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[Tom Booth]

Been to visit my engine builder tonight to get some pictures/have a chat and see how the builds going!



Block and crank back from machining, 10 thou removed all journals, Block CNC bored and honed, center cap machined off ready to accept center mains strap





Biiig pile of parts to go back on



I forgot to grab some pictures of my new pistons, but you'll have to believe my there is some new Omega +20 10cc pistons going back in, New Vandervell shells, thrusts, Center mains strap, lightened duplex timing setup, new turbo oil pump, BK450 headgasket and all new payen gaskets, new billet Kent 266MD cam, 180lb double valve springs, new cam followers, new core plugs etc, few other bits and bobs which I forget about to be honest... All the oilway plugs have been removed for cleaning, tapped then fitted with new plugs.

My other minispares bits..



That's all for now, Should be back next saturday, the head should be finished tomorow too!

[Tom Booth]

Engine and subframes out of the car again, Plan of action this time is to pull the engine out, strip the subby and get it painted up again then fit it back in so I can roll the car about etc. Then make a start on taking the interior to bits (again) to fit the bulkhead box!

[Racer_Pete]

Looking good Tom, should be a cracking little engine when its done.
Although painting it BMC Green will only give you an extra 25 not 30bhp

[Tom Booth]

Cheers dude I'm hoping it should be a strong torquey everyday motor, with a little punch for those sunday blasts

Just a few progress pictures....



Seperated again, for the 3rd time in 2 years



Back on all 4's



Engine bay definatley needs a clean up!



The exhaust was taking up a load of room under my desk so I slapped it on, looks good I recon!



Blocked the Poppet valve, needs abit of dressing but other then a coat of black it's ready to go!

My uncle should be commign down this weekend to help weld in the bulkhead box, So I'll be stripping the dash out and heater ect tomorow ready

[jack_marshall]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

[dezshearer]

You managed to tilt your whole garage on its side, top work there!

Keep it up mate.

[buddylove]

Ya, had to look twice to see what was going on Keep the progess up!

[Tom Booth]

Thanks chaps

Got the car ready preety much ready for chopping the bulkhead up and fitting the box in.

Decided today aswell I'm going to go with a stripped out interior in the new year too, interior painted a gunmetal colour like on some of the miglia's, ABS 2 piece dahsboard, new harnesses, 3" straps with aircraft buckle.

I'm going to fit a heated windsceen too so I don't have to have the heater back in too. Should be alright for everyday use I suppose....

[Tom Booth]

Built my xpin Minispares diff today, fitted the crownwheel and managed to get a pot joint stuck on it which I can't get off now. Stuck trying to get the bearing inner race off the old diff case too, bloodey pain in the arse.

[buddylove]

How difficult was the xpin diff to build? tempted to do that eventually.

[Tom Booth]

Really easy to be fair, just a case of being patient with it and not getting ham fisted when it won't go together!

Managed to drift the inner race off the old diff in the end with some boiling water too. Worked really well, An the bulkhead box is going in today

[Tom Booth]

My uncle got the bulkhead box welded in for me today, so tomorow I'll be painting and dressing it up again

[Tom Booth]

Pictures....

Welded in my bulkhead box today ready for me to clean up and paint before christmas so it can harden properly over christmas an boxing day.





Did the same as Nick (bud666) with the actuator clearing piece, left some of the origional box in then bent that back to meet the nearside of the box. I'm well chuffed with how it turned out

My bleed valve turned up today too from Ebay, blooming nice bit of kit for 15 squid I recon!

After speaking to Steve last night on the phone, engine should hopefully be finished for me to collect on tuesday too. Fitted my Xpin diff yesterday too into the box,


Not alot else happened since my last post, just fetched a few other bits that I needed to finish the build.

Next update will either be a painted up bulkhead, or an engine

Edited by Tom Booth, 20 December 2008 - 11:59 PM.

[buddylove]

The bulkhead box looks good Going to give the whole engine bay a new coat of paint?

[Tom Booth]

Near enough yeah, it seems abit daft now to think I'm going to pull the servo and cylinders out now, but it'll make the job easier to paint etc. Such as life thou, Should get it painted before christmas hopefully