SteveW
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Chap at work has a kit car and has bought a 1.6 Pinto engine but it needs a bit of freshening up to make it useable.
So might need a rebore, head skimmed and probably a bit more as its an old engine.
anyone around the Heathrow area ?
Cheers
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pow
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He not fancy having a go himself? The 1.6 and 2.0 pinto engines are really easy to understand and work on
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FlaFFy_91
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I'm sure Steveboyslim is around there? But his builds haven't been having much luck recently
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SteveW
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pow, yeah i heard the pinto lumps are straight forward to work on but he doesnt have time and would rather someone else do it.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
I'm sure Steveboyslim is around there? But his builds haven't been having much luck recently
Really? More info?
Oh and for the OP pinto engines are as easy as it comes. Real good to cut your engine building teeth on...
[Edited on 22-11-2013 by Jimbothebarbarian]
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f.p.e
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Harris performance engines? Pinto whizz. Think ron harris has taken a back seat but his lad or grandson james is building some cracking pinto's
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FlaFFy_91
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian
quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
I'm sure Steveboyslim is around there? But his builds haven't been having much luck recently
Really? More info?
Oh and for the OP pinto engines are as easy as it comes. Real good to cut your engine building teeth on...
[Edited on 22-11-2013 by Jimbothebarbarian]
Well there was bens engine, generations engine, I think possy had a problem with his at the fast show?
There was a vx220 at efi parts the other week that had spat a leg. Steve had built that engine too
I'm not slating him or his builds in anyway here by the way. Just saying there's been a fair few mishaps however large or small that have came to light recently...
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Ojc
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lee303
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corsadonk
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lee303
+1 Lee knows his stuff.
Also with SBS Dale's head was warpped.
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Nic Barnes
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A few years ago if anyone said a bad word about, or questioned Steve boy slims work, they got banned from mig web and abused all over the Internet.
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f.p.e
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Was his head warped due to not skimming or something else? Just wouldnt know why he wouldnt skim if thats all it was?
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Jimbothebarbarian
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
A few years ago if anyone said a bad word about, or questioned Steve boy slims work, they got banned from mig web and abused all over the Internet.
This.
I would comment, but fear the tinterweb backlash of even talking about it.....
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lee303
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might be interested…..
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SteveW
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quote:
Originally posted by lee303
might be interested…..
Lee, where abouts are you based ?
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Generation
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To be fair to Steve issue with mine was very minute, and he came to my address and rectified it personally. Everything else engine wise has been fine
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lee303
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
quote:
Originally posted by lee303
might be interested…..
Lee, where abouts are you based ?
ruislip, so not far from heathrow at all, i’ll pm you my number 
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steveboyslim
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
Chap at work has a kit car and has bought a 1.6 Pinto engine but it needs a bit of freshening up to make it useable.
So might need a rebore, head skimmed and probably a bit more as its an old engine.
anyone around the Heathrow area ?
Cheers
Did you get sorted ?
My friend does Ford pinto's for hotrods.
Send me a message if interested.
Steve
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steveboyslim
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
A few years ago if anyone said a bad word about, or questioned Steve boy slims work, they got banned from mig web and abused all over the Internet.
Nick,
I have had some failures, anything down to me I fixed FOC.
I have had some failures where I have driven to Manchester to fix it only to find that the problem was bad wiring to the fuel pump which was not my problem and I did not even get any fuel money
Steve
[Edited on 08-01-2014 by steveboyslim]
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steveboyslim
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quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
I'm sure Steveboyslim is around there? But his builds haven't been having much luck recently
Ben's engine had a problem with the cylinder head, then the turbo, then the head gasket.
the headgasket was down to a faulty batch everything else i did not have a hand in although I did help with parts to repair.
Nevs VX220 has knocked an end out, possible oil dilution due to bad mapping before it went to EFI.
Dales engine had the same bad batch head gasket as Ben's
Steve
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