I recognise that Transit, I hope the van they had as a donor got saved, it was a bit too good for chopping up especially as the majority of bits were going to need a lot of work to fit the bus.
Anyway always interested in something different

panhard65 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:33 pm Ok so I have been drinking and looking through ebay. How bad an idea is this ?

Good God, neat absinthe was it?

I bet they are all full of stuff being stored temporarily too...

I hope that lot are locked up...

I wonder if a stainless sleeve might be an option? It's not for something daft like gone out of round has it. I do admire how you have persevered with this.

I can see you will be the go to man for these gearboxes if you solve their issues.
How good were they when they were new? Any reports of issues at the time

for a new turbot. Lob a Great Bunch of Lads special at it? Any ideas on source? All I can find is remanufactured ones or OEM I would expect Mr Rainman to give you the exact ones later but I guess MaxSpeedingRods, AliExpress or eBay would be place to start. Probably a good idea to give the intercool...

Christ after reading all this I think you should insist he go out and buy a Sierra in either 2.0i pinto flavour or 2.3D
What the Golf costs him in stress will pay for a lot of Sierra repairs.
Even better a Bluebird diesel, a million taxi drivers can't be wrong.

Would you be able to swap a passenger seat into the place of the drivers on the TT? They are usually less worn if everything will swap over