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.

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

Oh dear and the motor was overhauled only recently?

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Chris

Everything I like is either
illegal, immoral or fattening.

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.

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

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.

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

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 ....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Well I thought since he was taking to to get line bored...

Fine then, you can't have them!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

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!!

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

That's NICE

Look out for gafmo

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

Holy Bling Bling Batman! Nice bob! It's the bling that you can't see that makes your car run harder

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Verrrrry nice! I saw it yesterday in the flesh...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

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

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

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very nice work.....the stud on the left looks like its been helicoiled.....

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"Show me the Mini!"

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!!)

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

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

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You'll probably be quicker than me - I think Wheelspin will be my major problem!!!!!

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!