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Pete
i managed to get these on flea bay for £2.25 earlier today!
says they are GT6 so are they type 14 or 16?
did you replace your rear cylinders to the larger size as well to maintain the balance?
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8 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:
Not sure if it's any use to you but I'm bound to have some in the garage, although not the closest geographically will have to post...
Let me know if it's any help.
Where abouts are you Colin?
Paul
the Mk 2 ones are different unfortunately but thanks for the offer.
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As my type 12 vitesse 6 vertical link has snapped I’m replacing both , so the question comes do I replace them with later style type 14 brake vertical links and if so what else do I need?
my list so far:
heat shields
callipers
pads
disks
wheel bearings
adaptor plate
bolts
do I need to upgrade the rear cylinders at the same time?
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Has anyone got an old herald or vitesse 6 ( type 12 calipers) drivers side vertical link I can borrow to move the car into my garage? It was impossible to move on a gravel drive with the sheared one so it’s in the neighbors garden till I can move it. You can have it back once it’s under cover.
Im in Surrey
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Any pits in the threads and they need replacing... I ignored them and luckily mine snapped whilst turning in a car park... BANG!
A corrosion pit led to a stress raiser then it cracked and remained partly cracked for a while then it finally failed on a hard over steering lock... then try recovering it home...made for an interesting experience!
I'm replacing both sides and looking at the Canleys trunionless ones!
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Just used the genuine Sykes ring compressor...
Never but the cheap ratcheting copies on E bay.... get a genuine Sykes one, it made life so easy!!!
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Thanks guys. Just bought a nos Sykes ring compressor in flea bay for £20.....
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Ok folks
whats the best piston ring compressors on the market, I bought one of the wind up ones from flea bay and it’s c**p!
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Evening all
any ideas why the 1600 head gasket cylinder holes are an odd shape?
i would expect them to be round but they aren’t !
Im un-shrouding my valves so the head gasket will overlap the area of the head that’s being cut back. ( it overlaps before I do any head work anyway!)
Can I use an early 2000 gasket which has round cylinder cut outs. ?
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Just checked 8.5 mm friction plate and 19.3 mm release bearing so alls good
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On a 1600 I can’t find any arrow on the piston top to show which way is forwards, I assume the Gideon pin isn’t offset on these engines?
also with a split skirt piston which way round do they go, split towards or away from the cam?
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does anyone have the cam card timing data for a 308778 camshaft ??
Thanks
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Best thing with a new / rebuilt engine is to take out the dizzy, make an adaptor from an old 1/2drive extension and spin up the oil pump using a cordless drill to prime all the galleries, do this 3times to flood the rockers and cam with oil
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On 8/9/2018 at 8:52 AM, dave.vitesse said:
Extract from an article I did in March 2017 Courier Vitesse Reg Column.
The early UK Vitesse 6 had a single dial dash which meant the distributor didn’t require a cable drive for a tachometer. The distributor fitted was manufactured by Lucas being a 25D6 type. After Engine number HB15001 a four-dial dash was fitted and a distributor with a tachometer cable drive was required. As a result a Delco-Remy D200 distributor was fitted. This was changed to a Delco-Remy D202 at Engine number HB16302, late 1963, which gave less advance and was due to a reshaped of the combustion chambers in the cylinder head to improve the combustion, which resulted in an increase in the BHP.
It is important to ensure the distributor has the correct advance curves to to match the engine. The original fitment would have these curves.
Dave
Thanks Dave, I have a 202 and the later combustion chambers so I think you’ve answered my question.
Was a Lucas used on these later engines as well ?
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I have Delco and Lucas distributors available to fit to a 1600 engine I’m building, what’s the general concessus on which one is best or are the both as good as each other?
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Has anyone had a block line bored to take a set of cam shaft bearings? just considering getting this done whilst I get my cam liter bores taken out to 0.800"
Also has anyone used the Tuftrided lifters with an oil hole in them??
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I’m putting a 308778 cam into a 1600 vitesse with small cam followers.
What valve springs & collar should I use ?
do I go for what was used on the Mk2 vitesse with this cam?
i don’t want to over spring it but I don’t want valve / follower bounce
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Parts and maintenance manuals
on your smart phone are also very usefull
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I’ve bought a later style new old stock 3 piece clutch kit so hopefully it should all be good
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answered, just looked at the gaskets, definitely wont fit!
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Quick question
Will a Gt6 mk3 tubular exhaust manifold fit an early vitesse Head?
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Thanks Pete, I'l sort the by-pass before I take it in. I have some spare 3/8 bore stainless pipe so I might have a go at bending it to shape and flaring the ends and fitting screw in unions to the waterpump housing
I don't suffer from heat problems, the air leaks around the gearbox tunnel keep me warm!!!
mine is a later model so I don't have the remote header.
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I’ve spoken to Phoenix and am going to go down to them for them to fit / adjust the system as it’s based on a GT6. They will modify the joints as well. But their ramp is booked out till the end of August ?
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thanks Pete, looks like you got the better of the computer in the end!
Upgrade to type 14
in Braking System
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Oh and what’s the difference between type 16 and 16PB?