LET the rebuild begin

[poita]

crap mate i know how you feel.
the local holden here bent 20 valves in mine, 4 the first time, then wen they 'fixed' that they bent all 16. like wtf.

hope you get it sorted and running again soon mate

[richymotor]

just wondering if this has got near completion yet steve? i think you got bored of us coming round and doing nothing lol we just wanna see it drive.

may pop up on my own if you're about this weekend as jon is looking a rex's

[bodgetastic]

Progress..... its too DAM cold for progress.

Plan is starting to take shape though. Engines looking a bit bear at the moment.....



And hears where I wont be eating christmas dinner lol



Pistons have now been sent off for a bit of work and when there back I can start the rebuild. Some gorgeous carbon wrap turned up to keep my manifold warm over the winter ...

And carbon heat sheild for under the bonnet.....

[richymotor]

f me, it's finally arrived then. looks good ... still looks like a b***h to put on though.

you doing any more tomorrow?

[v6 steve]

looks like santa's been, good luck with it cant wait to see it some time

[bodgetastic]

looks like santa's been, good luck with it cant wait to see it some time

lol, wish it was santa

Been having a look at the oil sandwich plate tonight. Changed the oe one for a mocal and decided its probably a bad idea, clashes with the drive shaft and with a few more heavy knocks would of lost all the oil. You can see the damage hear...



Quite a bit different compared to the oe one which will be going back on tomorrow....

[richymotor]

get some work done on your car for once!!!! lol

[bodgetastic]

yes yes, ive done diddly squat over chrimbo due to work and its also been uber cold to think about it


Pistons are back from having larger pockets machined......







And are now ready to go back in the block.......







Started to wrap the exhaust manifold with the volcanic ash. Just waiting for some more to turn up as they cocked up the order.









Still hoping to be running by mid Feb

[richymotor]

i think we should delay it and put my arches on

[Stupink]

for the love of dont give him anymore excuses lol

[splinter]

Mate i hope this is going to be ready for the shows i want to see this car
Great work & alot of love has gone in to this one mate.. Good on you.


Bodge , i hope you have cheaked it all this time as mine was still not right , thats why i had to take more of mine..

I got mine back like this.





Same je pistons.

[bodgetastic]

for the love of dont give him anymore excuses lol

Ive got plenty of excuses although am kinda looking forward to taking my angle grinder to the skyline.

Mate i hope this is going to be ready for the shows i want to see this car
Great work & alot of love has gone in to this one mate.. Good on you.

Bodge , i hope you have cheaked it all this time as mine was still not right , thats why i had to take more of mine..

I got mine back like this.

Same je pistons.

Cheers Ian, im still confident it will be running for Coombe although I doubt it will be mapped by then. I havent taken anything off the top of the pistons but have double and triple checked volumns and am happy with the compression ratio bearing in mind I am running a different gasket to yours. Planning a plasticine build when I time it up so I will check piston to valve clearences then but im confident it should be ok.



Too late now though, I can no longer see the garage floor through the block

[splinter]

Looks great bud

So what power you after ??

[bodgetastic]

Looks great bud

So what power you after ??

Id just be happy to see some boost before it goes pop again

[splinter]

Oh dont say that mate.

Its taken you so long to do this mate it would be nothing but a real shame if it did that .