Fantastic pictures, espeically of the work to the crank
Shame you havent got a before picture as well!
Originally Posted by Alg1k
Interesting thread
I just hope people can afford the F**k UPs
IF they try building an engine for themselves
after reading this thread
But i suppose you have to start somewhere
I WOULD rather attempt building a lesser engine first
Like a daily run around
Than having a go at building my performance engine that i had just saved and saved up for all the bits
And then finding
I hadnt done it right
and it all having to come appart
Not a negative post all though it may sound like it
Just want people to be aware it isnt as easy as it sounds
AS you stated Chip this is very VERY basic engine build
It will take you a long time to list every mineute detail
Good luck
To be honest mate i feel you have TOTALLY missed the point.
My own take on things (i may of course be wrong!) is this:
Anyone who was thinking of building an engine anyway and thought it was a walk in the park and just needed assembling in the way i have started the thread off, will see from this thread (when its finished) whats involved, and be MORE likely to take it to an engine builder instead as when you start to think about things like a crank having 2 thou of taper being enough to kill your engine and needing the equipment to find out if it has or not its likely to put you off building one not encourage you to build one.
Also when someone like Stu quotes you a grand, and if you ask for a breakdown will probably tell you that 800 of that is 2 days spent "measuring and machining things" and only 200 is to actually build it, you are more liklely to understand WHY it costs that much money
(NOT actual figures!!!!)