Ebony Black 4x4 Saff
29-06-2016, 11:20 PM
#43
few updates
rear brakes back together
Engines home. Planned on just doing a little refresh, strip and re-paint / plate some parts, but in true cossie fashion, never than straight forward. Stem seals leaking on the exhaust side so heads coming off.
Bit of paint turned into top end rebuild FFS.
on a brighter note, the Cam cover cleaned up ok.
rear brakes back together
Engines home. Planned on just doing a little refresh, strip and re-paint / plate some parts, but in true cossie fashion, never than straight forward. Stem seals leaking on the exhaust side so heads coming off.
Bit of paint turned into top end rebuild FFS.on a brighter note, the Cam cover cleaned up ok.
09-07-2016, 10:35 PM
#46
Well the valve seals were shagged but so were the guides as well. so the heads been sent off for replacement guides and a snapped stud replaced. On the plus side it has plenty of meat left on it, no measurements below 139mm.
Bottom end was a different story. obviously had a refresh at some point recently. not put together very well though, and loads of shite in the sump for the pump to suck up and ruin the bearings pump. again by a stroke of luck, the crank survived only needing a light polish, and is still on standard big and main bearings. its recently had new 0.5 oversized Mahle pistons as well, and the bores are still showing hone marks so cant have been done long ago. so looks like the engine is getting a full build as well.
Should have the head and block back in a week or two, readly to reasemble.
Bottom end was a different story. obviously had a refresh at some point recently. not put together very well though
, and loads of shite in the sump for the pump to suck up and ruin the bearings pump. again by a stroke of luck, the crank survived only needing a light polish, and is still on standard big and main bearings. its recently had new 0.5 oversized Mahle pistons as well, and the bores are still showing hone marks so cant have been done long ago. so looks like the engine is getting a full build as well. Should have the head and block back in a week or two, readly to reasemble.
10-07-2016, 08:10 PM
#49
was put back onto a new bottom end build like that by someone 
loads of nice pieces of wire wool, old gasket and general gunk, finished off with a new oil pump and the oil pump bolts tightened on with a chisel and hammer because the torx bolds were stripped. was obviously too difficult for someone to fit new bolts oh and plenty of the usual kitchen / bathroom silicone sealant in place of proper gaskets.
got to love the way people treat their pride and joy
loads of nice pieces of wire wool, old gasket and general gunk, finished off with a new oil pump and the oil pump bolts tightened on with a chisel and hammer because the torx bolds were stripped. was obviously too difficult for someone to fit new bolts oh and plenty of the usual kitchen / bathroom silicone sealant in place of proper gaskets. got to love the way people treat their pride and joy
26-07-2016, 09:48 PM
#51
Few more bits finished. Block and head are back from engine shop. crank still on standard mains and big's just had a light polish. block as been rehoned, head has had new guides, seals and reground valve seats, light skim.
stripped and painted with Halfords Satin Black engine paint.
Head masked up and painted with Halfords VHT Silver paint.
throttle body stripped, cleaned and repainted.
water pump repainted and pulley Zinc plated.
thermostat housing cleaned and painted, bolts re plated.
all tappets have been stripped, cleaned and re oiled.
rest of intake parts and engine mounting painted
cam cover cleaned up and chromed oil cap replaced with an original item.
stripped and painted with Halfords Satin Black engine paint.
Head masked up and painted with Halfords VHT Silver paint.
throttle body stripped, cleaned and repainted.
water pump repainted and pulley Zinc plated.
thermostat housing cleaned and painted, bolts re plated.
all tappets have been stripped, cleaned and re oiled.
rest of intake parts and engine mounting painted
cam cover cleaned up and chromed oil cap replaced with an original item.
26-07-2016, 10:33 PM
#52
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Looks good, wouldn't you be better off just buying new tappets?
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27-07-2016, 10:17 PM
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Just give them a good hard tap on a flat hard wood surface and they pop out. cleaned them out with carb cleaner, pull the the centre apart and do the same, regrease and pop back together. submerge in a bowl of fresh oil and pump them until they fill with oil. job done.
Yeah, avoided the "cosworth tax" and found a local sierra breaking as they are the same as far as i can tell.
Yeah, avoided the "cosworth tax" and found a local sierra breaking as they are the same as far as i can tell.
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03-08-2016, 09:24 PM
#64
Fuel rail and injectors cleaned up
there were a few little touches missing from the engine, so managed to get them from Burton's to make it as original as possible.
Plug Lead bracket
Throttle body support bracket and anti vibration washers.
Dipstick bracket
Cams fitted with new bearings, seals etc, cam pulleys, bolts and washers zinc plated also. All timed up and filled with oil.
there were a few little touches missing from the engine, so managed to get them from Burton's to make it as original as possible.
Plug Lead bracket
Throttle body support bracket and anti vibration washers.
Dipstick bracket
Cams fitted with new bearings, seals etc, cam pulleys, bolts and washers zinc plated also. All timed up and filled with oil.
04-09-2016, 08:33 PM
#67
update
Little update. Its been niggling me that one of the cam cap nuts wouldnt torque down 100% so decided to pull the cam cover off and retap the hole on that cap. used a time-sert install rather than helicoil.
ordered a replacement front Diff as i wasnt happy with the play in mine. Thanks to Parcelforce dropping the replacement and cracking the bearing carrier, I am having to use the carrier off my old one. so while its apart, decided on a new bearing and seal kit. just waiting for the delivery of some genuine SKF ones that have been a bit difficult to source.
ordered a replacement front Diff as i wasnt happy with the play in mine. Thanks to Parcelforce dropping the replacement and cracking the bearing carrier, I am having to use the carrier off my old one. so while its apart, decided on a new bearing and seal kit. just waiting for the delivery of some genuine SKF ones that have been a bit difficult to source.
04-09-2016, 08:42 PM
#68
shell is coming along. last bit of welding getting done this week. due to someone welding a plate over rot, we ended up chopping back to good metal on the rear corner sills, and welding in fresh plates. by the time the outer sill and arch is added, seam sealer applied and painted, should look spot on.
05-09-2016, 11:24 PM
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The front diffs on saph cossies are adjustable to take up the play. I only found this after changing mine because of play and I decided to have a look at the old one on the bench one day when I was bored and found its adjustable to take up the play 😭😭
05-09-2016, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gcfcos
The front diffs on saph cossies are adjustable to take up the play. I only found this after changing mine because of play and I decided to have a look at the old one on the bench one day when I was bored and found its adjustable to take up the play 😭😭
Suck eggs u prob already know lol, just thought I'd mention it in case not matey
06-09-2016, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisa3
yeah, all diffs are adjustable for setting the backlash. the play in mine is in the planet gears, you can re-shim them, but shims seem to be hard to get hold of.
12-09-2016, 05:27 PM
#75
More work done on the body. wheel well and surrounding metal covered with stone gaurd. the other areas that have been cleaned back / replaced have been covered with Indasa Spray sealant with the optional factory finish gun.
Puts a mint standard finish on the car. Cant wait to see it painted at the end of the week.
Puts a mint standard finish on the car. Cant wait to see it painted at the end of the week.
30-09-2016, 02:30 PM
#76
underside painted
little update.
new ford alternator, drive belt and tensioner fitted
Finally the underside has been painted. decided to try and get as near to the original colour as possible. looking through hundres of colour chips and this was the closest.
Once the paint had been applied, the sides and rear wheel well have all been dusted back in black as per the factory paint.
new ford alternator, drive belt and tensioner fitted
Finally the underside has been painted. decided to try and get as near to the original colour as possible. looking through hundres of colour chips and this was the closest.
Once the paint had been applied, the sides and rear wheel well have all been dusted back in black as per the factory paint.
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