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by Tony W
Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Etype mechanic/expert called Finn..?
Replies: 5
Views: 2157
Great Britain

Re: Etype mechanic/expert called Finn..?

Hi Mark, apologies for the late response to this, but unfortunately I forgot about this entirely, not without good reason I might add, just had the funeral of my dad for one and left CMC on Friday and its slipped my mind completely. However, alls not lost, you could still phone CMC and see if theyll...
by Tony W
Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dishonest, Incompetent, Feckless ? You choose.
Replies: 40
Views: 18298
Great Britain

Re: Robbed by a supplier ?

Wow, that cam covers absolutely bowed! Im looking at the design of these heads and cant understand why theres no standoff fitted to the studs, itd prevent such problems as cracking due to overtightening. Material to use would probably be a nylon sleeve on the top of each stud so that it has a slight...
by Tony W
Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Etype mechanic/expert called Finn..?
Replies: 5
Views: 2157
Great Britain

Re: Etype mechanic/expert called Finn..?

Hi Mark, we used to have a guy called Finn working at CMC but he left in january iirc, ill see if I can find his details out possibly.
Might not be the same guy though.....
Regards. Tony.
by Tony W
Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dishonest, Incompetent, Feckless ? You choose.
Replies: 40
Views: 18298
Great Britain

Re: Robbed by a supplier ?

It looks to my rather (tired at the moment) eyes that theyve supplied the top end gasket set complete, which usually tends to include a head gasket as itd likely cost more to source all those other parts separately, hence you get it all in one set. It looks also like theyve supplied you a head gaske...
by Tony W
Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The 3.8 engine.
Replies: 4
Views: 1946
Great Britain

Re: The 3.8 engine.

If you have a reliable method to time acceleration in gear, youll find with the lightweight flywheel a measurable difference in the time it takes to accelerate the heavy flywheel up to a particular rpm vs the lightweight one. The effect is more noticable in 1st gear due to the mechanical advantage o...
by Tony W
Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Bare metal paint job
Replies: 1
Views: 1414
Great Britain

Re: Bare metal paint job

Talk to the guys at CMC in Bridgnorth, top class guys in the panel and bodyshop, tell them Tony W put you in touch, (currently working there).