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[Camshaft1982]

looking good.

I only have one question though, how well is the engine going to run with a 12g295 head?

I'm only asking because I have no idea and I just bought one for my 998cc

[Thorpsta]

looking good.

I only have one question though, how well is the engine going to run with a 12g295 head?

I'm only asking because I have no idea and I just bought one for my 998cc

I believe it the best head you can get for an 850 so i'd say quite well, not sure if i'll be keeping it on there yet though

[Thorpsta]

Done some final work on the head last night, all but 1 side is totally clean and it's been given to dads friends to be fitted with unleaded seats




I gave the 4 exhaust valves a quick once over




Next up was to get the engine in a easier place for me to do the dreaded clean, I let dad do the majority of this as it's his area and if I broke something I wont be to blame

Removed the bell housing




I did know the name of this bit but I've forgotten




Flywheel




Fly wheel puller



Fly wheel




Clutch, not seized or anything but there's a chunk broke off that we couldn't seem to find, not sure how that ended up in there



Clutch plate




Engine mount removed





Water pump



Now can't remember what this was, I'm going to say start motor bolt :S



A lot more anti freeze came out with the water pump





Next up was the oil filter



Cracked the nuts then took the distributor off, followed by the filter



Then blocked the holes up



32 year old oil




Not sure what to call this, but we took it off



Took these off, also forgot the name of them but we got some brand new old stock ones of ebay



1 off



2 off



Looking rather... "Mini" eheh



More 32 year old oil






Looking eve more.. "Mini"



Removed some studs



Head studs removed




Then got ready for the dreaded clean, I scraped most of the grease off, tomorrow I'll wash it down

Edited by Thorpsta, 26 April 2013 - 04:55 PM.

[ToM 2012]

looking great bud. give it a few weeks it will look like new again.

[Thorpsta]

looking great bud. give it a few weeks it will look like new again.

I wish I could skip those few weeks, I hate degreasing and cleaning enough as it is It's all worth it but majority of it is such awkward angles

Edited by Thorpsta, 26 April 2013 - 04:55 PM.

[Thorpsta]

Done a fair bit of cleaning this afternoon, got a dead line of 3 weeks to get the engine cleaned, painted, running and in the motor

 

I'll let the pictures do the majority of the talking

 

Pile of parts, went out and got that gear box knuckle thing last night

 

 

engine mount

 

 

timing eye cover

 

 

something to do with the clutch

 

 

Fly wheel

 

 

Casing, scraped the majority off, I'm doing this tomorrow

 

 

Bell housing, I was gonna stop here which is why it's dirty on the inside, but I decided to carry on

 

 

Another water pully, I'm going to clean this one as the other one is rusted in awkward places to clean, this one isn't

 

 

Clutch bit, it's dirty but I got that with some sand paper

 

 

Pile o' parts

 

 

Unfortunately we ran out of etch so they get red oxided

 

 

 

 

[Thorpsta]

Done a fair amount on the engine today, casing is all clean but I forgot to take a picture of that.

First I soaked the engine in a few coats of Jizer to get a majority of grease and gunk of it, left it over night then took it into the shed

 

 

 

Can you tell what it is yet?

 

 

I noticed this MOWOG stamp was starting to grind of so I thought I'd photograph it before it did

 

 

 

 

That was as far as I got due to a foot injury I can't stand for long

 

On another note, the wiring loom has arrived

 

[Thorpsta]

Engine is fully clean, I wont be able to do any work on it till Wednesday when me and dad are going to build it up

The head is almost ready, 3/4 seats are in and the 4th seat is ready to go in... once it arrives, for 10minutes of work its delayed us putting it together for painting by another week

 

I'll let the pictures talk

 

 

[Thorpsta]

Well, the camera is playing up again so the majority of these pictures are terrible, sorry

 

 

The first job was to remove the remaining studs of the side and give the gears a wash down in petrol

 

 

 

Washed these down in petrol aswell

 

 

 

 

Cleaned the studs up then did a test fit

 

 

I'm really unsure whats up with my camera, if you zoom it in slightly it will sometimes focus, takes about 30 attempts for one decent picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ba-tat]

Your camera might need a sensor clean, or it might be in a low light environment and struggling with the auto focus. Is it a DSLR or a point and shoot? If it's a DSLR then switch to manual focus for a bit to see it it's that.

 

The test fit shot is excellent, which makes me think it is a DSLR camera.

 

Anyway - enjoying the build - keep updating!

[Thorpsta]

Your camera might need a sensor clean, or it might be in a low light environment and struggling with the auto focus. Is it a DSLR or a point and shoot? If it's a DSLR then switch to manual focus for a bit to see it it's that.

 

The test fit shot is excellent, which makes me think it is a DSLR camera.

 

Anyway - enjoying the build - keep updating!

 

Thanks

 

I wouldn't know, I'm going to hazard a guess at a point and shoot, the majority of the photos on here I've taken without a flash as it blured quite a bit with a flash on, I've given it a over all clean and I'll see how it goes tonight

 

Here's a review if it helps

 

[Thorpsta]

Done a fair bit since the last update, my hands are sore from grinding in the valves

 

Fly wheel is in

 

 

Then whipped out the AirFix paint to mark the timing points

 

 

 

Stuck the pressure plate on then the bell housing

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaned this clutch cylinder, forgot to take an after picture though

 

 

Looking alot better now

 

 

 

That was yesterdays work

Went and picked the head up today, unleaded seats are fitted

 

 

Then I started the long...tedious grind.. of grinding the valves in. Managed to get 5 done in a day which isn't too bad

 

 

 

 

While I was doing that dad put the gear knuckle on and gave the shaft a clean to get the mud and grease out, then refurbed the cylinder you saw above

 

 

 

Not long till paint now!

 

 

[Jmccrary]

Wow....engine is looking new...what all did you use to clean it...may have missed that part

[Thorpsta]

Wow....engine is looking new...what all did you use to clean it...may have missed that part

 

 

Thanks

 

I scrapped some of the bigger clumps of grim off with a scraper and air gun then gave it a good soaking with a engine brush in Jizer, the engine brush brushes dont move and are like a rock, gave it a few scrubbings with that and let it dry up over night as it evaporates and takes grease with it then spent just over a day with a wire brush on a drill for the engine block and gear box, then for the bell housing and casing there was a wire brush on a grinder

[Jmccrary]

Cheers mate...keep it up!