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23 January 2011, 10:39 PM
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Something to pass the time.
Got a few things on of late and since they involve a particular make of car, I thought I'd post some progress pics on here.
Block was stripped down and deep cleaned. (Parts washer, wire brush in drill, acid cleaner and a pressure washer
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)Block is away being de-glazed so i thought i'd restore some parts.
More to come. Lots more
23 January 2011, 11:45 PM
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My leg's getting there slowly thanks Dyl - you can't make my crutches go faster can you !! 
doing a great job on the engine there 
keep up the good work ! Hoping it won't be long and I can get to you, to sort the sensor out ! and the oil change and the Brake lines and the .................................................. .. lol
doing a great job on the engine there keep up the good work ! Hoping it won't be long and I can get to you, to sort the sensor out ! and the oil change and the Brake lines and the .................................................. .. lol
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24 January 2011, 07:09 PM
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You must have amazing levels of patience to take that much care and effort...awesome work Dylan 
I can't recall seeing anyone take so much pride in their work (well the non 9-5 work anyway ).
I can't recall seeing anyone take so much pride in their work (well the non 9-5 work anyway ).
26 January 2011, 10:28 PM
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More Progress.
Engine was back today from the machine shop all de-glazed and ready for the rebuild.
will carry on with the rebuild on friday.
And if anyone was wondering what the difference between a closed deck and an open deck its here to see.
The clean one is open deck.
30 January 2011, 09:24 PM
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It's getting there
Well it's going back together, all bearings were plastigauged to check tolerances. bores re-honed and ring gap checked and then rebuilt the bottom end.
the black stuff on the pistons is rebuild paste.
Hope you enjoy my pic updates.
the black stuff on the pistons is rebuild paste.
Hope you enjoy my pic updates.
30 January 2011, 09:35 PM
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Parts for this rebuild are £500 alone. Then its just my time there after.
Drive/push in and drive out for £1k all in. Not forgetting that that includes any machining of the block and heads etc.
Drive/push in and drive out for £1k all in. Not forgetting that that includes any machining of the block and heads etc.
30 January 2011, 09:45 PM
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what bearings did you use standard or acl ? and did you check the block face ? just out of interest why would you have rebuild paste on the pistons lol
30 January 2011, 10:01 PM
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Lee, the paste is to protect the the most venerable parts on first start up. so bores and rings were covered along with all bearing faces.
Taylor, with the amount I have on I really don't know??
Taylor, with the amount I have on I really don't know??
30 January 2011, 11:05 PM
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as i always thought and was shown when training to be a mechanic was you should only use engine oil to cover the pistons/rings and bores as the first few miles of running and bedding in rings is essential to get a good seal and putting build paste on will slow down the bedding in process as it takes awhile for the oil to brake paste down,this is also why it's always best to also use running in oil for the first 200 to 400 miles,
I'm sure it will be fine but just never seen that done like that before
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first time i have seen someone use build paste on pistons and rings as i always thought and was shown when training to be a mechanic was you should only use engine oil to cover the pistons/rings and bores as the first few miles of running and bedding in rings is essential to get a good seal and putting build paste on will slow down the bedding in process as it takes awhile for the oil to brake paste down,
this is also why it's always best to also use running in oil for the first 200 to 400 miles,
I'm sure it will be fine but just never seen that done like that before
as i always thought and was shown when training to be a mechanic was you should only use engine oil to cover the pistons/rings and bores as the first few miles of running and bedding in rings is essential to get a good seal and putting build paste on will slow down the bedding in process as it takes awhile for the oil to brake paste down,this is also why it's always best to also use running in oil for the first 200 to 400 miles,
I'm sure it will be fine but just never seen that done like that before
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I'm sure it'll be fine too,. Nah I have faith in you mate. Still waiting for a few bits to turn up, catch can and pulley still haven't arrived and i can't remember what else I ordered.
. Nah I have faith in you mate. Still waiting for a few bits to turn up, catch can and pulley still haven't arrived and i can't remember what else I ordered.
