Old 06-09-2011, 09:18 AM
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Tank Mike
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The engine parts have finally arrived back from the machine shop!- Engine part porn inside this post!

After shite service from a local machine shop, they have finally delivered the goods and appart from there crap customer service, there work is as always TOP!

Work I had done:-
Pistons weight matched
Rods end to end balcenced and weight matched
Flywheel skimed
Block Faced
Block Bored
Block Honed
Crank chain gear and cambelt gear keys
Full rotating assembley balanced.

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First job was to repaint the sad looking block to smarten it up a bit

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Then I had to measure all the ring gaps to make sure they're all correct for aplication.

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Once I was satified with the ring gaps, the rings could go on the pistons, and the pistons onto the rods.

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Next it was time to full clean the pistons and rods after putting them together and totally cover them in oil before putting them into the block.

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Next is a big order from renault, Bearings, Gaskets, Seals to finnish off the bottom end. Then I can start work on the head