BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Barn find with 50k original miles Options

[Matty900]

Looking forward to working on this project so I can drive my own car to WCR 2016

[Dave_Darling]

The case would not need to be cut, just the heads.

The 96es that fit in 1.7 heads are very thin at the top (2mm, I think) and don't tend to last that well. But they are quite useable for a while!

--DD

[Matty900]

The case would not need to be cut, just the heads.

The 96es that fit in 1.7 heads are very thin at the top (2mm, I think) and don't tend to last that well. But they are quite useable for a while!

--DD

Thanks Dave,
So I need to expect that at some point I will need to have some engine work. Does the engine grenade or will that case be reusable? Just replace the heads? I would think that the matching number engine would make it more a desirable car, but that may me already negated because of the work already done to it. I personally like the idea of more performance than the base 1.7 so for me I like it but I don’t know enough yet.

[Dave_Darling]

So I need to expect that at some point I will need to have some engine work. Does the engine grenade or will that case be reusable? Just replace the heads?

If you're talking about the failure mode from thin barrels, then I would guess that the most likely one is that you start getting combustion gases blowing out around the seal there, burning away part of the head and part of the cylinder. Unlikely to affect the bottom end, but sometimes stuff does happen.

--DD