Pre-Project: You crazy mo'fo..

[ginge191]

But then if it were me personally doing this build... I'd probably just stick a set of forged pistons on stock rods as long as the gudgeon pin width is the same for an Mi16.

this is what i was considering - seeing that if anything was to go, the rods would part before anything else and i could easily get through a few sets - saying this, considering the rods would stay in the block :think:

Then again, finding 1.8 forged pistons are proving a test, and may need to be custom jobbies anywho.

I'm intending to keep the 1.8 bottom, and using forged pistons, and if £££ allows, forged rods, with the standard j4r head (perhaps valve springs and cams, again, £££ dependent). It seems the potential Mi16 engine is out the question (depsite it being the 1.9 lump) whatcha think? :think:

Ideally i wouldn't like to spend a FORTUNE on this, as it is a learning curve and a 'project', not a business for me.
Getting a car with a decent spec, for ~£3k is the challenge.