Engine Rebuild
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks guys, I need the encouragement to keep spending!
G60pops: the front splitter is a 3.8 RS copy from a German company. Can't find the receipt to confirm where it is from but they supplied the brake ducts and splitters. I would like an original RS splitter but I don't think they are available any more...
G60pops: the front splitter is a 3.8 RS copy from a German company. Can't find the receipt to confirm where it is from but they supplied the brake ducts and splitters. I would like an original RS splitter but I don't think they are available any more...
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Stan, I don't know about you but I miss my car so damn much. It's like a part of me is missing. Keep thinking about her all the time, locked up, lonely, unhealthy and covered at GTOne while I make my mind up - sad, I know.
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I think it was FVD freedman!
Frank: I know how you feel mate. Luckily (or unluckily) I don't use the car much so it spends a good portion of its time in the garage anyway for days or weeks on end sometimes... I like the car to be garaged but it was nice seeing it on the drive under its cover before I put it in the garage, made going to work worthwhile!! It does make the whole thing more of an event though when I do drive it. Ok, now I'm missing it!!
Frank: I know how you feel mate. Luckily (or unluckily) I don't use the car much so it spends a good portion of its time in the garage anyway for days or weeks on end sometimes... I like the car to be garaged but it was nice seeing it on the drive under its cover before I put it in the garage, made going to work worthwhile!! It does make the whole thing more of an event though when I do drive it. Ok, now I'm missing it!!
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Every thread like this gets me thinking about attempting my own rebuild. I have a friend locally who rebuilt his SC engine and can't understand why I would miss out on the opportunity to DIY; saving a bundle of cash, bonding with my car and learning a lot along the way.
Stan, any prediction on what your final cost will be and how many hours invested?
Stan, any prediction on what your final cost will be and how many hours invested?
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I would love to save the cash but the reality is with young kids and working long hours, as well as limited garage space, it is not practical. I would spend so much time researching DIY's that it would take months. There are also many little special techniques I think such that not all engines are built equally... On my headgasketless engine there are no gaskets between the heads and piston liners. The last builder had used gasket sealant to ensure a seal. Apparently the right way is the for the heads and liners to be lapped, like you would a valve into a valve seat. I wouldn't even have known that and might have missed it altogether on a rebuild. I think little things like that make it worth paying the extra for to a pro....
I did rebuild an A Series Mini engine in my youth in the shed at the bottom of my parents garden but I could pretty much carry that from the car to the garden! I changed the camshaft, polished and ported heads, fitted a new oil pump, duplex timing gear, loads of little trick bits and it was a great little engine, except maybe a bit too 'cammy'! Other difference was that cost be about 50p in parts.....!
I did rebuild an A Series Mini engine in my youth in the shed at the bottom of my parents garden but I could pretty much carry that from the car to the garden! I changed the camshaft, polished and ported heads, fitted a new oil pump, duplex timing gear, loads of little trick bits and it was a great little engine, except maybe a bit too 'cammy'! Other difference was that cost be about 50p in parts.....!
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Apparently the right way is the for the heads and liners to be lapped, like you would a valve into a valve seat. I wouldn't even have known that and might have missed it altogether on a rebuild. I think little things like that make it worth paying the extra for to a pro....
Lapping is a suitable technique for bedding in valves because you can adjust the clearances and valve spring heights to suit uneven installed heights. If you lap in heads, any resulting variation in height (which there will definitely occur) will cause issues with distortion of the cam box, ultimately leading to premature wear of the cam bearings, head leaks and performance loss.
The correct rectification proceedure is to surface machine all the heads with the minimum cut to exactly matching heights and either do likewise with the cylinders or replace them with new.
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I'll stick to bodywork photos:
Scuttle has been taken back to bare metal, as have the front and rear window frames:
More rust was found under the sill covers. 911 Bodyshop cut a section of the sill out and re-welded in a new piece reforming the sill indentations:
Should be ready for paint next week. Chris is going to steam clean the engine bay and give it a good polish before it goes back to Jaz for the engine to go back in...
Scuttle has been taken back to bare metal, as have the front and rear window frames:
More rust was found under the sill covers. 911 Bodyshop cut a section of the sill out and re-welded in a new piece reforming the sill indentations:
Should be ready for paint next week. Chris is going to steam clean the engine bay and give it a good polish before it goes back to Jaz for the engine to go back in...
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