Benn's on going build

That confused me, 2nd to last picture seems to be reversed so everything under the bonnet is the wrong way round. Lol.
Had a good look round your car at billing 15, respect for the amount of work that's gone into it.

lol Selfie shot to get as much in view easily.

Thank you too :)

Lovely work as usual Ben

Lol didn't do much, but thank you.

When is the best time to remove your engine?
Clearly when its 2deg and starting to snow, so that's what i did.


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Sadly the pic doesn't catch the snow... Here's where i started. Pass shaft out, starter wiring off, loosen mounts and then attach the hoist.


Angle box end right down. Lift out the top.
I'll admit, it's not as easy by your self. But totally do able. As always something was still connected.. Dan spotted the oil lines where still on..lol


Couldn't find my engine trolly... Used my laying down board instead... Works well.


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Leaving me with this.
Pushed the car back into the garage so i can work on it in the warm ish garage.


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That was enough on Sat. i was frigging freezing!

Roll on Sunday.


Here's 1 reason i've got the engine out, this was a temp cover, that due to time i had to have on longer than i wanted.


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Under it, plus the old brake line hole and T piece bolt hole. That can all go...


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Marked up the cover, so i could make a plate up...


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Copy that on to metal, i wanted to fill the hole flush, for easy and better finish.


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Then to this..


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Then this, backing plate, with hole plated welded on, ready to flush the front off...


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Back.


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Welded in.


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Due to not being able to get my grinder in there i've not done the brake line hole. Waiting the new bits for my belt sanding then i can get in there and get that done too.


Ground off and sanded back to flush.


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Light skim of black fiber glass.


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That's it for now... More soon.


Oh bar my obsession with things matching the colour of the car....
New welding mask. Is soooooo nice. And almost matches!


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Spannering around freezing point. You're mad. 😁

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Great work Ben ,you are a better man than me I lasted about an hour before I gave up and went back in to the warm !

Big turbo upgrade for the engine now?? Phwoar! lol

Nice work and respect for cracking on in this weather,I was out the same time stripping an engine on the front garden,really wish I still had a garage