done a bit today

Finished painting the engine


Standard subaru water pump, ready to go on.


Lateral sump opened up, ready for a quick trial fitting


The baffle of the sump


Water pump in place, with sealant between face of pump and the block.


RCMS oil pump raedy for fitting


Pump fitted in similar manner to water pump. Also, new oil seal installed.


Dry fit of the sump. Pretty impressed!


Steven

 

Looking good Steven, gonna fit the headers whilst it's upside down..???

 

Not a rusty bolt in sight What paint is it, Steven?

 

Some stuff from Halfords VHT Aluminium effect. Think i put too many coats on block, oh well.

Ron, headers will be going on last, but before the engine goes in, its a lot easier, especially with 3 bolt headers. Aiming to do a full mock up, whilst on the engine stand, including down pipe, wastegate and screamer.

 

What a work of the fabricators art that sump is.
Hope you will paint it/anodise maybe?
Graham

 

Looks really good Steven, I'm quite envious of your project - I'd love to do something similar with mine

F

 

Got any more pics of the sump I can only find 10 of them on this thread

Andy

 

My sump or the prototype?

 

I'm confused, Steven, why did you spend so much time painting your Aluminium Block and Heads, Aluminium coloured ?

---john---

 

because they looked mucky and crap. no other reason. Dont ask me why, but i got it into my head a good while back, that it has to look mint under the bonnet, and tbh, thats whats taking the time.

 

Pimp

 

Maybe, but i wish i had it in my hill climber.
Might (would?) catch the EVO's!

We want more pics.(and progress)

Graham, with a weedy 2 liter.

 

nah graham; paint adds weight

 

The car is staying in full trim this year, for as long as i can, including leaving the dog guard in.

Will try take a couple more pics later. Progress is a little slower than i hoped, because i am still awaiting some bits, so just doing bits i can think of doing without affecting progress.

Dropped some stuff off yesterday for blasting clean, tried the nitromors but didnt have the patience. Also getting some stuff zinc plated.

Then need to collate everything that needs powder coating, and get that done

 

looking good, nice and bright.

 

It stops the alloy going all dusty, corroded and 'old' looking. Bit like using steel wheels paint on steel wheels

 

Andy, what's the black paint you used on your engine?

 

I can't remember to be honest, I suspect it was the same as Steven used (as I recommended it to him !) only in Black....obviously

 

I have tried that, only it seems to dry very matt, yours appeared more "silk" (sad I know)

 

Just as a thought...don't you feel that by painting the block and heads you are in some way adding additional insulation and thus reducing the cooling efficiency?

 

No

 

Andy Painting the block black always seemed a little odd to me, very gard to spot any sort of leak going on, especially oil.

Then again maybe you dont want to know

 

If anything you will spot any leaks sooner on a nice clean painted engine.

I did think about the weight gain Tim A painted matt black engine will emit more heat than an unpainted (or painted) silver one.

 

In theory it should andy, but that is assuming perfect heat transfer from the aluminium to the paint to the air.

Now; take a bare aluminium vessel and fill it with a hot fluid then compare the measured fluid temperature against the outside surface temperature of the vessel, and time how long it takes to drop say 10 degrees. Repeat this with the same vessel that is painted in a colour of your choice. The painted vessel will loose heat more slowly...where's Pat, he could come up with the full scientific ecplaination for this...in detail

 

Yes spot a leak more easily on a freshly painted block, painted in any other colour than black!

 

It really was for aesthetics, and simplicity of seeing things.

Quite wierdly, the Block has dried (to a fasion) in a matt colour, whereas the heads have dried shiny. Both were cleaned with thinners before hand. I just hope the block sorts itself out once it heats up.

I hated the way my 2.0l towards the end, and my 2.5 looked **** when you opened the bonnet. I dont want that to happen this time.

No work done today, helped someone change a clutch.

Steven

ps Tim, your waffling again

 

I think your 2.5 looks

 

LOL, i put a lot more effort into putting it into your car, than in mine

 

that looks sweet and it make my effert look a bit ummmmmm well not as nice as yours

http://matthew5162.fotopic.net/p25572450.html

wishing i had painted mine now lol

matt

 

LOL My wife would say i had gone too far moving the engine into the house

Looks tidy.

Some people say why? or Whats the point?

I honestly cant answer them, other than it looking good, as well as it going good.

Steven