LINCOLN
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 10:29:20
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BTW - what is the sperical bearing arrangement on the strut going off the pic?
Stabiliser of some kind?
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 11:44:47
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engine strut... poor mans work cup crossmember [88]
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 15:13:51
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engine strut... poor mans work cup crossmember [88]
In this case that is BS.[;^)] The World Cup X (WCX) member though seemingly the best idea/solution (leaf bushes with the captured bolt) is far too stiff and its ability to properly dampen the vibration of the engine is lost. Unwanted vibration from an engine is damaging. There is also another method to the madness and that is that the engine strut stops the head of the engine from twisting about its axis and across where by taking out the heater hoses and splitting them. Some might argue that the WCX member is the solution, but from experience the next thing to break will be the x member itself. The engine strut solution, allows the original engine mounts to be used and alleviates the twisting that is seen from the high torque of the engine. Weighing up the pros and cons this solution was chosen.[:0]
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 16:14:48
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Where does it mount on engine?
Cannot see many other pics.
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 19:51:21
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I am using 30 yr old rubber leaf springs bushes in my wcxm. These should have softened enough with age to eliminate a some of those issues. Urethane bushes in a wcxm is worse, never seen a wcxm break though. not knocking your setup, my bmw has one from factory, and germans know what they are doing 
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 22:40:11
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Where does it mount on engine?
Cannot see many other pics.
It uses a Bailey turbo damper mounted on the opposite side of the rocker cover
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/12/06 23:04:43
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/13 10:21:12
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Nice setup mark.
you wouldn't have any issues stopping now!!!
how do you like the gt30 turbo??
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/15 20:01:31
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I love fishing [:x)]
....Fishing is good if your catching Flathead[;^)], but I prefer to wakeboard and even more blasting along the water at 120km/h...I also just wanted to write about the route chosen 
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/15 20:06:35
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Nice setup mark.
you wouldn't have any issues stopping now!!!
how do you like the gt30 turbo??
...The brakes are great - I need to change the rear pads and rotors, they are lagging behind now...The GT30 is brilliant, the engine is now not breathing enough, so naturally there will be some mods to follow[(#)][88]..........Also with the Sydney temps below 10C all the time, it is totally berserk...The new geometry settings with the suspension is such a blessing as well. 3.5 deg camber 5.8 deg caster and 3mm toe out...It is on rails...
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/16 20:33:44
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Hopefully it is on rails...on the track. RS2000's dont look good in the holding yard at Enfield for three months[:u]
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/17 17:30:00
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Hopefully it is on rails...on the track. RS2000's dont look good in the holding yard at Enfield for three months[:u]
....We have the club track day coming up[;^)]
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/17 17:46:42
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Top work! quote:
Originally posted by laurie
Hopefully it is on rails...on the track. RS2000's dont look good in the holding yard at Enfield for three months[:u]
Out of interest (sorry to get off topic) is it a police holding yard or a towing companies towing yard ? As a close relative of mine just had $7k + with of parts stolen out of his impounded car whilst sitting in the lot (up here in SE QLD) and neither the police or the towing company will accept liability for it.
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/17 18:47:08
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Its the Police impound yard Unfortunately it happens down here too. The only way you have any chance of proving anything is to take video of the car,the gear in it and the condition of it as it gets loaded onto the tilt tray. Its not a case of if it gets damaged but how much it gets damaged when it is impounded. Best not get into that situation to start with if possible 
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RE: RS2000 COSWORTH - Stock 1986 YBB motor 280.1kW atw
2009/06/18 17:48:35
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I will back you mark on the crossmember. I have tried a wcxm and had to remove it after a month. I have also tried alternative rubbers no change.
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