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Chopper the Owen Burton book is very helpfull but dont bother trying to get the parts they advertise they dont do most of them anymore!!

Hi Iain, Just looked at the pistons on E bay they are the LC ones they may suit your purpose, I cant remember what Vizard said about CR's for turbo's but you dont want it high for sure. Sounds like a nice paint job you've had done, I was thinking about Black WHEN I get round to spraying my rebiuld. ...

Hi Iain, It all depends on which pistons you have, thereis a high compression one and a low compression one! The HC will have 6.9cc dish and the LC 12.3 dish. If your engine is from a late car then it is likely to be the HC type. I confirmed the size of my piston dish by pouring water into it from a...

Thanks fweddy,
Unfortunately the sills werent much cop either being 5mm steel angle!!
I decided to start by cutting the floor out and positioned the new one using the gearbox cover holes as a guide. So far so good keep you posted.
Gekko

No I am not talking from personal experiance, but I know a man who has!!
The best thing to use is a piece of steel tube the correct diameter or a socket, the next best thing is a brass or steel drift.

I usually use a hammer and screwdrivers (carefully) for this task

Bad advice, NEVER use a hammer and scredriver to drift or move bearings or siezed items. No I'm not being prissy or clever but removing pieces of plastic from your eye is NOT a DIY job

Thanks for that Les. I know the head needs skimming but I didnt want to End up taking 0.1 or more off when allI wanted off was 0.060! or even worse!!

Hi people, I am new to MMOC and MOGGIES, I have just aquired one of the above and wondered if anyone could tell me what the correct height of the head should be. I dont know if the head has been machined before and so I need a 'benchmark' to start from. The engine I am rebuilding is going into a Tra...