NickandNeil

I am in the final stages of rebuing my Exmo.  It has never been registered before.  After changing my track-rod ends, I need to get the steering tracked.  Does anyone know the specifications to set the tracking before I take it to the test station?

Hi Elliot,

If you go to Nick and Neil's forum this topic has been covered before a few months ago for us.  I have a single webber 32/36 on a pinto 2 litre and have the same problem, you can remove the spacing washer between the carb and the manifold that will save you 10mm.  I obtained aRedline AFB340 filter it was the lowest profile I could find, and that does fit, but still touches the bonnet slightly.  I asked the question why no one made a lower profile one and they said any lower would starve the engine of air.

Does anyone have a set of headlights kicking around in their garage, or just the shells?

Neil

On 10/17/2019 at 1:42 PM, fry61 said:

We are home most of the time now all our holidays for this year are past, shout when & I will give you our address by P.M ; regards Bob.

Great, I will let you know well in advance

On 10/15/2019 at 11:32 PM, fry61 said:

We are only just up the road from you, give us a shout if you wish to pop over for a coffee & natter, can then show the Ka m/cylinder as fitted to Florin.

Both Nick and I would love to pop up and see you, and have a good look at the car.  WE are still getting our exmo ready for the IVA so would love to see how you have solved some of the problems we are going through.  We have taken the option of ordering a master cylinder for the origional Sierra servo.  ( Brumster found one for me) as I wanted to keep the power assited brakes, but thanks for the advice.

I cannot source a new master cylinder or seal kit for my 1984 sierra based Exmo.  The VIN and car reg numbers were removed from the database when the car was scrapped.  My options now are a  second hand unit, a 22.2mm seal kit or replace the whole servo master cylinder in one.  As anyone got either of the above, or can anyone recoment a replacement brake sero unit?

On 10/13/2019 at 9:41 AM, richyb66 said:

Use brute force. The pipe stubs on the reservoir have barbed ends that go in to rubber grommets. Try and lever one pipe then the other. 

Ok, thank you.  I am now finding I cant source the seals as the DVLA removed the vin and registration number from the database that everyone uses.  I know its 22.2mm bore but thats all.  Looks like I am going to have to replace the servo and master cylinder.

3 hours ago, richyb66 said:

You have to remove the reservoir, then inside the front reservoir port, there's a lock pin that holds the piston in the bore of the cylinder. 

Thank you for that.  I tried to remove the resevoir by levering it out, it seemed to move 2cm but no more.  Is it just a matter of brute force or is it clipped in in some way?

I have a 1984 Ford sierra with the 2 ltr engine in my Exmo,  It appears to be the 90 horse power unit.  The brake master cylinders appear to be obsolete.  You can get them for left hand drive cars but not right ones.  I have tried replacing the seals and can easily get the first cylinder out but not the inner one.  The cylinder size is 20mm or 20.0 mm. Has anyone any ideas how to do it.  If not what is the best brake / servo unit to fit these days.

Neil

I bought an unregistered Exmo last year.  I am trying to get it ready for the IVA.  The handbrake is fitted on topp of the centre console tunnel and the cables are sealed off from above and below.  The handbrake is too high and needs adjusting.  The rear brakes are self adjusting drum brakes.  My question is, Is there any adjustment on the handbrake end of the cable, or is the slack taken up by just the automatic cam in the brake drum.  I think i will have to cut an inspection hole in the centre console tunel to check, but I did not want to unless there are definitely adjusters on the end of the cables.

Thanks for that Peter, I will refit the carb without it on and see if the 45mm filter fouls the bonnet this time.

6 hours ago, Peter Bell said:

I ran mine without one for a few years with no problems.

10 hours ago, Peter Bell said:

You may have an insulated spacer between the carb and manifold, try taking it out, will give you another 10mm?

I have attached a pic of the spacer.  Is it there for a reason? I mean insulating or keeping the carb cooler

On 8/22/2019 at 9:26 AM, SFX-Joe said:

What length manifold do you have? I have seen this setup with a filter on before a while back so it must be possible. Have you got any images?

There is a picture of the manifold attached, and also the plate that seperates it from the manifold.

I have asked for advice on this before but the respose was very limited.  I purchased a Exmo with a pinto engine.  There was no air filter fitted, just a flat plate covering the air intake which was about 40 mm above the carb intake.  I purched a low profile filter 45mm which I was told was the lowest profile you could fit on a Pinti withour restricting the airflow.  However when the bonnet is fitted even that fouls against it.

Did the first owner of the vehicle use the flat plate covering the air intake because you cannot fit a filter without modifing the bonnet?  Surely someone has come across this problem before, any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks for all the advice guys, but it looks like the IVA will have to wait untill late Autum now.  Good news is I have finaly got the Vin number from the DVLA.  I have been told to Stamp it on the chassis and also a 'plate.'  I remember reading on one of the forums that the Robin hood plates that were supplied with the kits was no longer acceptable.  We do not have a plate, so how do you know what is Acceptable? and where do you put it?

will check the measurements and get back to you.

On 7/29/2019 at 10:46 AM, richyb66 said:

The servo isn’t repairable but if the pedal drops when you start the engine then the diaphragm would seem to be OK. Plenty of people have used old servos and I can’t think of many occasions when they needed to be replaced due to a fault so I think it’s unlikely to be a problem as they’re generally pretty resilient.

When you say you can’t lock the wheels, is this actually driving the car? If the brakes don’t stop the car then you maybe need to be looking at other causes. Even without the servo you should still get decent braking even if the pedal effort is high. Are the pads new and do they need bedding in and are the brakes bled thoroughly? Not that it’s likely to be a cause, you say the servo is very close to the manifold, how close it is? Is the pedal firm and doesn’t creep down if you stand on it really hard?

All of the Sierra master cylinders are 2 bolt fixings so that’s not conclusive, the angle of the 2 fixings relative to horizontal vary depending on the master cylinder type and the servo is matched to that. Swapping the servo and master cylinder isn’t a 5 minute job so be certain it’s the cause before committing to it.

Thank you for the advice, the Video was very informative.

On 7/29/2019 at 10:46 AM, richyb66 said:

The servo isn’t repairable but if the pedal drops when you start the engine then the diaphragm would seem to be OK. Plenty of people have used old servos and I can’t think of many occasions when they needed to be replaced due to a fault so I think it’s unlikely to be a problem as they’re generally pretty resilient.

When you say you can’t lock the wheels, is this actually driving the car? If the brakes don’t stop the car then you maybe need to be looking at other causes. Even without the servo you should still get decent braking even if the pedal effort is high. Are the pads new and do they need bedding in and are the brakes bled thoroughly? Not that it’s likely to be a cause, you say the servo is very close to the manifold, how close it is? Is the pedal firm and doesn’t creep down if you stand on it really hard?

All of the Sierra master cylinders are 2 bolt fixings so that’s not conclusive, the angle of the 2 fixings relative to horizontal vary depending on the master cylinder type and the servo is matched to that. Swapping the servo and master cylinder isn’t a 5 minute job so be certain it’s the cause before committing to it.

Thank you for the advice,  the front brakes are discs, but not massivly large ones.  Both had new discs and calipers one month ago.  The rear are brake shoes - which I had to get relined as no one stocked the old 1984 sierra ones.  We thought about putting discs on the back but after reading on one of the forums that alot of sevens fail the IVA because of overbraking, decieded to stick wuth the drrums for the present.  |The car seemed to brake sharper at first but we seem to have to press alot harder now to get the same braking.  We were braking hard on the road, sorry if that was confusing.  The pedal seems hard and does not sink when pressed withput the engine running.

Trying to get my Exmo ready for the IVA.  With my foot on the brake pedal, when I start the engine the pedle only gives a little.  If I apply the brakes hard I can't lock the wheels.  Have been told it probably needs a new servo as the car has been standing for twenty years.  Are they reapairable?  It is off a 1984 Sierra.  Should I just dump it and start again?  If so any recomendations off the type i should get, the existing one is very close to the Exhaust manifold.  It has a slave cylinder bolted to it by two bolts?

Looks intereting, could you post the diameter of the pipe and the length of the silencer?

Is it chrome or stainless steel?

How much do you want for it?

What year was your IVA?

Neil

13 hours ago, MarkBzero said:

I have a old small silencer from my crossflow engine that passed IVA. Not sure if it will fit. 

Is there any chance you can post a picture please?

Does anyone have a silencer rolling around the garage that is going spare.  Trying to get my Exmo ready for the IVA and have been told my origional Robin Hood one will not pass the IVA?

8 hours ago, richyb66 said:

Seeing as you have a number of potential fails on your silencer, I'd suggest posting a wanted ad for an IVA compatible silencer. One with a rolled tailpipe end, no sharp edges and one that has previously passed the noise test. 

People have all sorts of stuff kicking around in the garage and you might drop lucky. 

Will post a wanted add now.  Just realised the picture of my exhause did not download, so her it is

another query.  My exhaust points out to the side with a sharp edge , (see Picture)  Is that acceptable for the IVA?

My brother had the origonal Lutus seven, he said his silencer was on the side of the car, but it then was diverted back under the car and out the back of the vehicle.  I have check dozens of images for Sevens but no one seems to take that option, is it to do with ground clearance under the car or is it down to fashion?

Another point, I applied for a VIN number from the DVLA and nothing has arrived yet.  Can I submit the IVA application now and say awaiting Vin number?