Friday, 11 October 2013

Engine building 1

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With this car I really wanted to be involved in all aspects of the rebuild, and Chris the engine builder has kindly agreed to supervise me building the engine. Today we got a lot done in 5 hours.

 

Tappet guide hold downs.

 

 

 

Studs going in.

 

 

Finished with the studs.

 

 

Damage from a loose timing chain in the past.

 

 

Valve spring seat

 

 

Stem seals for inlet valves

 

 

Spring

 

 

Retaining collar

 

 

Secured

 

 

Cam bearings

 

 

Cam bearing caps

 

 

Welsch plugs fitted with Defcon

 

 

Crank sludge plugs; tapping the holes out was nervewracking.

 

 

Plug safely home.

 

 

A man squirts red stuff on my main bearings.

 

 

Mmmmmmm. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In with the crank.

 

 

Bald spot close up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty 

 

 

 

Main caps on

 

 

Torque

 

 

High tech SnapOn musical torque wrench

 

 

 

Quality control

 

 

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