Fraggle's engine swap thread...

[Fraggle]

As promised so here goes....

Look what I did on sat

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Everything cleaned, checked, list of parts made and ready for the swap. Just need a new engine now!!!


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[shane r]

Those are some very clean looking carbs mate, what are they?

 

[Fraggle]

40 IDF's 8)

 

[jabbo]

Looking good so far!

 

[strongy]

what are you replacing it with?

 

[Fraggle]

Well that's a good question!!!

Thought I'd purchase a GSF Genuine Mex 1600 and fit it this week but discovered that everyones sold out awaiting the next shipment in.......september!!! :roll:

 

[strongy]

bollo**s i was going in in the morning to order 1.have you tried anywhere else for the same engine?

 

[Guest]

Well that's a good question!!!

Thought I'd purchase a GSF Genuine Mex 1600 and fit it this week but discovered that everyones sold out awaiting the next shipment in.......september!!! :roll:

must be sending the engines with the doors... ive been waiting for 5 months :roll:

 

[strongy]

volkspares sell the new ones aswell and there cheeper £932 inc postage +vat,

 

[Fraggle]

The GSF ones come with dizzy drive installed all the other don't according to M7 who tried to sell me their last one for 1200 and avoid mentioning that important fact!!! New dizzy drive £30 plus sundries £5 plus postage £35......

GSF could deliver free and I get 10% discount which made it £1030 with dizzy drive fitted.

I'll be calling Volkspares in a bit so thanks for the tip strongy.

Best of luck to you too dude lets hope one of us get our bus back out there this week!!!

 

[easy]

shiney carbs, i love em! good luck with the engine fella. 8)

 

[strongy]

fraggle get ya self on the blower to gsf ive just orderd one from them and its going to arrive tomorow at 12 am. :?

 

[Fraggle]

Oh Boy where do I begin??????

Got my new engine today unwrapped it, blessed it and started fitting all my ancillaries in prep for fitting tomorrow.....

It ******' fitted with case savers in the 3 engine mounts that secure it to the rear support bar. I did read somewhere that this was the 'case' but managed to forget.

So dilema: do I try to find some bushes to take up the slack in the engine support bar or try to tap out the case savers and tap to the correct size??

What a nightmare!!!!

Strongy- what's yours like?? Have you the same prob?

 

[strongy]

not sure what ya mean just bolted the rear bar on and poped it straight in

 

[strongy]

so are your suport bar bolts to big for the thread thats in the engine?if so can you not just buy 3 new bolts?

i think my bolts for the bar were 2 x m10 and 1 x m8 ,not sure so dont quote me on it

 

[Fraggle]

Yeah basically the problem is that the old bolts were bigger and don't fit the new case coz of these case savers. I will have to buy some smaler bolts but the problem is that then they are too loose in the support bar.

I guess I'll have to use some sort of bushing / sleeve to make them snug.

So yours doesn't have case savers then?? Hmmm interesting!

My case says made in Brazil on it even though it was definetely build in Mexico. Whats your say??

 

[strongy]

il have a look in the morning,where did you get it from in the end?

im sure mine is stamet mex

mine dident have savers in that i can remember,what size bolts do you need to fit the case?

look at yell.com for a local fabricators its a 10 min job to make some sleeves for ya bar and will prob do it for beer money,saves messing with ya nice new shinney engine and wont afect the warantee

 

[Fraggle]

Well it's all in and works too!!!

Off to the Jamboree tomorrow for maiden voyage so wish me luck.

Will post a pick of completed work after the weekend.

8)