Sir Greg Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Sorry......title should read Timing belt cover...doh! After witnessing a pals engine being lunched after a stone became jammed between his cambelt and bottom pulley, I've decided to fit a timing belt cover to my XE engine. If anyone has a spare please drop me a pm with price/postage etc and maybe I'll take it off yer hands. Cheers, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perksy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 *IF* you don't have any luck on here Mate There's a couple on Ebay or it's worth a look on Migweb Alternatively have you thought about an Aluminium plate on the bottom of the Engine compartment, below the Crank pulley Have one on mine and can send a photo if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Alternatively have you thought about an Aluminium plate on the bottom of the Engine compartment, below the Crank pulley Have one on mine and can send a photo if you want I'm intrigued, photos please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ash Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Alternatively I believe Swindon Race Engines do an insert that fills the open spaces between the belt, therefore still leaving it all accessible. But I bet its not cheap. personally I run with the covers on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu999 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Probably the better option, it only for the fact that it you havent got the cover, then you probably havent got the back plate fitted, and all of the cast alloy mounting brackets, rubber bobbins etc. And you possibly have a modded cam cover too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perksy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Alternatively have you thought about an Aluminium plate on the bottom of the Engine compartment, below the Crank pulley Have one on mine and can send a photo if you want I'm intrigued, photos please. Will post Tomorrow night Mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Ayre Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 A friend of mine has just advertised a load of XE bits, including short engines, he may have what you are looking for. Link below: http://www.aswmc.org.uk/classifieds.htm Rgds Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Greg Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thanks for the responses and tips guys. I had thought about fitting some ally sheet plating underneath and that might still be the best option (as Stu points out, the fittings and mountings for the cover have long gone anyway). My fear then, is that the sides are still pretty open (around the wishbones etc) and a trip to a gravel trap could have stones flying through there. Would be good to see the pics Perksy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perksy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 As Promised Obviously as Greg says it's possible for Stones to get in by the Wishbones and think if i was doing Track days and ending up in the Gravel i'd be wanting the Full cam belt cover set-up if it was possible to fit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Mind that bit of yellow string doesnt get wapped round your pullies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perksy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Never could draw circles John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Nice pics, I still wouldn't fancy relying on that instead of the standard cover. I'm sure somebody will come along to disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ash Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I have back plate & ali fiitings if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salexander Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Greg, I've got a front undertray like Perksy's at the moment but just about to do a new one. With protection from kitty-litter in mind, i'm going to extend the tray sideways so it's the same width as the sidepod and then curve it upwards a few inches to try and close off some of the hole between the wishbones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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