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[RawlinsGTR]

Now you've got something clean to put in the engine bay, reckon you're gonna use more than a bucket of water to wash it when it's done? 

[MiniJosh92]

Now you've got something clean to put in the engine bay, reckon you're gonna use more than a bucket of water to wash it when it's done? 

 

Can't go wrong with a bucket and sponge!

[MiniJosh92]

Nearly got it stripped down anyway -

 

 

Edited by MiniJosh92, 10 March 2015 - 08:59 PM.

[MiniJosh92]

Well the pistons have arrived. I have taken the block and head to Specialist Components for all the machining work to be done.

 

 

So while all that is away I need to crack on with the gearbox. Got it stripped down and need to clean out all the bits of piston and valve! Got a nice new cross pin diff ready to go in.

 

 

 

 

[MiniJosh92]

Found the offending valve head when I was cleaning out the gearbox -

 

 

Got the new diff all assembled and ready to go in - 

 

 

 

Just waiting for all the machining to be done now.

[java gt]

I will be keeping an eye out for this at the IMM,if you see an Irishman under your bonnet don't be alarmed as I will be bearing gifts of beer in return for a look at this.Will SC be building the engine or are you doing the assembly yourself with one of their build kits.

[MiniJosh92]

Will be trying to figure out how it all goes together myself.

 

I have collected everything from specialist components, best get building now! -

 

 

 

[java gt]

Like Christmas morning only better.

[SAL 821X]

Good god that heads a thing of Beauty Josh! 

 

What's all the weld round the ports though just out of interest?

[MiniJosh92]

Good god that heads a thing of Beauty Josh! 

 

What's all the weld round the ports though just out of interest?

 

Isn't it!

 

The head had some damage to the flanges around the exhaust ports and some snapped studs which they have repaired for me. A common thing on these heads apparantley.

[Ben_O]

Can't wait to see this lot together and working Josh.

 

Very nice

 

Ben

[Mini Manannán]

Yup, I'm looking forward to this too.  Lots of pics please Josh

[MiniJosh92]

Got the short engine built up today -

 

 

 

 

Very odd to be fitting a camshaft with no lobes! - 

 

[peter-b]

Wow, a no lift cam, that's different.

Edited by peter-b, 23 April 2015 - 11:36 PM.

[MiniJosh92]

Well...

 

Was not done in time for the IMM so had to go with an old 1293 engine I had. IMM was absolutely brilliant. Now back to normal and have got back on the 16v engine when I've had a few spare minutes.

 

Got the gearbox all finished and back on, clutch etc all on. Got the head on the block -

 

 

 

Put the cams in but, have hit a problem -

 

 

 

The head is held down with 10 longer A+ head studs which I had to cut down about 5mm and chamfer the tops off, BMW head washers & A+ head nuts. It is still very close to the cams. On the front end of the cams the cams are a larger diameter and on the exhaust cam it is touching the head nut.