Well it's been a busy time at DP, pretty much ordinary day to day stuff and sadly too busy to be able to keep up with the blog, but here is a bit of a snap shot in pics.
Frankie Chow from Hong Kong in a great twilight shot with his immaculate 16v:
Geir Slåstad's stepson slides his Evo around a snowy Norwegian track:
Chilean Felipes beautiful clean Fiat 125, currently on 8v power, but soon to be upgraded to 16v with a few choice bits and pieces we sent over to help:
Pauls Mk1 Punto gets a 16vt engine:
We supplied the parts and he did the building with a few tips over the phone now and again, lovely clean and neat job - this should be one of the quickest Puntos in the country.........
........... He's going to need it if his Mrs finds out how much he spent on it and sets off after him....
Frenchman, friend and customer Sebastien Perraud gets down to some serious drifting!
Having a play around with different exhaust manifold designs with our modelling kit:
This is what happens to OE cast pistons when they are getting a bit old and overstressed - they start to break down due to fatigue. A good advertisement for forged pistons in a modified engine if ever there was one - it would have made a real mess if it had let go completely, only the crown was holding it together, the crack was very similar around the other side too.
The engine was still running, although down on power due to broken rings, the intake charge was pressurising the crank case and blowing oil out all over the place. Another piston would have given it a further 'budget' lease of life as the bores were unmarked, but not much point really, it will be getting the full treatment and some pretty special components.
A couple of great shots of Australian Tino Lionettis 8v in amongst the other lancias
Time for a break:
Creme Brulee Sir?
Yeah, even the hallowed Jaffa cake gets put to one side for something a bit more upmarket sometimes. :-)
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