Used Gtv Pistons

RILEY BOY · #1 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 10:49 AM

I AM TRYING TO FIND SOME USED STANDARD 84mm GTV PISTONS FOR MY SUPERCHARGED PREWAR RILEY. I HAVE BROKEN THREE NEW SETS NOW AND ITS GETTING EXPENCIVE ! CAN ANYBODY HELP?

THANKS

RILEY BOY

**MarcusHMM** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 01:06 PM

Riley,

I have an assortment of pistons that came with the load of Alfa engine parts I bought. Not sure if I have any, but if you give me some pictures and some measurements I can check them out.

Marcus

Biba69 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 06:27 PM

RileyBoy, what a strange place to pick to find pistons for a prewar Riley. Have you been using Alfa pistons? I'd try to figure out what is causing the pistons to break in the first place.

My suggestion would be that After you have figured out what the problem is would be to take an Original piston from a supercharged Riley of the same engine as you have and have custom forged pistons made. Could it be that the head has been milled once too often? Or that the engine has been hot rodded way past what it was originally?

Biba
'75 Alfetta GT - daily driver
'69 Alfa Spider - being restored
'50 Riley RMB - pretty much dismantled and looking for a good home