I would suggest a session on the rollers is needed just to be on the safe side
Lots since last post. The engine just never ran as nicely as it did before the cam pulley dowel issue. Carbs were serviced and rollers session suggested something else not right. Turns out valve guides damaged so engine out and the following done...
Gates belt
Gates water pump
Goetz rings
Secondhand Hepolite flat top pistons
Glyco bearings ends and mains
ARP flywheel bolts
Elring Head bolts
Elring top end gasket set
Elring lower gasket set
KS oil pump
Torx back plate bolts
Piper double valve springs
Piper mechanical profile camshaft
Piper followers
Thicker spring platforms made
Crank balanced
Flywheel lightened and balanced
Block skimmed
Block honed
Head skimmed
Valves lapped
Head assembled with new stem seals mechanical followers adjusted for valve gap clearance original followers, steel spring retainers and REC valves used.
Block cleaned and painted, assembled using original ARP con-rod bolts, secondhand pistons fitted to original rods, removed most of dents from sump and painted, supplied longer bolts/washers for sump fixing, spacer made for timing belt back plate all timed up, standard pulley used (original was damaged) re-drilled to accept locating pin giving correct timing
Compression ratio is now a far better 11.5:1 rather than the original 10.5:1
The head is actually the Blydenstein big valve head I got off Boffer8 (Ben) some while ago, seemed like a good time to change things.
Anyway all back in the car now. Will update after a session in the rollers again...fingers crossed
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Last edited by AndrewC; 02-06-17 at 02:35 PM.
Looks stunning. Curious as to what it'll do on the rollers once it's bedded in. 👍
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One day I'll start a build thread. One day...
Should work a treat mate, good spec engine that now
If Carlsberg did Motor clubs, then IDMC would probably be the best motor club in the world.
So how did it do on the rollers?