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[N/A-PWR]

Ok UC,

 

thank's for that.

[hawk]

thanks but I don't have a choice standard valves are to small and they have already had inserts previously

[hawk]

thanks might get my other heads looked over and see if standard valves in them will be ok.

 

have a pic below of engine fans, which one is best?

 

also painted up a few more bits

 

and I need to figure out the wiring at the plug in the bay as my wiring has been played with a lot in the past and I have never had working oil pressure of temp gauges. I have the max elerys manual but it doesn't have uc in it and is hard to follow. theres4 main plugs and I know what two do and some wires on the others also correct me if im wrong.

 

-pink ?

-orange?

-brown ?

 

-green ?

-blue ?

-yellow  =coil

-pink   ?

-red   ?

-purple  ?

-brown  ?

 

-yellow      =heater

-red

 

-white

-light green

-dark green      =wiper motor

-black

-yellow

 

I grouped them as the separate plugs cheers

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[hawk]

no it was all random relays and stuff for electronic dizzy and the thermo fans the plugs arnt horn or turn signals or lights I left those out as there all fine, I know there for sensors and also go to the starter. there are some that go to a relay but I don't have any idea what it does(sits near the heater fan but isn't connected to the heater wiring).

[UCgazman]

Top plug is -

 

Red - Main 12v+ (batt) from starter

Purple - Starter wire from ign

Yellow - Coil

Blue - oil pressure

Green - temp sender

Pink - 12v ign for the varajet idle solenoid IIRC?

Brown - Alternator light

 

2nd plug I'm having one of those increasingly more common 'senior moments' and cant quite remember - I'll have a look in the morning if no one else knows...

[EunUCh]

All i can say about the 253 and cam/big valves is from having had a sunbird that the Mrs drove around in,yella tera heads and only a mediocre cam

and it was dead,and the neighbor also had a very similar set up in his one toner,put it this way...i drove both cars and my shity bog stock 253 with a 

stromy would out pull both..a half decent 202 with stock heads and bit of a cam and triple SU's probably would have left us bot for dead.

[hawk]

thanks spoke to the engine builder today and he said hey only need the slightly bigger valves and that they should be fine, but now I face the choice of either going with these heads and the 4 barrel manifold and rochy or my other heads with the 2 barrel manifold and carb.

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[hawk]

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[hawk]

slowly getting it stripped. the areas circled in black are the main bits I want to give some attention.

 

also there is a pic of where I hope to attach the carbon canister to hide it

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[hawk]

stripped some of the bay back to metal then etched to seal it up. it will all go back to metal and etched again before paint.

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[EunUCh]

She will clean up ok,bloody brake fluid destroys stuff don't it..same color as mine...Flamenco?

[EunUCh]

Actually,i been sort of thinkin,if you want those head gaskets,you can have them for the cost of freight,i don't need them,as long as you use them.

if you want em, PM me post code of  where you would like them to go,if not no probs.   

[hawk]

cheers would appreciate that, but will wait till after I have the block checked over which is a while off

[hawk]

yeah its flamenco here is a pic of my tag can anyone tell me if its right for flamenco and the cream sl/e trim?

 

got a bit more done just doing a bit at a time.

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[hawk]

if I remove the upper and lower lips on the firewall will it cause any problems and would I have to strip the interior do do it?

[Neils LX]

How come your going with 253 and not 308?

[hawk]

not sure, at the time all I could find locally was a 253.

[hawk]

that would be great thanks could you please email them to me at [email protected] thanks

[N/A-PWR]

Hey Steve,

 

they are both V8's,

 

so the choice is yours.

 

 

I know nothing about the lips on the Firewall sorry.

[308mate]

Wouldn't remove the lips without some serious additional reinforcing (could be easily done from the inside on the lower - don't know how you would do it on the upper) These lips add significant strength. I've found that straightening them up, grinding back the inconsistencies & filling them with a sandable sealer can bring them up quite nicely. Also that lower lip is handy for running wires....

 

Good luck