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General Car Chat / Re: It's okay to buy a RR now
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I like how JLR are now trying to move insurance pricing to monthly to make it seem less ridiy
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When mine got damaged on the Big Black Pussy, 2nd hand were £800 and new were around £2kBeen quoted almost from dealers almost £450. they changed them from 2018 . I can find lots of pre 19,s .
So repaired with Chinky Takeaway containers and Sikaflex until I can acquire one at a sensible price.... ....and that was 3 or 4 years ago, and still unable to obtain one for a sensible price!
Not a job I would want, but each to their own.
Dropped the wheel off to see if it can be made round again. He said he'd call me in a couple of hours, but he hasn't. Not sure if thats a good or bad sign!
Cam sprockets are unbolted and have the chain on, tension is removed from the tensioner and the sprockets sit in a casting on the timing cover, head slides out and up (having disconnected the inlet, exhaust, water outlet, a few water pumps bolts, and some timing cover bolts.
On re-fit, crank t 90degrees before TDC (all pistons to the half way), head on, set the cams and lock them, bring the pistons to TDC and and lock the crank. Cam sprockets bolted on, tensioner released and tighten the bolts.
I reckon Robsey's V8 "Omega 2.5 estate" was pretty much perfect. Before he gave the game away by poking a blower through the bonnet!