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Author:	MrBob [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:36 pm ]
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At it again today. Most stuff organised for the piecing together of my new engine. Started assembling it and torqued down all the main bearing caps. Cranky no spinny. Hmmmm. Loosened off centre cap. No difference. Anyways long story short - end cap looks like some tool has hit it with a hammer previously and it was about 3 thou bent. Just enough to stop crank from spinning nice and freely. We checked the old bearings, and sure enough found the one with one side abnormally worn. Dont want it fully linebored - just line honed to get it back to normal size. Unfortunately this could take until some time early next week and I'm back at work on Monday. There goes me assembling the engine under GR's supervision and learning as I go!! Oh well.

Author:	Chris [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:45 pm ]
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Oh dear and the motor was overhauled only recently?

Author:	MrBob [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:56 pm ]
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Yeah. I bought it as a "Brand New Never Started" Reco motor. Lasted a week and a half originally Rebuilt as a slap together because I had spent all my money buying the car and getting it running. Now we can spend some time on it, we can afford to be finnicky. Damn GR is thorough - good to see someone care about their work so much.

Author:	Lillee [ Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:11 am ]
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Crickey bob, I hope that's the last setback you have touch wood. I was wincing when I openned this thread. I was praying that it wasn't something too big... I guess you found the reason why the last crank died? Let me know if you need new caps... I have a set here.

Author:	drmini in aust [ Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:52 am ]
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Caps are not interchangeable between blocks, they would always need line boring and sometimes are just too far out of alignment for this to happen. Easier to make a new one, from hi-tensile steel ....

Author:	Lillee [ Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:13 am ]
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Well I thought since he was taking to to get line bored... Fine then, you can't have them!

Author:	MrBob [ Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:51 pm ]
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Thanks anyway - the offending cap is only 3 thou out on one side and the other 2 are fine so no dramas. Hoping to only have it line honed, not line bored anyways. I've already got the bearings so I hope I don't need another set!! Anyways, on a better note - Graham Finished my head. He was proud of it and told me to post some photos of it on here. Looks nice eh? Nice polished ports!!

Author:	Mini Mad [ Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:52 pm ]
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That's NICE Look out for gafmo

Author:	Lillee [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:46 am ]
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Holy Bling Bling Batman! Nice bob! It's the bling that you can't see that makes your car run harder

Author:	drmini in aust [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:39 am ]
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Verrrrry nice! I saw it yesterday in the flesh...

Author:	MrBob [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:13 am ]
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Yeah I thought so. On the Bling front, Since I had to wait for the crank, and now the block, I've been using Grahams Linishing and polishing machines. I've buffed up one of his SU Manifolds and also Darren Polished up the top of my SU for me. I scored an old looking Alloy Rocker Cover and I'll try and give that the treatment too - pity the rest of the engine bay is going to look crap!!!! I love the polished alloy look - looks better than chrome I reckon

Author:	9YaTaH [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:19 am ]
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[/quote] very nice work.....the stud on the left looks like its been helicoiled.....

Author:	MrBob [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:26 am ]
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9YaTaH wrote: very nice work.....the stud on the left looks like its been helicoiled..... Why wouldn't it? Every other part of this engine has been butchered by the previous "engine builder"!! (I put that in inverted commas as I use that term only very loosely to describe that bastard!!)

Author:	aaron [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:30 am ]
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Graham does a nice job blinging parts, he just blings parts that really do give Horsepower. So bob, how am i ever going to keep up with you in a motorkhana now, you have ALL the go fast bits! Putt putt has no chance! Cheers Aaron

Author:	MrBob [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:10 am ]
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aaron wrote: Graham does a nice job blinging parts, he just blings parts that really do give Horsepower. So bob, how am i ever going to keep up with you in a motorkhana now, you have ALL the go fast bits! Putt putt has no chance! Cheers Aaron You'll probably be quicker than me - I think Wheelspin will be my major problem!!!!!

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