Engine Options for the Shed...

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Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by DDtB » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:04 pm

Rather than hijack Andy's thread... Thought I'd better start my own!

Need to figure out this weekend (self imposed deadline) what I'm going to do with my shed.

It's sitting at Murray's with the head off at the moment. To get the head back to useable will be a couple of hundred approx.. Wondering what else I (i.e. sabreheads) could do it it whilst its off though to make it extra awesome if I decide to fix it just now, or whether I should just buy another head or.... Etc

Bottom end has a broken piston so if I want to re-use it.... I'll need some bits. Pistons and stuff.

So I could buy all the bits for the unit I've got from eliseparts/ebay type places and go that route... Or I could buy some bits from folks on here and put them together ...or I could just buy a full engine, drop it in and rebuild mine later... Or sell my bits etc....

Totally lost on the best way forward and keep changing my mind. So would be interested to hear the opinions on here and see what bits people might have that could work etc. After all.. me asking for suggestions on SE never goes wrong now does it!!!!!

It'll be 10 years since I bought the shed in June.. So want to do this properly and get it back to being awesome again. Obviously i want more powwwwwerrrrrrrrr.

Also have some ideas involving blue tweed ... More on that later though....

Thoughts?!?!

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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by Rich H » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:11 pm

Wankel.
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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by woody » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:37 pm

I think the best idea is to buy bits off of 'folks from on here'. :thumbsup

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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by meatball » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:08 am

Honda...
The engine won't break!

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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by Dominic » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:09 am

Can I be the first to say.......


SHED! :mrgreen:
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Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by DDtB » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:16 am

Dominic wrote:Can I be the first to say.......


SHED! :mrgreen:
I think you'll find I said it first on this thread :p


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Post by smee » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:21 am

Duratec duratec duratec. Essex autosport kit and a st150 like gregorfuk on here.

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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by woody » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:56 am

On 90k I'd want to rebuild that before putting it in anything tbh. Better vfm MG's out there, ESP considering other parts to be sold.

Plus, it's down on the power Dave has.

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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by mckeann » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:52 pm

Honda is the best option.

But the sensible answer is to put a standard back together as cheaply as possible, then sell the shed. You will never use it

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Post by BiggestNizzy » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:59 pm

mckeann wrote:Honda is the best option.

But the sensible answer is to put a standard back together as cheaply as possible, then sell the shed. You will never use it

probably right, have you used it much since getting the bike ?
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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by DDtB » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:04 pm

It's not for sale.

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Post by rossybee » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:13 pm

Rich H wrote:Wankel.
Harsh but true.
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Re: Engine Options for the Shed...

Post by mckeann » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:52 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:
mckeann wrote:Honda is the best option.

But the sensible answer is to put a standard back together as cheaply as possible, then sell the shed. You will never use it

probably right, have you used it much since getting the bike ?


No he hasnt, plus its been broken for 18 months and he obviously hasn't missed it THAT much. SELL SELL SELL

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