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MGC..classic engine rebuild
A friend is rebuilding an MGC 6 cylinder engine. Most components have been sourced (after a lot of research and great difficulty)....for example, a well known Australian piston supplier was recently taken over and guess what? The people who had all the corporate knowledge were set aside and the operation moved interstate...the company may never recover.
The OEM market is being flooded by cheap crap from countries not normally complimented for their engineering excellence A further complication is that trusted, tradional suppliers are sourcing parts from these not so excellent parts suppliers...for example, a firm which shares their name with an english knight considered very unlucky not to be a world drivers champion. To be specific, timing chains and oil pumps are the main concern for my friend at the moment (they are too important to take chances with!) so.... Can anyone recommend a reputable, reliable, trustworthy source of MGC engine parts anywhere in the world?? Thanks in anticipation. I'm sure this issue can be related to a number of Marques...quite sad really. Last edited by 275 GTB-4; 12 May 2008 at 10:36. |
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I am heading down the same path!! Let me know what you find
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Oil pumps are NLA AFAIK but repair kits are. Looking into a way to test the overdrive unit...believe the De Normanville units were used elsewhere (Volvos?) so there may be an alternative to test the hydraulics once reassembled. Last edited by 275 GTB-4; 17 May 2008 at 05:14. |
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Just wondered. Did you contact Doug?
Incidentally, the pic from Spa with a loon in strange stripey trousers is from 1997(?) and the "loon" is none other than Vincent Higgins. Mechanic to the stars. That's what he says anyway. Ask GBRM about him. |
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Thanks to all for their input...some of the UK (in particular) contacts are bearing fruit
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This weeks set-back is brought to you by the letter F.
12 replacement cam followers are 1 thou too big....the originals are fairly tight (less then a thou?) but the replacements have been sent back The old ones may just have to be re-faced. |
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This is looking good; it's encouraging me to get mine fully sorted!
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Ohhhh myyyyy gaaawdddd....just drove the C for a few miles....what a fabulous machine...a true Grand Tourer, everything with a minimum of fuss (to quote CAPT Bristow)
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Yep, a lovely drive. Mine's running very well now, although it still needs a respray!
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