B7's C2.7 Build - FINITO!!!!!!

[Jon_Bmw]

Fookin'Ho'RaR!

Well done chaps.

[gooner1]

Good news thats made me very happy, it,s also alleviated some of the embarrasment with
my head swap folly.

[Alex]

Well done

at least the problem wasnt an expensive one

[tomson]

Well done fellas, glad to hear its running !

[ah]

So the story comes to great ending,well done all,so hopefully we will see you and that beautiful 325 or should I say C2.7 at Gaydon, Well done Trevor.

[cass1_5503]

glad to see it running at last i bet your glad you didnt give up mate

[daimlerman]

Always a great feeling when a plan comes together!
Well done,your honesty at admitting to a basic mistake should be a lesson to us all.

[SUMPCRACKER]

MATE! you gotta get that tin of Gunk out man!!!!

Nah, i recon the Holset he has bolted to it will suck most of that sh1t off.

[SteSE]

Thats great news, well done chaps. Is the motor back at home now trev? Can i pop over for a looky

[B7]

Thats great news, well done chaps. Is the motor back at home now trev? Can i pop over for a looky

Be back over tomorrow my friend. Still lots to do before gaydon. going to be a busy week.

[Simon13]

piece of p!ss Trev i'll see it and you plus Bazzla on Wednesday!

[d6dph]

Well done Gents, I'm really pleased you didn't give up completely

[spook]

Well done Gents, I'm really pleased you didn't give up completely

Trev and Si aint got an ounce of French in em

[B7]

Today I secured 12 months MOT and the fuelling (albiet a bit rich to start with) was a straight pass. We've got the HC's done to an acceptable level and she now ticks over very well and all hesitation seems to have disappeared. If fact nail the throttle and theres not a cough, splutter......nothing. It just sits on it's haunches and launches.

Early indications show that it pulls MUCH harder than it used to. It does seem to "need" to get on the cam more than before but mid range is excellent.

I'm well happy. Just about to rip it all to bits again ready for Gaydon next week.

[oakey]

Great stuff Trevor. You'll love the 2.7 Have you driven one before?

[B7]

Great stuff Trevor. You'll love the 2.7 Have you driven one before?

No. this was never meant to be a balls out screamer, just a nice torquey cruiser.....which it seems is what I now have. The 2.5's were a lovely engine but I always felt they lacked Torque. This is now sorted in B7.

I want to reset the valve clearances as I did them loose as people say the M20's like but they are just a little too noisey for my taste. I'll set them as factory and that should sort it.

I've been out in it this afternoon to the garden centre it ain't spat it's dummy out yet so all seems well.

[daimlerman]

Hate to say it Trev,but when I collected those wheels I said your proposed spec was just about right for you......
Pleased you got it right in the end,'er indoors is blaming you for my current 'cabbie obsession' BTW!

[oakey]

It'll be plenty torquey I'm sure!

[ricey46]

Fantastic guys I knew you'd manage to crack it!!! Told you not to give up Trev!!

Can't wait to see this at Gaydon!

[Simon13]

Whats the result from tonight do we reckon?

[oguz327]

Well done fellas. see ya Wednesday init.

[Demlotcrew]

[B7]

Well? I've now done 100+ miles in the car (will do another load tomorrow going to Gaydon) and I have to say......................It's a peach. All the little post engine in niggles are ironed out now and how's it to drive? It's lovely.

The power delivery is smooth, it pulls really well (as Si and Henry will confirm sorry if I scared you!) and dare I say it's reletively quick.

I reckon the valve clearances could do with a little tickle but......................

So what now? Sell it and move on to a motorsport if I can find a genuine non chavved up car? Who knows.

I'll take some final shots of the bay with all in situ and post later.

[B7]

And here you go. The finished article.







It's all in the detail



Hope you like

[fowler]

nice piece of work trev who you going gaydon with ???

[Simon13]

Sorted.

[B7]

nice piece of work trev who you going gaydon with ???

Not sure yet Ben. I know I'm leaving early as I'm planning a slow drive up there to kinda bed it in a bit more. Speaking to the others later today hopefully to sort arrangements out.

[B7]

Sorted.

Yeah

Thanks again mate and thanks to Barry as well for all your help. It's been emotional

[fowler]

ok i am up for a leisurley drive mate was meeting oakey will ring him later prob try and meet him about 7-8 am not sure yet trev PM me your number and i will give you a tinkle later if you don't mind me joining the party

[djk]

Nomination for Zone Gold? Awesome thread, awesome engine, awesome car. Quality zone spirit in the shared knowledge (tht ultimately proved wrong!!). Hoping to get up to Gaydon tomorrow and have a shufty at this.

[clarko74]

I've been keeping an eye on this thread, well done on getting it sorted and top marks for sticking with it.

[beemerbird]

Trevor that looks absolutely stunning! Congratulations are well in order for you and your helpers. Those engine bay shots are more minty than a really minty thing that's, erm, mint flavoured!

[GC318]

Well done Trev, I'll deff have to stop off for a cuppa now.

[winx]

brilliant!!!
You have done a lovely job on this, hope you got loads of admiring looks today!

I can confirm that this really does go very well indeed, had a quick nip around the block and tested that the brakes worked on Wednesday night, mightlily impressive! And no,don't worry, you didn't scare me one bit!

[cliffybabe]

Well done trev looks spot on congrats