-beefy-

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lol doing me best fella,

ill get some pics together tomorrow


beef

-beefy-

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ok folks , as always the computer crashed halfway thru updating ,

so here we go again ,

got the diff stripped today so send down to mark , upon inspoection shes mint, no wear at all and tight as a drum ,

so that will get new seals and shout be ok ,


started on he head








exhaust





my weapon of choice


basically the plan is for around 450 hp , and the head will flow near that as standard , so it wasnt a case of opening them wayyy up , more a mild going over , sharpen up the intake of the ports a little and then a smooth of the casting marks ,

i was deffo weary bout doing this , as i can be a bit ham fisted , but karl kept an eye on proceedings , after all im no fucking nick warples lol ,

i popped home and got the cometic inlet gasket , and was pleasntly surprised




id of thought id of been out side the gasket line ,so theres a little more to play with , but seeing as i have work tonight , ive roped karl into port matching the inlet and head to the gasket , and just giving a little more of a fettle where he sees fit ,

also picked up a 6 paddle clutch plat off the bay , cheap as chips ,


also had a good mate of mine fab these up at work ,



no not rocket launchers ,

there my new rear turrets , i know they look huge , and they are but only 15 % of what you see there is going to be in the car , better to take off than add on ,

and with my eccentric top mounts in




big thanks to tony @ nuts-r-us for the mounts, they were origanally destined for the front , but as ususal mark @ mk msport had a rather trick set hes making up for me more on them later ,

also thanks to md cos , for the new wheel ,

i give you one slighly curbed comp 18x 8 et 33 6 spoke




got it for a bargain , so ill use it to mock up the required offset and what not , then buy a new set from reyland ,

oh and it will re furb lol , so it will be going in the boot as me spare lol ,

tomorrow im going to have a tool made up to put my valave giudes in when the portings done , i would of hade two made for the stem oil seals but it seems ive used my set when over hauling daz aka cragrats cylinder head for him eailrer in the year doh ,

so ill gave matt lewis a call tomorrow and get a set orderd up , then get the head back together as soon as i buy my newman double valve springs ,

jimbos almost done with the pistons , just bowling them down to my low comp ,

so they should be back shortly,

beef

coswurv

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coming along nicely Beef, good head work going on there, Paul.

CozzyKing

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Good to see things moving forward mate.

-beefy-

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cheers paul ,

like i said im a complete novice when it comes to it , i was paranoid i was going to ruin it ,

i know its a bit of a black art when it comes the getting the very most out of them , but i dont have 100-1500 quid to get a cnc head lol ,

just about taking time with it , i used the arbour bit to take the thick off , then a scotch wheel with flap inserts , to smooth , then a scotch wheel to buff ,

granted the process will be re doen as im happy to go a little further with looking at the gasket ,

but just somoothing them makes all the difference ,




i hope

coswurv

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Yeah why not have a go mate its your car at the end of the day, im sure what you've done will improve performance just as long as you dont go to far and come across the water way , Paul.

-beefy-

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exactly , hence why karls constantly over me shoulder lol ,

but yeah im happy with it , if it gets to the point the only thing holding up power when its all built and bk together is the head then ill gladly spend the moolah on a supa dupa jobbie !!!

COLEYST200

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I did the same to my head when it was last off the motor . looking god Beefy

Glenn_

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Love that pick of the engine.Nice update Beefy.Did you get my Pm about the seat back.

Miller 3

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Looking good mate

how are those top mounts coming along?

Red16

Coming along nicely there Beefy

PS nice nails

Cragrat

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got it for a bargain , so ill use it to mock up the required offset and what not , then buy a new set from reyland ,

oh and it will re furb lol , so it will be going in the boot as me spare lol ,

tomorrow im going to have a tool made up to put my valave giudes in when the portings done , i would of hade two made for the stem oil seals but it seems ive lost my set in amongst jazz mags and empty maccy d boxs in my bedroom when over hauling daz aka cragrats cylinder head for him eailrer in the year doh ,

so ill gave matt lewis a call tomorrow and get a set orderd up , then get the head back together as soon as i buy my newman double valve springs ,



jimbos almost done with the pistons , just bowling them down to my low comp ,

so they should be back shortly,

beef[/quote]


edited for clarity

you got me thinking now that set i ordered for my head,did they turn up for you to use?


can get matt to send you a set on my card bud to show my appreciation for doing the head for me

graham c

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about time you got a move on matey

-beefy-

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dont want to go chassis mounted mark , but how much are them mounts to accept the standard engine mounts if you get me , it just rotataing the hole to vertical ??


shit the bed , thought id replied mate , ill get bk to you ,


im sure mark will update on there situation , but least u know where one is lol ,

what can i say , dont get to the heath spa treatment that often lol


edited for clarity

you got me thinking now that set i ordered for my head,did they turn up for you to use?


can get matt to send you a set on my card bud to show my appreciation for doing the head for me[/quote]

entirely up to you fella , a nice gesture , but i owed you big time on the head,

spoke to karl today , he said i used my hydraulic tappets and stem seals , and you re orderd the tappets , wich duly arrived and are sat in my roon next to a empty kfc box and couple of dvds lol ,

ill drop you a txt mate ,


blah blah blah


git

Cragrat

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kfc!! how stupid of me and the dvd`s you are a child of the modern world after all

Mark RS

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looking good beef

-beefy-

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thanks big guy ,

hows the escos ??


beef

Minirotty

You never did get around to primering that bulk head did ya lol

-beefy-

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lol fucker , funny you should mention that ,

guess what my plans are for sunday lol ???


beef

dingla rs

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nice see you back on it mate i bidding on a block on ebay so hopefully get that

-beefy-

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yeah apologies dingle , got stuck at the weekend , drop me a ring tomorrow , got the next cpl days off so may still be able to help u if you need it ,



beef

dojj

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eating a parmo in front of the telly



glad to see it's back on track again, although i think it's wishfull thinking that it'll be ready for ford fair?

dingla rs

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have pm me ur number beefy my phne is fooked after taking a swim yesterday an don't have ur number am about all day t mro ,

-beefy-

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defanatley dojj , but what can i do lol ,

end of the day rome wasnt built in a day . and i aint slapping it together lol

should come together a bit quicker once the fabs out the way , as i know more painters then fabricators lol

by then the motor should all beit bk together , ill start getting the componenets together to get her rolling ,

she will be at central day 2011 , may not be 100 % , but sheel be looking good,

-beefy-

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ohh pm sent dingle !!


lil update later this eve folks ,


beef

-beefy-

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ok , not alot done today ,between sleeping off nightshift , and then going to give karl a hand


although i did find time to pop to my loacal machine shop and have this made up




its a custom drift to put in my bronze valve guides,

profiled collar for the top of the guide , to stop splaying when knocking in ,



top shank of guide ,


and how it sits in the drift ,



and had the handle knurled to avoid slipping




pleased as puch with it and only set me back a tenner ,

which is good as it was only when i got to karls he reminded me that the exhaust guides are 8 mm opposed to the 7mm of the inlet lol

so ill be popping over to have a secondary one made


then when i get my stem seals ( cough cough ) ill have two made to suit them



so yeah , if any one gets stuck for em , there always there lol

beef

RONNIE AMIS

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great to see it being worked on again mate

-beefy-

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great to be on it fella


i know at the mo its only little things, but they all count lol


beef

dingla rs

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i knw who'l be helping me with my head ps i got plenty bolts

mate see you tmro

paul16v

Good stuff big fella, sent you a PM

whizzisat114

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What's cusom about your valve guides then big fella?
Ps top work!!!

-beefy-

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replied brother



nothing whizzat , there just standard yb bronze guides,

but genrally people use just a solid round bar to knock them in ,

that runs the risk of slipping , or damaging the guide or the head

where as the way this is made , theres no risk to the valve guide or slipping on the head, also as it hold the guide paralell to the bar , you know your driving it in square so to speak



lol i aint saying im the first to make this , in fact its a copied idea ,

for what it cost would you run the risk of not using it lol

robrs2

Dont forget to ream the guides to the correct size

whizzisat114

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Im deffo one to make or buy one off tools that do the job right
Just been reading most your thread really good work there
Gonna be one hell of a ride when she's finished

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Nice work beef

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

karls job lol as i wouldnt have a clue ,

thanks for the comments mate


cheeres dave ,

Rob_DOHC

iTrader: (4)

Good stuff mate! cars looking brilliant, like the guide drift too, is that how they insert guides at head shops etc? and do you have to ream them or anything after fitting..? And is that a carbide cutter you used on the head..... where did you get it

Cheers and keep up the good work

Rob,

-beefy-

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local engineers said they genrally press them home with a dowel , but wanted to charge a £ 5 per guide , im just going to put them in the freezer overnight before putting them in the head ,

as rob said you have to ream them , but this is one thing im not clued up on , so if anyone can shed some light ,

i know karls done it before , but not sure on acceptable clearances ?? anyone ??

and yeah i think its a carbide cutter, karl had this one already but toolstores and our local snap on dealer sells them different shapes and profiles,

COCHYN

Good work there Dad

RSricRS

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Looking good beef ! littles things that need doing make the bigger stuff move forward alot faster keep it up mate.

Nice work on the head am coming up on sunday, any chance of you sorting a filling out on me tooth at the back lol.