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[JetBLICK]

what do you mean work to the followers?

[Retro_10s]

looking at the pic he has some wet 'n' dry, which i guess he has re-faced the followers with.

buy new one's, DO NOT re-use them or recondition them, they are not built for it.

[Tarks]

im sure he has just deburred them and checked they are perfect.

As followers need to be slightly rounded so they rock giroly when faced to each other,
this helps them constanly spin in the engine as a static follower would destruct in no time at all .
For this an oil stone is used first and wet and dry to soften any scuffs.

checking cam lobes and followers for sharp edges or imperfections is a very good thing to do on a high spec builds or any type build!

Edited by Tarks, 10 January 2007 - 10:26 PM.

[jameswildcooper]

looking at the pic he has some wet 'n' dry, which i guess he has re-faced the followers with.

buy new one's, DO NOT re-use them or recondition them, they are not built for it.

there new ones

and as tarks says thats what im doing. going to get this engine spot on and running sweet as a nut

[JetBLICK]

fair nuff, thought it would be something like that, i was just wandering

[miniallsort]

nice james keep it up

[jameswildcooper]

Hoping to start putting it together soon just a few more little bits to get

[Retro_10s]

im sure he has just deburred them and checked they are perfect.

As followers need to be slightly rounded so they rock giroly when faced to each other,
this helps them constanly spin in the engine as a static follower would destruct in no time at all .
For this an oil stone is used first and wet and dry to soften any scuffs.

checking cam lobes and followers for sharp edges or imperfections is a very good thing to do on a high spec builds or any type build!

yeah i know this, just checking he wasn't 'reconning' them as I have seen done before... shameful lol.

Looks like it's all coming together mate! keep up the hard work!

[Tarks]

Hoping to start putting it together soon just a few more little bits to get

who putting it together lol

anyway it will be a cracking engine when built

[camp freddy]

well if im honest V8 mini is my dream car to build and its all my dads fault as he built a V8 MK1 capri back in the day cruising at 150 and did somethinig like 70-80 in first gear which is just mental and i still have the V8 badge off of it ready to go on the mini

also my uncle has a rover V8 just rotting away in his barn......

insurence is a right bummer but would be good fun to use on the tracks if you could get the handling spot on i reckon

Hi James did your dad know a chap called Ken Barrow who who lived in Birstall, he used to build
hotrods?

[camp freddy]

surely you don't need an intercooler, a supercharger sucks cold air and fuel through the turbines
and forces directly into the head,. The air doesn't become hot like in a turbo set up.
plus the intercooler is positioned between the turbo and the carb / injection, to
help cool down the air from the turbo before it enters the carb.

sorry if you know this but from what i know you don't need an intercooler.

[jameswildcooper]

tarks i hope your going to give me a hand lol

camp freddy

im going to give it a try as a few people said it should work if it dont then its no loss as i got it free through work anyway lol

[mini93]

you do have to remember when air is compressed it heats up, leading to less efficiency and you can still lower than charge temperature anyway due t resonate heat around the engine

[jameswildcooper]

cleaning the garage out and was bored when i stumbled across a spray can and did this

[JA1987]

You must have been realy bored.