RINGS?? AlexF??
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sorry if this has been covered but i did a search and nothing useful came up. i have a standard mg metro turbo engine, took it apart and honed block not bored it, redid head complete but now i cannot find rings for the stock pistons. anyone have a referral on where and whom to by them from? Iain, got all the stuff okay except the fellows at the dock made off with my spare, anyway , completed the truck makeover, want me to send you pictures? got anymore good engines or another pick up? jim

Edited by Jimster on 19th Apr, 2004.

Yeah id love it mate! Send me some pics asap. Hope your happy with it.

Ive got 2 good turbo engines at the minute, interested?

Havent got another pickup, only my van.

iain, i will send the pictures, any idea on where to get the rings? they are for a firends car that i sold him 2 years ago and he really wnats to get it back together, jim

thought i would keep this at the top, does anyone know of a source for stock turbo piston rings or is the only route to go with a rebore and oversize? thanks

As i'm aware, std size rings have been out of production for some time now...
AlexF knew of a place who could make some i recall...

thanks TD and iain, iain? like the pixs of the van? would look better with a turbo motor for sure, how does one get hold of alex f? is he on this board? i will try the duright number on tuesday, jim

Just edit you post to say :RINGS?? AlexF??

I'm sure he'll notice it!

I think I have a line on std rings... probably about 80 quid thou...

as for remade ones, I am still looking into that :)


Alex

AlexF

Great news on the rings, i thought these were long since NLA

van looks great mate, very tidy.

Hope one day ill get mine as tidy as that! Im sure ill get round to it!

thanks fellas, alex: i sent you a personal email thru your web site about the standard rings, jim

arrr

I cant get into that account at the moment, my pc claims outlook does connect to the internet!

try

flower_alex

at

hotmail.com

Alex

AlexF

Whats difference between std rings on a 1275 and turbo rings?

Sooperdooperturbocooperexpertengineering!

i bought a set of standard 1275 rings and tried to install them, they are ever so slightly wider than the turbo ones and will not move in the grooves or set in all the way. talked with avonbar and they say the rings to match my stock AE pistons are NLA. do anyone know if one can but new pistons that match the stock bore so you do not have to do the overbore? thanks, jim

just a follow up to this post, after a lot of searching, thank god for the internet, i found a large manufacturer of rings here in the US that has ones for the stock pistons, or any piston for that fact, and they are on the shelf. one just needs to send them a set of measurements and the price is quite reasonable at 80 GBP for the four piston set, if anyone wants the contact info send me an email and i will pass it on, jim