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Posted by monza gorilla , 20 May 2008 · 72 views

They finally came and towed the Scim away this morning. I know this because I saw it half an hour ago sitting on the forecourt, between a DB9 and Jensen Interceptor, with bits of it's engine hanging out.
Here's the plan: originally we were going to drop in a cologne 3.9 as a straight swap, but I've come over all original and sympathetic since then. So now it's all about tweaking. It'll end up as a 2.8, as before, but with new gas flowed heads and a high lift cam, and various other polished, ported and expensive bits. So it's not going to be a hot rod. More a sensibly improved version of the original with a bit more grunt and driveability. Which means I'm not necessarily needing to upgrade the brakes. Even though I might do that anyway.
I'll let you know how it turns out.





Autumnpuma
May 20 2008 10:00 PM
I've always been partial to leaving a car as original as can be managed, but I understand the desire to improve a car that's 'almost' ideal...especially if it's to add bits of tech you think the original designers would have added if they could.

I'm curious to know if you like the drivability of it when you get 'er back.
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DOF_power
May 21 2008 10:53 AM
So is it injected or carburetors ?!
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monza gorilla
May 21 2008 03:36 PM
I'm sticking with Weber DGAS carburetion. Injection may be a future project but needs a lot of electrical gubbins that the car just doesn't have.
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DOF_power
May 22 2008 02:40 PM
Well you know what they say, thread is useless without pics.
:rolleyes:

So when you have time some pictures please.
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monza gorilla
May 22 2008 03:41 PM
First pictures tomorrow.

EDIT: no piccies yet cos no work in progress yet.
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monza gorilla
May 31 2008 01:55 PM
Update. Photos will be posted on completion 'cos I'm using an old fashioned camera with real film in it. None of your digital malarkey.
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pumpdoc
Jun 01 2008 01:01 PM

monza gorilla, on May 31 2008, 06:55 AM, said:

Update. Photos will be posted on completion 'cos I'm using an old fashioned camera with real film in it. None of your digital malarkey.


Dinosaur
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monza gorilla
Jun 06 2008 03:09 PM
Ok, first pics. They're a bit rubbish 'cos it's a rubbish photographer camera.

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On the ramps

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The last time it'll look like this.

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The old heads don't look too bad. Shame about the cracked manifolds and knackered dizzy shaft though.

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Down to the block.

More next week probably.
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monza gorilla
Aug 05 2008 07:59 AM
Should be ready at the end of this week! But had to cut some of the chassis outriggers to get the new manifolds to fit. Dribbler beware.
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monza gorilla
Aug 18 2008 01:44 PM
It's alive!! All I need to do now is pay for it.
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Autumnpuma
Aug 19 2008 06:14 PM
Oh no, all you need to do now is take that baby out on a stretch of road and have at it! Paying for it comes after you've run over three chickens, frightened two mommies with strollers and left some rubber on a cobblestone street. When you get home, wide-eyed and shaking, you take a shower, a shot and then pull out the checkbook...
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Quiet One
Aug 19 2008 08:52 PM

monza gorilla, on Aug 18 2008, 10:44 AM, said:

It's alive!! All I need to do now is pay for it.
I thought it paid itself in satisfactions.
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monza gorilla
Aug 20 2008 12:26 PM
That's the best idea I've heard in weeks, Mike!!
Andres, although it's definitely been worth it, it still hurts to write those numbers down and sign that little bit of paper......
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monza gorilla
Sep 10 2008 11:55 AM
Hmm. Nothing's ever simple, is it? Seems the gearbox is getting a bit confused. Something to do with a bit too much torque at very low revs, apparently. Select drive and it just dies. Bypassing the anti stall device seems to solve the problem, which is rather counter intuitive. And not really desirable. Much head scratching.
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Quiet One
Sep 10 2008 06:26 PM
May I stay around a little and listen to your troubles with her?
Such a calm, nice corner among the forums hostility these days. I almost welcome your troubles. So let me grab a cup of tea and let's check what's under the hood :D
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monza gorilla
Sep 26 2008 04:44 PM
Enjoy your tea, Andres. I'm having something stronger. The anti stall is now permanently disconnected. She's a bit lumpy at idle but, by George, there's a lot of grunt where there never used to be. Just been for the maiden voyage and sitting here picking bugs out of my teeth. And waiting for my hearing to return. I also discovered I can do maniacal laughter at speed. From a purely sensible point of view the modifications have made town driving a real pain in the arse, but who cares about sensible? Just mash that pedal and enjoy. Could probably do with more brakes though.
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monza gorilla
Nov 02 2008 02:38 PM
Eureka!! Problem solved. But it's gonna need more money thrown at it. It's the torque converter! Obviously. The engine mods have moved the torque curve up the rev range, so I'll be needing a high stall (or at least a higher stall) torque converter. Although the other theory of a seized stator  (can a stator actually seize? I'm not sure) would still have meant a new converter. The Gorilla household is happy but somewhat poorer.
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