126 Bits & Bobs

[Rusty's Uncle]

Windows already gone I am afraid 

[bobblehead]

hi mate, what are the bottom of the arches like on the rear of car please? can you take a pic for me.

or has your angle grinder mate cut them off ?

let me know please


if they were suitable would you take a grinder to the bits i wanted please?

and post them, as your far away from me

[RSPSTEVE]

Hi Dave
Do you have any plain black door panals?

Steve

[cos124]

hi, do you have a good used 650 camshaft by any chance?

[Rusty's Uncle]

  Saw point that , I have now been sent three "126" camshafts and they are all either 500 or early 594ccs ones which are identical so my budget engine rebuild is still on hold 

[cos124]

oops, sorry to hear that. Where did you order them from?

[Rusty's Uncle]

The first one was sent to me for free by a very kind member of the forum after I posted a want ad here. Bloody good bloke , won't name and embarass him here but he was a great lad for doing that  [-/
It was from a 126 engine but turned out to be a 594ccs.
2nd was sold on ebay as a 652ccs but was also 594ccs, 3rd was a replacement for the 2nd & has also turned out to be 500/594ccs 
I won't name & shame as I have not even told them yet 

[cos124]

in fact i've spend a bit of time going through ebay ads for camshafts. Many - even specialists - list 500/126 650cc cams as if these are identical! I must be very careful i suppose.

[Rusty's Uncle]

There are also two versions of the 652ccs camshaft. If I was doing a flash rebuild I would buy a new one but I am doing a "good used part" rebuild on a £25 engine I got from eBay . It had only just had a major rebuild but the guy blew out the rear main bearing & knackered the crank . I just wanted to try a 652ccs cam in a 499ccs engine 

[cos124]

ok, so as i'm doing the same exersice, what version do i look out for? I'm after the 652 as well.

[cos124]

if i don't get anywhere, are you happy to sell me the 595cc camshaft? Let me know.

[Rusty's Uncle]

Had the Haynes , Autobook & factory 500 manuals out again. I find it impossible to get a clear line on this as some books refer to cam lift and some to valve lift which will be different due to the offset on the rocker arm centre. There seem to have been a number of different 500 cams with the latter one being used in the 594ccs engine then changed again with the 652ccs then again in May 1985 .

[Amateb8]

Hello! Do you have the metal hose? Please refer to the mechanical problem solving section?

[Rusty's Uncle]

That is a part that is specific to the Bis engine so I would not have that.

[Rusty's Uncle]

OK so I seem to have failed to have any of the parts you guys want so far , I was thinking about some of the smaller parts , but I do have an aircooled front bumper assembly , a bonnet & a pair of doors that have been stripped ready for restoration  [-/