18-03-2014, 09:13 AM
Urgh I wanted to cry last night!!
As Tom has already said, the car is pretty much finished, was just waiting on some boost hoses (which i now have) to finish a boost pipe, tune it and return it to Tom, so after work last night went to move it back into the workshop to do said work, turned the key and get a chronic grind / crunch, was just like ffs, there goes a starter, no big deal, just a starter....open the bonnet to find the starter hanging off the motor, FML
Basically the bellhousing had a crack down through where the starter bolts on, Has been there ever since i took the car on, infact you can see it in the photos ive posted before, I think it was caused by Tom missing a bolt in the starter / hitting the starter or something getting engine in / out, either way, I saw it before putting it in, but didnt think it would be a massive problem as id be putting all 3 bolts in which would pull it all together and all be ok...didnt want to have to change the box as Tom is on a super budget! However it seems i was wrong, and the crack has just continued further down the casting until its snapped off...leaving a totally rebuilt engine, which when bumped can be driven just fine , totally useless because theres now no way to bolt the starter on, am going to attempt to weld the casting back on in situ, but dont persaonlly have a TIG, only crappy ally spool gun, so not really to confident, unless any very kind members with a TIG fancy a trip to cornwall to save the day.
Else the box is going to have to come off again, which i really dont want to have to do
As Tom has already said, the car is pretty much finished, was just waiting on some boost hoses (which i now have) to finish a boost pipe, tune it and return it to Tom, so after work last night went to move it back into the workshop to do said work, turned the key and get a chronic grind / crunch, was just like ffs, there goes a starter, no big deal, just a starter....open the bonnet to find the starter hanging off the motor, FML
Basically the bellhousing had a crack down through where the starter bolts on, Has been there ever since i took the car on, infact you can see it in the photos ive posted before, I think it was caused by Tom missing a bolt in the starter / hitting the starter or something getting engine in / out, either way, I saw it before putting it in, but didnt think it would be a massive problem as id be putting all 3 bolts in which would pull it all together and all be ok...didnt want to have to change the box as Tom is on a super budget! However it seems i was wrong, and the crack has just continued further down the casting until its snapped off...leaving a totally rebuilt engine, which when bumped can be driven just fine , totally useless because theres now no way to bolt the starter on, am going to attempt to weld the casting back on in situ, but dont persaonlly have a TIG, only crappy ally spool gun, so not really to confident, unless any very kind members with a TIG fancy a trip to cornwall to save the day.
Else the box is going to have to come off again, which i really dont want to have to do
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