brucers GT/LET wip.

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i got cracking on with getting the crank out of the xe engine. took it to work so i can use the air gun, the crank pulley bolts wernt too tight once the airgun got hold of them.

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eventually got the crank out, im quite surprised how good the insides of this XE is. anyway, i opened up the oil pump to inspect the gears. now should i uprate the gears to steel ones?

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got the LET block back to mine so i could clean it up ready for paint.

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used a grinder with wire wheel attachment and drill with numerous wire attachments. came up really good and didnt take as long as i thought.

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got one coat of hammerite on at the moment. will be going back out soon to put a second on.

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thanks for looking.

bruce

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) looks amazing so far cant wait to see the finish when its all done:thumb:

Good progress as always :D

that block came up well fella , will look in to the clock's that you want for you in the morning .

keep it up

Looking sweet mate, giving me many ideas ;)

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Originally Posted by scottish

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) looks amazing so far cant wait to see the finish when its all done:thumb:

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cheers dude, shouldnt be too long now. i hope.

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Originally Posted by The Simps

Good progress as always :D

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thanks simps, i try not to update little things. nobody wants to see that.

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Originally Posted by kevster

that block came up well fella , will look in to the clock's that you want for you in the morning .

keep it up

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yeh it did! was contemplating laquering the bare metal. lol.

that would be great, let me know.

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Originally Posted by Nova_Tek

Looking sweet mate, giving me many ideas ;)

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thanks buddy, we all play a part in other peoples cars. as you know ;)

been in the garage to day and no sine of the clock's ,so they must be at work i will let you know once im back at work fella

update

his week i got on with the engine, gave the block a wash inside and out, then air lined it dry.

cleaned up the crank and fitted the new mains bearings with plenty of oil. followed the procedure in the haynes manual using sealer on the rear bearing cap. torqued it down and hey presto.

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removed the old rings off the pistons, cleaned out the grooves then fitted the new rings and shells

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got all 4 pistons fitted and temporarily attached to the crank as my ARP's hadnt turned up yet.

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to which the ARP rod bolts turned up yesterday. have got to make a small chamfer on the conrod caps as per instructions.

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today i got the block back on the stand awaiting the further rebuild

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finished painting the dash and interior side sills

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fitted the dash back in place

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i refitted the front section of the cage to make sure it still fitted how it should and to see how close it was to the electric sunroof surround.

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also received these yesterday from colin smith, dash clocks and seat guides.

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the week to follow i will strip down and rebuild the head ready to fitted. have got numerous other things im trying sort out so hopefully turns out ok.

thanks for looking

bruce

Excellent work :thumb:

Great progress mate, getting there soon