okay so today I got on with assembling the bottom end considering i have never done this before took me a while to get as far as I did nevertheless i bloody enjoyed it serious cleaning OCD though

okay so to begin: Retapped and freshened up all the threads including water pump etc etc



A swift brake clean, clearing galleries etc etc





Then i checked the ring gap for all 3 rings in all 4 bores



Had to do some filing as some were a lil tight




Ready for assembly





Inserted new shells




I used grathogen not oil as the engine is going to be standing for a while
In with the crankshaft



A torque down




then assembled the timing chain and end covers with brand new seals and gaskets





This was enough for one day, so will continue tomorrow as i have still got to get the sump bolts