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[Guess-Works.com]

Ebay purchase didn't pay off, engine advertised as SC gearbox and drops, after stipping had neither... not chuffed at all !!! not having a good week...

But, Main strap is now done, £5 local engineering firm, can see them getting some more business...

Back on with the build....

More piccies later...

[Boab]

Yeah, get off the computer and do some work on that engine

[Jammy]

You going to get on at the seller about the box?!

[Guess-Works.com]

Have been in communication with the seller... More later..

Here's the Center main strap installed, all shiney an new :grin:

Edited by GuessWorks, 18 June 2005 - 06:54 PM.

[Guess-Works.com]

I also finished of putting on the the timing gear, and timing the cam. This being an early kent 290 degree scatter cam, it was set @ 106 degrees. But the surprising thing and shows how useful an adjustable drive is, when I put it on set with the original timing from my old 276 ( set @ 104 degrees) the actually timing was 110 !, that's a 6 degree shift in timing and is all down to the positioning of the woodruff key on the cam.

[Guess-Works.com]

That was Yesterday... today, I thought I would give the gearbox the once over, the synchro on 4th had been playing up, and I wanted to drop in the GT 1st motion and Laygear to chage the ratios...

To my horror I spotted a crack in the web which retains the third motion (double roller) bearing. Basically curtains for the case...

Edited by GuessWorks, 18 June 2005 - 07:02 PM.

[Guess-Works.com]

This necessitated the complete strip and rebuild of one box today... but this did present me with the oportunity to gaze at the Tran-X X-Pin dif for a while though.

Oh. took loads and loads of photies, so will be doing a how to on that aswell, letting away some of the trade secrets :cheese:

[Guess-Works.com]

The gearbox is now complete, I changed to using an A+ (large Idler) case as this gives me the option on using both types of drop, so when I do get some s/cut ones I'll be able to convert fairly quickly, but I still retained the A series GT gear set. Also meant that I could use up one of the boxes which I could not get clean enough on the inside for a customer box, hence why it looks a bit dirty on the inside..

[Jackman]

OOOO Pretty

[TimS]

looks mint... so what the news from the Ebay seller? id want my money back inc. postage

[Guess-Works.com]

Lets just say he's had his final communication from me, the next ones a summons.

[Ade]

ooooooh Shiney bits :grin:

[mini_sam]

a nice set of bits you have got there GW :tongue:

[TimS]

yum... i like the diff! what have you got planned for that crack! i can emagine the words that came from your mouth when you spotted it

[Guess-Works.com]

I have the advantage that I'm not short of cases so that one on the scrap pile now.. it was mare the fact that I had to spend a day stripping and rebuilding the thing into another case... which I may add is now stuck to the bottom of the engine...

More piccies in a bit..