My Supercharged V8 Capri Conversion

Post by **Coops** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:13 pm

I can confirm I shall be taking delivery in the morning,
of my crank, new forged pistons, new con rods, mechanical cam, new innovate dual wide band controller, errrrr what else lol,
48mm trumpet base is on back order from Rob at V8D nd should be with me in a week or so,
Anyway I shall be at last engine building this weekend,
be short motor first as need to get the push rod length sorted and ordered before I can check valve to piston clearance
house to my self and burgers and sausages in the freezer and beer in the fridge sounds like a perfect weekend

Post by **Coops** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:23 am

Have some parts to start playing with now ;

Post by **Coops** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 6:59 pm

Had an awesome day yesterday, and had a good feeling for the weekend,
crank fitted and spun over smoothly,
conrods fitted to pistons and the double spiralox fitted to the pistons,
gapped rings to the first 2 pistons, fitted first piston every thing was fine spun over smooth still by hand, fitted second piston and it locked up solid,
cut long story short they haven't machined the journals correctly and its pinching up
we tried two rover conrods too on the first journal just incase they machined the big end faces of the Lunati rods wrong, but the rover rods also locked up solid,
everything is all stripped down awaiting collection to go back to the machine shop

so close yet so far,

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:18 am

poop that's bad....is the journal not round or too big or something ?

Post by **Coops** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:50 am

Hi Stevie,
when they offset ground the bigends and reduced them to fit the chevy rod journals the never machined the crank journals wide enough to take the rods etc,

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:57 pm

Crap news after the long wait, seems like whoever you pay to do anything these days they only do half the job or a piss poor one

Post by **Coops** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:35 pm

a little update:
all went back to machine shop,
and came back a week later, still pinching up, its a possibility the little ends are now pinching up on the pistons, we don't think the little ends have been machined down enough to fit the pistons,

SO everything is away yet again,

I WILL GET THIS BUILT >>>>>>>

Diamond Forged Pistons & Lunati Chevy 6" H Beam Rods,

1.9" Inlet Valves, 1.6" Exhaust Valves, Not Much Room Left

Post by **Coops** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:18 am

Just been informed that the short motor should be back with me this coming Saturday
And now turns over with the pistons all fitted

Post by **Coops** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:59 pm

click picture for video of the engine turning over by hand at last

Post by **Coops** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:42 pm

New 44mm trumpet base arrived today,

Post by **Coops** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:32 pm

Busy old day today,
manifold opened out to match the new trumpets,

And with trumpet base fitted,

Short Engine Came Back Today Also

Crower 50305 Mechanical Cam,
Crower Mechanical Lifters,
Kent Fully Adjustable Cam Gear Set,

Setting TDC

Setting Dial Gauge On Cam Inlet On No1

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:21 pm

Looking good, what was making the engine nip up ?

Post by **Coops** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:46 pm

Not enough taken off of the little end widths on the rods,
was pushing the pistons over tight in the bore etc,
Have also found out today the inlet valve just slightly touches the piston on intake stroke so pistons coming out again to have reliefs cut into them,
I will get this engine built if it kills me lol

Post by **Coops** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:36 am

Pistons are now away having valve reliefs cut into the crowns as the valves just touch. So no clearance. Not good news.

Post by **Coops** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:43 pm

Hope to back engine building this week
fingers crossed its for the last time