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Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« on: 08 September 2025, 14:41:38 »
Without the help of OOF I would never have got here. Cheers and thanks to everyone...!!

A few before & after pix to kick off. Might be useful as reference...


Everything that came off was cleaned up...




Clean and ready for new gaskets...


The amount of eggs I had to eat to get all these parts boxes...


Old & new valves...


Heads clean & ready for re-assembly...


At last - all back in - that mileage will haunt me for the rest of my days...


And then some photos of the actual car...
















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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #1 on: 08 September 2025, 19:40:35 »
Brilliant effort Dave. Great to see it paid off in the end.  :y
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #2 on: 08 September 2025, 20:24:45 »
Thanks mate.
Hey, just seeing your location… the first serious trip out from home was to Long Melford. So I can’t have been a million miles from you!!
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #3 on: 09 September 2025, 13:09:25 »
Not very far at all. About 20 minutes.
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #4 on: 09 September 2025, 14:51:57 »
A tidy looking example worth saving.  And it was a great thread covering the diagnosis and subsequent top end rebuild
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #5 on: 09 September 2025, 18:41:01 »
Oh, that's nicely done  :y

Any particular paint to get such a nice finish on the intake plenum?
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #6 on: 09 September 2025, 19:09:30 »
A great looking example, worth all the effort to get it looking like that & getting so rare now a definite keeper 👍
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #7 on: 09 September 2025, 19:10:45 »
It was E-Tech engine enamel in red. (AEE05-R).

Several light coats after a thorough degrease & clean. Reckons it’s good for 250degC, but I hope the plenum never gets near that !!!
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« Reply #8 on: 09 September 2025, 19:12:05 »
Thanks for the kind words Rangie.
Now I feel compelled to keep up the maintenance!!
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2025, 19:47:21 »
Quote from: Dave G on 09 September 2025, 19:12:05
Thanks for the kind words Rangie.
Now I feel compelled to keep up the maintenance!!


The two cars I have only ever regretted selling were my MK2 Zephyr & my 2.6  Omega so definitely hang on to that one..👍
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #10 on: 09 September 2025, 19:56:32 »
Looks a tidy, well looked after example and a credit to you.  :y  It was definitely worth spending the money on it to keep a comfortable car, with a known history, on the road.   :y 
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Re: Got there in the end - AND a new MOT...
« Reply #11 on: 10 September 2025, 13:04:27 »
Quote from: Dave G on 09 September 2025, 19:12:05
Now I feel compelled to keep up the maintenance!!
And now you know your way around the V6 engine  :y
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