Jay,

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Are you using this head mate as it might be a bad pic but it looks like its been ported by a blind man

ajamesc

Lol must be my shit iphone camera un less you have drank too much as it's nye!
But yes mate mark has the head it's been checked and re built so ready to go back on at some stage when I've sorted all the bits I need. Have my block now so I'll drop that off soon. The head was done by who ever mark uses so I'm guessing they know what there doing

Jay,

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I only say as the left port looks round and even and the right port looks smaller and more like a egg shape

ajamesc

Yeah I know what you mean bud it will be shadows it's hard as fuck to take pics of anything shiny in are workshop the lights are too bright always have the same problem sending pics to Daf technical they turn out odd looking

Mark Shead

No his guide dog was doing the workand it's clearly his shadow you can see

Mark

ajamesc

Slow progress with this one lol but I'm still hoping to have my engine in late July to August with the clutch breather system cooling and inlet all done! That will just leave the turbo exhaust manifold and system to do ready to run in for mapping early next year when it's dry! Well that's the plan lol
Heads is done block is dropped off and I've payed for the pistons and rods to be ordered

DAN400

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did u ever strip the bottom end to see what happened ?

ajamesc

Not yet lol haven't had time plus I can't be arsed in the shit weather but I will get on it soon

ajamesc

Finally pulled the block out today so I'll strip it on Monday and see what went wrong lol I'm guessing piston or rod broke. Be paying for the work on my new block on the 25th ish so will be one step closer to putting the engine back in

ajamesc

Well it's apart and it looks like the bottom of the piston broke





Sumps not too bad so I'll get Andy Roberson race cars to fix that




Front pulley was a cunt to get off lol good job I didnt need to do the cam belt



Other 3 rods and pistons are ok so my mates going to put the pistons to use in his after buying a 4th



Also one of the crank counter weights is scored I'll not be using the crank in mine but I'll send it to the mashine shop we use at work to be checked for cracks and balance and see if the score can be removed if so I'll put it up for sale after

Mark Shead

When a rod bends and let's go it can break and smash the pistons to its a diff one to work out what went first.

Mark

Mark Shead

Didn't see Picts before I posted I would guess it was the pin breaking first.

Mark

Glenn_

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What a mess you have made of that piston lol.

scoooby slayer

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jesus look at that rod

ajamesc

To me as the small end hole is still there just beaten flat lol it looked like the piston broke up and the gudgeon then fell out and the rod beat the bottom of the piston and smashed the block the pin is 3/4 in tact so that didn't brake but it's all guess work really lol
But iver way I did a proper job of it lol

ajamesc

Took my pedal box out today and modded ready for a hydraulic clutch set up

Glenn_

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Cool. Is it easy to mod.

ajamesc

Doing that was Glenn! Just a matter of cutting off the pedal stop and drilling the pedal with an 8mm hole for a clevis pin that will take the rose joint which will screw to the master cylinder push rod.
I'm going to use a wilwood .70 master and e30 bmw slave after reading into it on here. All in with lines and remote bottle should be under Ł100 but I'll have to get my bell housing modded as are alloy welder at work is shit lol

Glenn_

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Cant beat cheap mods matey.

natehall

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How far down the clutch pedal do you drill the hole for the pin?

ajamesc

Taken from a resto thread on here pointed out by the guy who's thread it is and jay. 50mm down from the center of the pedal bush hole. Also before I mount the the master I'll make sure it's sitting nice before drilling the bulk head for the master.

bigchez

well if a job's worth doing and all that!!!

ajamesc

I'm sick of the car it's a money pit lol but it's my hobby and it dose still make me smile purely because of how fast it was. I'm going through the car front to back so once it's next mot'ed I'll not have to spend any more money on it. So as well as doing the engine I'll also be putting adjustable front arms on it a 6 degree beam and supra diff
Lucky enough every thing else on the car is already done like box brakes and things like that

Rod-Tarry

Do you regret that ride in mine all those years ago Andy . Racing & beating that R1 started you on all this money pit shite .

ajamesc

I do hold you responsible rod I was perfectly happy with cav Sri 130's and Reno 21 turbos

ajamesc

Very small up date lol things are going slow but should speed up end of October / November time!

I finished modding my pedal box ready to re fit and now have a small rose joint fitted to it and I have a 0.70 master cylinder



Also got my breather system ready to mount wear my battery lives.

cossie4i+

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I must fit the engine in the 4i lol

Hope your back on the road soon

Steve

ajamesc

Will be a long road for me mate but I'm sure it will be done by summer ish next year it's an expensive game lol.

cossie4i+

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The 4i would of been on the road ages ago if I didn't have the 3dr.

Family life, bills etc come first before the 4i is back on the road, almost saved enough now

Steve

ajamesc

Be worth it when done!

Glenn_

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I was expecting the engine to be back in and running lol.

ajamesc

Ha ha I wish I've a lot to do. I'm chipping away at the little jobs at the mo like clutch set up and mounting my breather / moving battery to boot.
Engine wise I think I'm just waiting on the pistons so the liners can be fitted. So shouldn't depending how long they take be too long till that can start to go back togther.

Glenn_

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Well get a move on then lol. That breather looks a canny bit of kit.

ajamesc

Yeah should do the trick lol what with exhaust manifold turbo and ful exhaust system I'm most likely looking at summer ish next year lol.

cossie4i+

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Im looking forward to the day it is

Just need to save harder to pay Tone the Moans mapping bill

Steve

ajamesc

Had a nightmare trying to figure out wear to mount my clutch master on the bulk head as it's such a funny shape! All the others I've seen seem to have the rose joint in the middle of the pedal. Mounted like that I could not mount the master in a nice place and get a nice smooth straight push rod travel. So I got pissed off and did it my own way lol mounting the rose joint to the side on the pedal. I also re enforced the pedal by welding a washer to iver side wear the bolt go's through it.






Mounted my breather to the battery tray as well. Not the greatest of up dates lol but the little jobs are just as important

ajamesc

Been about a year since I broke the old girl now! Progress has been a little slow but the list of parts ive been gathering has been rather expensive! Im not cutting any corners with this I want a very very fast car when its back. All the major engine bits are payed for now and iver with mark or sortly to turn up I just need to drop off a new cranksharft which I will in the next week or so. Also ill be using mechanical lifters but im told its a simple change so in the next few months building the engine should start ready to get it in the car early ish next year. Im thinking ill take my rear beam and gripper diff out as well and get the beam modded to 6 degree and fit a supra diff as I don't think the hewland 7.5 inch cwp will be up to the job!

ajamesc

Picked my sump up from my mate today as he has repaired the two holes in it! Also fitted a boss for my oil temp gauge and the breather return line. He also made a gate style baffle.

scoooby slayer

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I had a Renault 21 turbo and I thought it was the nuts til I went for a ride in a stage 3 saph I soon realised the Renault was pants lol

ajamesc

Same as lol I thought my 21 was really fast till I went in rods with about 400bhp