Charlie Chalk

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Get on it Jonboy

Turbo Zetec

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it was easy, search for posts started by user in resto room

i'll probably be able to provide some progress pics of the head

Dan

I missed this one first time round, get it sorted mate!

JonnyBravo

don't worry I will

Ah, anytime I had looked it only went back as far as when the server or whatever was changed ?

Progress pics of the head would be good, are you still ok to chop it ? I'm going to research blanking off the water gallery on the side of it too as I don't think there will be the room to get a pipe onto it.

Thanks Dan, hopefully I'll pull my finger out of my arse this time round and actually get stuck into it without being distracted by other projects lol

Turbo Zetec

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we'll chop it off for you

JonnyBravo

Good man

danny_boy699

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looks nice fella keep the updates coming no matter what it costs you

Richie.

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Is it finished yet ??






























Looking forward to a lap at 'The Ring' next year mate

JonnyBravo

Dannyboy- I'll do my best

Richie- ermmm no not yet It will be worth the wait, been watching a fella with a similar engine to mine today and even in fwd is was VERY fast, I can't wait

Turbo Zetec

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i'll hopefully have some scary looking progress pics for you by the weekend

JonnyBravo

Chop Chop literally

Nice one mate, had a chat with Andy yesterday so I think we know where were going with things.

Turbo Zetec

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yes.. we're going for... power!


lets sum up this race...

i have to:

buy fuel tank and pipes
turbo
manifold
management
rear sus (yours)
sort inlet manifold
cams
oil pump
brakes

what to you have to get/do still?

JonnyBravo

More than that

How long have you owned that Escort ? wasn't it already built and painted so all you had to do was bolt it together ?

LOL

Race on although you wont get far without a gearbox

Turbo Zetec

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4 years now! it was painted... white! so its had a partial stripdown and paint already.

interior is in and wiring is nearly done, so at least i have half a car! lol

gearbox is an issue for the future... lots of head scratching due there


i won one of those focus central TB's on ebay the other day, but as i won it for Ł60, the bloke had mysteriously sold it already and not ended the auction!

just found an OBX style manifold on the 'bay for Ł89.99 . bit of modifying for a hanger and some extra strengthening and it'll be sorted!

JonnyBravo

FOUR years

I've only had mine 2 years so YOU are way behind matey.

Manifold sounds good, I'm just going to use a V6 TB as they are about Ł10 lol

Turbo Zetec

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i'm going to use a ford zetec one, as a 56mm one will easily flow 500bhp according to mr norris (have read back though some topics about it)

can't use any rusty vauxhall bits on mine!

Turbo Zetec

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some head progress pics for you...

unfortunately i haven't got any progress pics of the porting itself, but here's what got done today:

firstly, a few poor pics of the porting, it dosen't look half as good on these pics as it actually is!








today came the time for hacking the dizzy lump off the back of the head. andy used the hacksaw for the largest part of it, then i bolted it up to the head facer and gave it a neat finish.







then a quick head face:



one finished 500+bhp capable XE head

JonnyBravo

Oh yes, looks SUPERB

Cheers mate

Turbo Zetec

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no problem at all! you WON'T be dissappointed, believe me

JonnyBravo

May as well post these pics now I have something to fit these in

Piper Double Valve Springs:



Steel Retainers:



Arrow Solid Lifters:



SBD Shims:



Got a few other engine bits already, +1mm vavves, 87mm pistons are on order from Omega and should be here within a few weeks, I pick the block and crank up on thursday and hopefully the other gasket sets then its ready to be built. Dry sump will be the next on the list to order, once that is dealt with I am literally just STILL grrr waiting for the car to come back.

Others pics

Steel rods:



Head studs and ARP's:



Thanks very much again for sorting the cylinder head out so quickly

Lo@der

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chop chop updates, this was looking good.

Charlie Chalk

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When do you think the engine will start to be built?

What you doing for a manifolds?


Good stuff Jonny

JonnyBravo

Thanks Rad.

Inlet will be custom made, similar sort of thing to Gavs but with a Swedish taper style plenum, exhaust will be a Nortech made one like most of the Vauxhall lads are using now

JonnyBravo

Well I've finally got my block back, sadly no pistons to go in it just yet but hopefully sometime this month they will show up.

I've had the block bored to 87mm (86mm from the factory), its been decked and had the oil jets fitted for under piston cooling.
Pics:



Oil squirters machined into the main bearing journals on the block



Seen from above





One polished crank.

RickDraper

James, making my project looks like its making fast progress since 1963 lmao

Charlie Chalk

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Looking good Jonny

What is decking btw?

pig

block skimmed i think rad,glad to see its still going along jon,should be a quick fucker when its done m8y

paul16v

Its when you have the top surface of the block machined/skimmed bud.

JonnyBravo

PMSL @ Rick, I do think as long as I have owned a license you have had that nova WIP I've got atleast a decade until I've reached your point, and thats if you gave up today LOL

Rad, Skimming the block

JonnyBravo

Cheers Pig, lets hope so eh

Charlie Chalk

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Ah thought so, only heard of it as skimming. cheers

Chip

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LETscort

JonnyBravo

for Chip

All this spending is all your fault though

RickDraper

Cheeky fecker! I had a 3 cylinder 432bhp LET on friday!

My issue is now Cunt gets infront of cars lmao

JonnyBravo

I do appreciate all this testing you guys are carrying out, its greatly appreciated as hopefully by the time mine is in the car you will of destroyed most of the potentially weak parts

RickDraper

Then i will sucker punch you down with my development fees ccc

JonnyBravo

I see you have Gav syndrome ccc

Chip

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I'll pay you 10% mate

JonnyBravo

Towards which bit

Chip

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All of what ive cost you on the engine build.

Which obviously includes the money saved on doing a YB

So you owe me money.