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[Gus!!]

The capri 4 spokes!! They are another set of wheels i have wanted for ages, i wonder if incould find somebody who wanted to swap?? Hhhmm

[jonyb4]

if you had capri pepper pots id swap my laser wheels for them

i have too many wheel sets...

15" escort GTi wheels set of 5, set of standard 16v fiesta wheels (standard to the Xr2i 16v and option to the Si), 5 capri Laser wheels, 4 XR2 pepperpots, 14x6 spare wheel for the Si, 4 x Zetec s phase 2 wheels, and the 5j Rostyles on the mk1 capri x 4...

[Gus!!]

I still crave some chrome wellers though!! They would look amazing imo!! I did used to have 3 sets of wheels when i had the 14's off a mk5 freestyle. but i am confined to my bit of the drive and a small corner of the garage, despite the old man having many vehicles (one being the bloody great winabego type thing that is in my pics in the drive) i am aware of my wrong spelling there!!

[Ratspeed]

Aren't capri pots 7j?

[jonyb4]

llama station wagon!

yeah 7j, laser wheels are 6j though

[Michael!]

ive got a fair few sets of wheels now...

[Gus!!]

Any to sell me?? station wagon??

[Michael!]

set of gtis, pepperpots and two sets of steelies for the festa

vw pepperports, some borbet ts, a set of steelies 14x6, tsw omegas, and the orange things i have.

any of those tempt you haha?

[Gus!!]

Ok so started sanding wheels today, i have Done most of one so far, just needs a bit of less rough sandpaper (p1200 something like that) to smooth them out a bit!! Then polish the feck out of it and it'll be amazing!!


What do you guys think??

[jonyb4]

thats pretty much the stage mine are at, so with that in mind they look good

let me/us know how much more sanding and effort it takes to get that polished!

btw.. MASSIVE tyres thought mine were bad

[Gus!!]

Yeah i think its gonna take a looong time to polish them all!! But it'll be worth it!! i know the tyres are big, i am waiting for them to wear out before i get new ones though!!

[Gus!!]

Does anybody think i should replace my si bumpers with an rs accessory kit?? If i can find 1

[jonyb4]

which kit? the Si looking or the RS looking one?

the si one is a complete bumper, the RS is a bib kit for the pov bumpers


but tbh no, the bib one isnt that nice imo, and the Si one is very rare, looking at £100 per bumper

[Gus!!]

I was thinking about the one for the pov bumpers, just wanted it to be old skool again!! Then get some big cibies for the front!!

[Gus!!]

Got the wheel a bit shinier today, its a pain when the valve keeps getting in the way!!
Bit of polishing (mainly sanding)

The centre cap had to be done!!

This wheel is now bare ally it just aint that shiny, not too sure how shiny i want it because i'd have to clean it all the time though

[jonyb4]

its called lacquer spray it and it will remain shiny

[Ratspeed]

Get the lip as shiny as possible (work down to 2000 grade wet flat, then autosol) and body colour the centres.
Dont clear coat the polished bits though, just use a good quality rim wax/sealant and you wont need to polish them up half as often. My workmate polished the lips up on some old sharktooths and once sealed he only had to do them twice a year to get them back gleaming.

[Gus!!]

Yeah i need to get going on them again really, just cba this week

[Ratspeed]

Blue centres with a polished lip would look the funlumps

[jonyb4]

you forgot your n ' t

[Gus!!]

Yeah i will try and do some more in the week, i am working all weekend so feck it!!

[jonyb4]

think im taking the easy way out and painting mine silver, i just think they look better

[Gus!!]

Tbh i'm still thinking about doing that, it would be a lot easier!!

[Gus!!]

Does anybody know how to dothe tappets correctly on these?? They have started to get a bit noisey, when i got it it was so quiet that it was hard to believe it was actually a hcs engine!! And i need to replace the rocker cover gasket as it leaks a lot!! Also gonna do another oil and filter soon!!

[mikeymikeyp]

Its been a long time since i done a set of tappets ,im sure theres a guide on here but ill tell u what i remember
rule of nine means if you have valve 5 open then valve 4 should be closed ,,if 3 is open then 6 should be closed aye
you close one and adjust the other when its open its a 13 mm nut and a screw u slacken the nut and adj with the screw then tighten up the nut and check the gap again with feelers ,now my dad used to do them all the time cos i just wasnt as good as him at it so please dont take this as gossple but he set then all to the same gap which was the smaller of the two

if that makes any sense

[russ-RST]

But they have 8 rockers^^^

They're IS a guide on here in how to do them and the haynes manual will tell you aswell (which is also on this forum)
But basically
Whip the rocker cover off, you will then see the 8 rockers (2 a cylinder) these have a gap between them
And the either rocker arm or spring ( it has been a LONG TIME for me ) this is the gap you need to adjust as over time the constant contact between the two wears down the face on the rocker and increase the gap, giving the awful clappety noise, all you do is turn the engine over, by hand with a spanner on the crank pulley (would be easier with the spark plugs removed) and I can't remember the firing order but each time you get a piston to tdc there will be a cylinder that had relaxed both rockers (they will feel loose) this is when you insert your feeler gauge between the rocker and the valve spring (I think) you need to check the clearances against the recommended , from memory there's a slight difference between the exhaust ad the inlet measurement..
And just do up the 13mm nut ontop of the rocker ( or undo) until the feeler gauge slides in n out nicely , not tight that it pinches the feeler gauge but not loose so it's like a hotdog down a hallway ...
Do this to all 4 cylinder, put it all back together and start her up and admire how quite she is

This is a very easy task and takes 20 mins odd for first time or being very anal

Hope any of that helps

Russ

[jonyb4]

there was a good guide on FG.co.uk

im certain theres one on here too

once you get the hang of it its piss easy, things such as, jack up the drivers wheel leave it on thou, leave it in gear so you can rock the engine

but set the gaps to 0.2mm and 0.3, but again you'll need the guide as i cant remember which sequence for the tighting and which exhaust or inlet is the 0.2 or 0.3

but those measurements will make it very quiet along with an oil change

[Gus!!]

Yeah i have done it on my honda 90 before, but that only has one cylindar to worry about. I guess i'd have to just find out the clearances and
Stuff i
Should probably buy some new plugs as well!!

[Gus!!]

This is how bad the rocker cover has got (i admit i could've cleaned it more often)

[jonyb4]

change the rocker cover gasket, theyre a pittance! literally a few quid

[Gus!!]

Yeah I plan on doing it when i do the tappets, i could maybe paint the cover red too??

[jonyb4]

Mercury grey!

[Gus!!]

I like your thinking, but surely i'd need heat proof stuff??

[jonyb4]

nah HCS's dont get that hot

my zetec cover is done with normal paint and its been fine for almost 2 years, can go a bit flat after a while though, but just a polish will revive it

[Gus!!]

Bought some mhw rear lights about a month ago through ebay, £25 posted so not bad, the bloke keeps making up excuses and i havent recieved them, i am getting pissed off with it and am very close to asking for the money back which i doubt i'll get anyway!!