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Title: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: Lee.C on April 11, 2013, 18:23:47 pm
Well as always.... as the title says.....My old manx has has its engine removed & Sold :(

As far as I know the "Car" was sold with out its engine and gauges...... I am not too worried about the gauges as these were "another" set of empi gauges that Alan the guy I sold it to fitted but I am a little worried about that motor  :-\ :'(

Alan had it rebuilt by Dan simpson to a 1776cc with everything else the same (ie my carb set-up and other cool parts) but he did put a new "manx style" exhaust on it... it looked pretty cool, he only did approx 300miles on the rebuilt motor and then removed it! I always wanted to make it a 1776 as this would have just been the cheery on the cake, It took me YEARS to get all those parts together and I am just hoping that the new owner (whoever it is  :-\) doesn't split it all up and sell it all off  :'(

Does anyone have any info on the buyer of my old motor ???

Has anyone heard anything  ???

Pleaseeeeeeee let me know  :)


Title: Re: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: leec on April 12, 2013, 13:03:27 pm
Surely this happens all the time though? It may not be sad news, the new owner may love and look after it just as well as you did :)


Title: Re: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: Lee.C on April 12, 2013, 17:51:47 pm
yeah agreed but this little motor was kind of a big element of the "Whole"  :-\

And I did put ALOT of time and effort into that carb set-up but like you say I am sure the new owner will love and treasure it  :)


Title: Re: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: speedwell on April 12, 2013, 19:53:33 pm
yeah agreed but this little motor was kind of a big element of the "Whole"  :-\

And I did put ALOT of time and effort into that carb set-up but like you say I am sure the new owner will love and treasure it  :)
you know lee , when you sell the car , you never know what will happen to this one, we all want that the new seller will keep it as we built it , but when you sell it the new owner can make what he want with is car , but i will have the same react as you iIf it would arrive to my car


Title: Re: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: Russell on April 13, 2013, 01:11:30 am
Think of the poor owner who sold you his beetle lee !


Title: Re: Sad news.... My old manx has had its engine removed & Sold :(
Post by: Lee.C on April 13, 2013, 12:19:16 pm
Think of the poor owner who sold you his beetle lee !
I should shut up now

VERY VERY good point...... I think I should shut up now  ;) :) :-*