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4th Apr, 2005 at 11:01:32pm

All,

Today tried to order some mains and big end shells in std/std sizes, tried a couple of the larger well known places and apparently the shells in that size are in very short supply at the moment??

Has anyone else come across this??

After a bit of shopping today I have got everything together to build the engine apart from the bearings.........


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4th Apr, 2005 at 11:09:41pm

try your local engine place... always easier than mini specialists!

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4th Apr, 2005 at 11:13:23pm

Yes might give that a try tomorrow.

Just a bit wary of being sold crap......


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4th Apr, 2005 at 11:22:10pm

buy AE ones :)

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4th Apr, 2005 at 11:26:10pm

Well there is the question, do you buy AE or vandervell??

Any opinions??


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5th Apr, 2005 at 03:55:22pm

I also had trouble getting hold of std size vandervell engine bearings the only place i found that stocked them was avonbar.

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5th Apr, 2005 at 03:58:36pm

Tom, I've always used AE and never had a problem as such.

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5th Apr, 2005 at 04:06:35pm

I got mine from avonbar

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5th Apr, 2005 at 06:41:00pm

Vandervell have changed the material that there made from.
I dont know if it was a temporary thing or not, but when i got a new crank, Nick Swift supplied me with shells from an Australian company ( cant think of the name ), cos the vandervell ones where no longer upto the job.

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5th Apr, 2005 at 08:51:33pm


Yeah morspeed are selling a new name bearing meant to be good

Tom Fenton
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5th Apr, 2005 at 09:04:53pm

AE are up to the job then, right will have a ring around tomorrow then...........

I have got an AE oil pump I bought some time ago, it appears to be the same as the Avonbar type, with "Powerflow" cast into the pump casing. Any ways to check if it is the pukka item? It has the oil ways cast in the correct (OE) positions, and also has a steel back cover......


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Tom Fenton
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8th Apr, 2005 at 08:58:09pm

Just as an update, sourced some Vandervell HD type today from Avonbar.


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8th Apr, 2005 at 08:59:30pm

did you get your turbominis discount

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On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right!


1st to provide running proof
of turbo twinkie in a car and first to
run a 1/4 in one!!

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Tom Fenton
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8th Apr, 2005 at 09:00:55pm

Bollocks

Forgot all about even asking for it

What a tw@t


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11th Apr, 2005 at 12:57:31pm

yes the discount tom...........................

i uset to get my bearings some years ago from edmunds and walker wheetley hall road doncaster

they should still be going!!!

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11th Apr, 2005 at 02:10:44pm

I thought E&W went bust YEARS ago?!

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