engine for a spider

[insayner]

hi all at betaboyz. need a new engine for my spider.tryed ebay with no luck found a engine to find some one had rehorn the bores 3&4 was no good .tried finding oversize pistons no luck.i no a rebore and new piston wound be better. try to find the cheapest way to go any help most great full steve.

[Oldbones]

have you seen item 270341300181 on ebay

cheers

Oldbones

[HFStuart]

BTW you can buy oversize pistons from Bayless in the US  http://www.baylessfiat.com/

That's what I've got in my Spyder.

Stuart

[insayner]

thanks for that look at bayless great found some pistons but with the pound saw weak cost with shipping will be very costly.steve

[HFStuart]

$84.40 was what he charged me for a huge parcel of bits.

Even though they're cheap cars to buy you can't rebuild a Beta on an shoestring. You said an electric fuel pump was too expensive - now shipping is too expensive ?? Both are a lot cheaper than trying to make twin 40s work on a VX engine !

You want a decent bottom end that's going to last,  you might get lucky on Ebay but a more reliable route is to acknowledge that a few hundred quid will mean you don't worry about it for many years.

Stuart

[insayner]

thanks for the reply stuart i no you are right i could keep buy engines that are no good but money is a bit tight at the moment    she will have to sit in the garage in till things improve. or i could sell my wife and kids  i wish.                                                                                                                           steve.

[HFStuart]

What happened to the old engine ? - I it looked to be running pretty well in the pictures from Santa Pod.

[insayner]

found low compression on no 3 cylinder it was corrode has if it had standing water in the cylinder looks like it has been like that for a long time.1.2.4.cylinders was carrying no3 cylinder.she run really well considering.i bet power was a bit down did have a 2l coupe about 10 years ago saw i wound not remember the difference in the power.by the way it was great fun  at santa pod just hope more betas go this year it was a bit billy no mates last year.                                                                                                               steve.

[HFStuart]

I suppose if you're giving it a bit of sitck the low compression doesn't matter so much as the gasses don't have time to escape.

I might be pesuaded to turn up to Santa Pod  - it depends on where the car is and how many panels are attached ! What month is it or was it just a run what you brung ?

[insayner]

retro show is sunday 12 july 2009 and yes you can drag what you bring.last year weather was great but the rest off the country it was really heavy rain.