smoke on over run :-(

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:49 am

As Im now building my 4.6, is it worth having a mass purchase, see if we can blag some extra discount!!

Post by **Coops** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:51 am

try it mate.

Post by **Coops** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:33 pm

Hope to have the engine back with me end this week/early part of next,
just paid half the bill,
so its looking good.

Post by **Coops** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:48 pm

The engine is finished

hopefully being couriered tomorrow, so should have it here early part of next week

Post by **Coops** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:25 pm

Its here already, as in 8.30 this morning

passengers side,

drivers side:

and yup think that means its mine:

the block needs degreasing, and still has some swarf inside the valley area stuck to the sticky brown shite, but that will be cleaned down this week,

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:10 pm

I bet you're well chuffed mate. There is something about top hats that looks 'just right'.

How long do you reckon it will take you to get it back together?

Post by **Coops** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:08 pm

chuffed, im like a dog with two tails.

noticed the head locating dowles are missing, so need to contact v8d about them, there is also a mark on the face where it looks like a flat blade screw driver has hit,
that may of been done in transit, otherwise yup im happy,

the block is all cleaned now and all swarf removed, bores been oiled, and cam coated in compcam engine asssembly lube, and slid back into block,

the pistons are already to have the rings fitted and have started checking the rings in the bores for ring gaps.

bearings arrived from Realsteel today also,

hope to have the engine together and back in the car this weekend

Cam lubed and sat in block, you can see the mark on the face above cylinder one,

Does anyone know what these numbers may mean???? as wernt there when block went away,

Flywheel now even lighter, not weighed it yet was 11.2kg i think when it went,

Post by **Coops** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:34 pm

UPDATE:
flywheel is now 10.2kg,
so yup its lighter

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:48 pm

Is that a standard cast flywheel?

Post by **Coops** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:00 pm

er yup

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:14 pm

thev8kid wrote:er yup

OoohErrrrr

CastleMGBV8 · Post by **CastleMGBV8** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:37 pm

Tony,

Great to see you have it back, looks like a nice job and see thay have decked the block as you have lost the engine number, did they leave the top hats a bit proud or level with the decks?

Should have a bit more compression anyway, probably .25/1 if they took 10thou. off.

With a pre broken in cam you only have to bed in the rings and your set to go, have fun.

Kevin.

Post by **Coops** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:49 pm

the engine number is still there but very faint,
the liners are flush mate,

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:19 pm

friggin' heck mate. I had my current flywheel lightened by about 5 pounds which I thought was ok. It was a Rangie flywheel which I think is a bit heavier than an sd1 flywheel, so I had it taken down to 27lb.

But not to 10!

If that thing holds out I think I might just have a standard one lightened. Let me know if you lose a leg!

sidecar · Post by **sidecar** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:48 am

ppyvabw wrote:friggin' heck mate. I had my current flywheel lightened by about 5 pounds which I thought was ok. It was a Rangie flywheel which I think is a bit heavier than an sd1 flywheel, so I had it taken down to 27lb.

But not to 10!

If that thing holds out I think I might just have a standard one lightened. Let me know if you lose a leg!

A case of mixing up kg and lbs going on here!