VIN 3283

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VIN 3283

Postby OB1 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:23 am

Now celebrating 6 months of Ownership with 3283 .... its been eventful, exciting and certainly worth the 30 year wait to own one ! ...

Living the Dream ...... !!!

... hope this link works to the photos... !


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Re: VIN 3283 Restoration

Postby OB1 » Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:32 am

Just ticked over the big 40,000 miles ! Only two items left on the list :

1) To change the exhaust system, the manifold has now been water cut, and will be fitted in the next few weeks along with a 2.5" stainless system
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2) Re-grain and all dents removed (I'm sure every show seems to add another dent to the list)
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Re: VIN 3283 Restoration

Postby Domi » Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:56 am

Really nice pictures :)
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Re: VIN 3283 Restoration

Postby MikeWard » Sun Jul 09, 2017 10:19 pm

OB1 wrote:Just ticked over the big 40,000 miles ! Only two items left on the list :

1) To change the exhaust system, the manifold has now been water cut, and will be fitted in the next few weeks along with a 2.5" stainless system

2) Re-grain and all dents removed (I'm sure every show seems to add another dent to the list)


:) What about the cams/tappets? Or is the idea to fit a loud exhaust so that you can't hear them?

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Re: VIN 3283 Restoration

Postby A Van » Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:40 am

That sounds like a major engine problem


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Re: VIN 3283

Postby OB1 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:40 pm

You guessed correctly Mike ! ... think the worn cam is dragging the performance
right down, it even struggles to climb hills . But 'engine out' is not an appealing thought ....
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Re: VIN 3283

Postby A Van » Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:27 pm

I don't think it's a worn cam either

Alex could take the car off you and take the engine out and see where you are?

If you keep driving it you risk making it a lot worse


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