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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: PaulP on November 12, 2017, 11:02:53 PM
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Wondering if anyone here can confirm that the Big End Shells for the auld K-hunner are indeed extortionate at over £100 Squids for the set, and that I'm not being ripped off by the supplier?
I enquired as to whether or not their price included a chap to pop along with them and offer moral support, beer, and kind words of encouragement but alas no, it didn't.
I built a Group A Impreza engine this summer and they weren't that expensive!
Deserves a :mbird .
Cheers.
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An update / replying to myself (sign of impending madness);
After ringing around a few places, yes, they are extortionate. Ditto the Rod Bolts.
Was sorely tempted to sling the old ones back in, but that would never do.
Ho-hum.
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Just wondering: Why? Those parts are expensive because there's no market for them -- these motors are just about indestructable, people rarely have reason to strip them down.
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After ringing around a few places, yes, they are extortionate.
The OEM price is twice that in the USA. You could make a fortune exporting them, if anybody wanted them. :giggles
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Billday - I'd stripped down a spare bottom end I had and instead of turning it into a coffee table I decided to recondition it. I'm far too punctilious for my own good so I thought I'd whap in some new shells while I was there. There is the slightest hint of wear.
Polished the pistons too, there was a fair bit of carbon on them. Rings are tip top, as are the bores and crank journals.
Laitch - I detect a flaw in that plan, can't quite put my finger on it, although they might make for some interesting ear rings in the ebullient US market.
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Here's a snap of the aforementioned shells. Strange crazy-paving type destruction.
I can only assume it was due to infrequent oil changes by the person responsible for maintenance.
Whatever caused it, it put paid to the 'bullet-proof' rating.
New ones en-route.