 

Pm me what you paid for it please mate.....

And tell me whats wrong with it?The thing was FUCKIN MIN the day i sold it!!!!

These were took 10mins before i sold it....









You have (il put money on it) the most solid,genuine 3dr shell on the road today!!!! I WANT IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pete..

 

Pete i will PM you ..........But dont get excited, the only way im getting rid of this car is if i crash it big time.....(im not intending to by the way...lol)

 

looks seriously pppppppphat with them rims on love it mate

 

looks absolutly stunning mate, best wheels, best colour, good luck with it

 

So whats happening with my old car then?? Would LOVE to know how its getting on,AND if its back up for sale yet???

Pete...