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Threads were eventually repaired by The Thread Dr who was good value for money when compared with the cost of the Bigsert kit ($600ish delivered)! EGR pipe has been removed, cut down & capped. Now I just have to clean up the fasteners, order a few more items & reassemble…

Yes it did crash a few times & I wondered why lol! Thx

The manifold is at another fabricator now but I needed to check some measurements. I finally downloaded a CAD program & found it’s pretty accurate when compared to my measure by eye n ruler method! I haven’t got time to create it all on CAD since I’d have to teach myself, so this is just for a...

Yes not a small undertaking but now the herd is much smaller so it’s far more achievable! Skye is still in my possession and I’ll remove her from my signature when she goes. So all I have left is Moby & Goldeneye. Plus some spare parts of course. Moby will be sold whole to make undercover room...

I haven’t needed to undertake this work so far, but I do have a few spares which definitely need to be fixed. The mounts could be 3D scanned & maybe even moulded in urathane which is obviously stronger but harder than rubber

Well it seems no one was curious on another thread so I’ll post a separate one here… This car will likely be my last 6.9 & was purchased to replace Moby; which I’m sad to say is beyond viable repair & will be sold in due course. Skye (the Fangio car) recently sold so hopefully the new owner will...

Well this one is interesting!! Manual conversion with 3 fuel tanks! 3.5” exhaust but not sure if it has any other engine mods. Seems like it started as a US model with big bumpers & low compression… Sharing the vid with a Roller & Lamborghini so it’s in good company!

This definitely looks more promising that a helicoil repair esp their ‘big-sert’ option.. https://timesert.com.au/

Yes I’d only consider a hybrid but it seems to me the PHEVs do have issues with practicality. The new Nissan ‘concept’ seems logical but I wouldn’t call it radically economical to make it a worthwhile exercise. I’m leaning towards a Mazda, but only if it drives well & is practical in the real world

Who cares how it looks when it sounds that good lol?? Really my point of posting (apart from the interest factor), is that in every one of the V8 models lies the potential to sound that good….

I did sell it but agreed to help the new owner get it running. I’ll have to audit what bolts can be reused & what must be replaced

I’m currently trying to decide what might be a good option for a daily. PHEV or maybe the new Nissan ePower?? Based on fuel savings alone, it could take BW 19-35 years to pay off the investment, so I doubt I’ll be upgrading anytime soon but rapid tech developments are no doubt interesting.

So what was your findings?? Would you buy one?

Yes I might be able to get some new bolts. One of the threads has been damaged so much I may have to double helicoil that one!! Ie an oversized helicoil before the correct size is inserted

No doubt lots of intake & exhaust mods with different cams & lightened valve train & rotating mass. Seems the possibilities were endless before they pulled the plug. I feel this car was the predecessor to the Sauber Mercedes C8 & that Melcher from AMG may have been involved

Here’s the full story of the C111

Turn it up!! I thought I posted about this one before, but I couldn’t find it despite several searches. Is this a C111? Notice any significant people??

I’m about to purchase a tap & die set to chase n clean all threads. I’m wondering if all bolts should be replated & not just cleaned prior to reassembly? I’m not keen on them re-corroding, seizing & snapping again in the future…

Latest pix. I have to drill out & helicoil two bolt holes since they were butchered by someone else (at least the broken bolts have been removed now).

I wonder if that W140 V12 was the one I saw not long ago at Lorbeck’s?