Appeal

[Tahrey1043]

Right. No messing around any more.

The nail's MOT runs out in 3 weeks time.

The engine is still not fixed, after me being, quite frankly, f*cked about on the piston rings issue (cheers GSF) and now I might not be able to trust the new bearings i fitted neither.
I'd really like to get it running, run in, and re-MOT'd if at all possible. I don't know if i'd want to take it for MOT WITHOUT running in, as they do some fairly recon-engine unfriendly things e.g. during emissions tests.

So .... can anyone help at all?

Just knowing that my bearings are ok, and sourcing somewhere for the rings will do it.
In a pinch, someone who has a suitable spare engine, or a "short" (block+pistons+crank all ready to go, with my head & gearbox etc) and some way of getting it fitted. I'd have been prepared to lift it in myself a few weeks back, but shifting god only knows how much weight of lead (literally) at work has left the ol' spine feeling a bit delicate and in need of rest.

Otherwise, it's seriously either going for scrap, spares/repairs to anyone who may have a suitable power unit or parts to put in it, or i'll break it myself and find some strong people to help me heave the bodyshell into a skip.

Which is a damn f*cked-up shame considering the only problem at the moment is in one, maybe two sets of ten-quid parts.

Gnnngh.
HELP!

[GroovyCarrot]

I can't help much with your dilemma, other than to offer the advice that whatever you do you don't want to lift the engine out manually as it will not only cripple you physically but also mentally as you realise that it's not physically possible to lift that much weight -and- manuveur it into the ridiculous positions required to remove it. Hire a crane, it'll save you no end of misery.
If you need a hand and/or some moral support once you track down the bits required, I'd be happy to make a trip over and see what I can do. It's about time I got off my arse and had a bit of a road trip

Edit: Have you asked Logik for advice? Given that he's just tracked down a set of the same piston rings, I would have thought he's going to be the best person to ask..

[Tahrey1043]

yeah i'm just hovering in the zone between

going thru the list in the original thread and reminding myself if there's any available from £65 or less
£70 for the rings where logik got them from (+ possible further delay)
£80-ish for the VAGparts set
£75 for a replacement complete 1.3 from poole (my dad lives near there and drives a bus thru it..) --- can then offset travel costs, crane hire etc by selling the old parts, even if just for scrap. Don't know the condition of that one though. (there was a GT lump for £100, but already claimed... and that with a 4-speed??)
or just scrapping the beast --- though if it comes to that i'll most likely break it instead, much to the neighbours dismay. I'm sure my uncle has an angle grinder i can borrow, and there's lots of if not A1 then at least B2 condition parts (upto & including the glass and panels) that can be salvaged and go on to live happy donor organ lives.

the first option is probably preferable