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Tony
The cutter can be positioned for different OD seals.

Just adjust cutter (held in position by a grub screw) until both sump and timing cover are both being cut, so a circular out face is the result.

Recommended seal is high speed Viton seal 7mm wide and with the XPAW engine we used a 49mm OD seal, but normally a 47mm OD seal will be sufficient.
Stuart

Bernie

It used to be a common mod on the 12G295, back in the day, to braze up the oilway and re-route it up the stud hole through the head. I had a head like that on my A35. It went like stink, but the deck was a bit thin ;o)

It is not possible on a 12G295 to shave off the amount equivalent to the thickness of the spacers because of the proximity of an oil gallery to the head surface. The spacers are to make the rocker arm sit square on top of the valve. The cam is a new billet Kent 266, not reprofiled.

Thanks Guys, I managed to find one in New Zealand, so didn't need Ed's kind offer.

It’s not just machining the head that changes the geometry. The camshaft can also have an effect, particularly if it is reprofiled and with higher lift.

A friend has an earlyish Mercedes SLk. On paper it appears to be an ideal car. They are not expensive, stylish, well kitted out and not too much electronics. However because of emissions the road tax is £700!

Jan T

Brewer’s Fayre is another one of the group, that are also meant to be closing.

I can’t see the ones that are attached to Premier Inns closing down. Maybe they are the ones staying open, but under another name.

One of my car group member’s has been struggling to fit the beehive springs to the rear brake shoes on his 58 Frogeye. I have always used snipe nosed pliers. To make the job easier for him I made the tool shown in the picture. Works a treat! Why didn’t I make one years ago so as not to struggle with the pliers.

Les
I used to run a Richard Longman 202 head but don't recall using rocker pillar spacers on that. However the 295 head has a large combustion chamber at 28cc, from memory, so it is necessary, if using it on 948, to remove a lot of metal for those that require high CR thus altering the geometry. I actually fitted mine, using its larger combustion chamber, to lower the CR
Have I got a pot of ...

I was wondering what the spacers are for, I don’t have any. However I do have a Peter Burgess modified head - a 12G202.
My original 948cc mk2 Sprite had a 12A185, which I am keeping as, to my knowledge, they are rare.