Ows

my bottom ends recently stated knocking, so i whiped it out, thougt id post some pics of it so far

















a whole lot of pics, ill get some more up when i make some mor progres, makinga parallel fuel lines tomorow

beter picture of the botom end, totaly knakerd

bighead

iTrader: (1)

nice work m8 ...wish i could do that , not sure on the green though

Ows

im just learning as im goen on lol, learning loads to, thought id be difrent from the red inlet and blends in with the car, i dont even like green haha

NUTTYNICK

Who did the work on the head ports?

What are you going for out of interest regarding the bearings? Are the crank journals within limits or is it a 'new' job?

Respect to giving it a go at the side of the road though. I thought I was 'hardcore' with doing all my work on the estate car park

Ows

wel i got ful botom end and main crank bearings from flat4online and their acl bearings,

i did the work on the ports myself, hope they look ok, havent don it on a scooby engine befor, only on a forest raly mk 2 golf, haha

unfortunantly iv always had to do any work on the main road ish wherever iv lived, not to bad supose, aslong ase you dont mind getin wet at times, haha

NUTTYNICK

I'm no expert on head porting at all, just interested

It would be good to see what difference it makes.

Keep the pics coming as you go along if you can, they make better reference than any description. I've built up a few Pug engines in my time, and now how usefull these sorts of threads are.

Might even show that you don't need to spend a fortune on getting an engine rebuilt if you're prepared to have a go yourself.

Ows

ifound it alot eysier than i thougt, think the hardest thing was lifting the engine out of the car without a crane!ha,

got the exhaust manifold to port once i get mor tool bits, ill get some mor pics as im goen, hopefuly itl be back in within the next month,finance allowing,

Ows

right, nex issue, instaling the pistons,

just to check iv got this right:

-position required rod with small end at piston pin hole

-place piston ring compresor on piston

-with ring gaps at like 10 past 10 (clock)

-close compresor and place in cylinder bore mouth

-tap the piston down into cylinder

-keep going till every thing lines up

-piston pin in

-circlip in,

job done, is this correct?

thaaank u

merlin24

iTrader: (1)

Dont forget to put the other circlips in the pistons before you fit them in the bore's.

BlooSooby

Don't forget the gudgeon pin offset..........if you have one

Ows

i new id forget suming, put the first piston in and hmm, somethings mising......dohhh

Ows

any tips for lining up the rods and pistons, iv tryd to instal one of the pins and it goes in to one side of the piston then stops and wont budge how much force should it need to get them in?

merlin24

iTrader: (1)

The gudgeon pins should be a hand push fit once you have lined the piston and rod up.
Did you check the pins slide in the pistons and through the small end of the rods by hand prior to fitting??
You quite often get a burr in the piston when stripping the engine down.

Mick

Ows

im going to have to re open the block enyway, think one of the rods are on the wrong way round!compleat pis take!

mike799

i like the look of the green it's different
hope you get it all sorted.

Ows

ai cheers bud

iv re split the block and am going to replace the small ends! uggghh

Ows

wel after i found iv somehow cocked up the piston instaling because i think couple of the con rods were the wrong way round,

hears the reason you dont hamer in the piston pins!



because iv had to re split the block iv decided to paint the block.





cam covers going green



how it will begin to look

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

Ows, for the craic why not call out the AA or RAC complaining that you can't get your car to run...... Make sure you're ready with your digital camera or cameraphone, ready to immotalise the mechanic's look on his head, as he lifts the bonnet ...