My Engine (update)

[krobinson]

Steven Gault, who's reconditioning my engine is posting on my local forum, updates on the progress of my engine! Here's the first:

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well I have it in bits, and it shows that the previous owners werent that caring about oil changes.. but being a vauxhall its pretty robust, just needs a 010in grind on big ends. Mains will polish.

Check out the stained colour of these components.


Also measureing up the crank prior to ordering shells.

http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/pistons.jpg

http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/crank2.jpg

http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/crank1.jpg

Steven

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Keith

[SKoob]

any guess on when it will be ready?

[NovaNeil]

Do I spy some Throttle Bodies :lol:

Getting there Keith, good luck with the rest of it.

[krobinson]

any guess on when it will be ready?

Engine, another month or so, alot of work still to be done!
Car, another few months, i'm skint lol


Do I spy some Throttle Bodies :lol:

I WISH!! They're for another customer's car, i'm sticking to a 32/34 webber for now. MAYBE 40's later!

Keith

[Jim]

Do I spy some Throttle Bodies :lol:

Hehe, thats what I thought :)

Should be good when it's done Keith, keep us all informed :)

Jim

[broony]

You sure have a lot of work on the go dont you!

[ollster]

thats a nice engine on your avantar broony :wink:. Hows it going mate have you had any problems with it?

[Will]

how much you paying for the strip down, rebuild, new pistons etc

[broony]

Hey ollster! Yeah its goin sweet at the mo! :D How are you gettin on with your motor then?

[Alex Mac]

keep up the good work

[Philsutton]

i just started my rebuild on my V8 yesterday, considering its not been used for a long time, i.e it had leaves in the inlet and plants growing on it :lol: it is surprising good condition. I never realised how expensive it would be for a rebuild until you start looking at buying replacement parts.
Good look with it anyway.

[krobinson]

how much you paying for the strip down, rebuild, new pistons etc

It should workout around the 850 mark. However i needed new hydralic tappets because they were worn. Cost me 91 quid from vaux

[krobinson]

Now thats not very far, you got the fcuking engine for nothing, well if you don't want it box it you and give it back

You have to consider that there was 140,000 on that engine, with 4 previous owners, one being Dessie Orr, I will give you the all steel crank which i had in the engine, so get him to check that

You can ask anyone, I change my oil every 2500 miles

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

wow.. calm yourself mate.. everyone else will agree, it was a joke, no need for that!

Keith

[broony]

Its good to see your doing everything properly. No expense spared eh!

[krobinson]

Update:

Valves are burned and need replaced, also guides need replaced. All sorted now cos i got some new valves quite cheap.

He's also modifying my Pully wheel to have the same effect as a vernier pully!!

Keith