I started assembling the Cylinder Head today. This process is very time-consuming, but cannot be rushed. This is what was done......



Once the Valve is fitted, the 'Installed height' is measured and adjusted using Shims......



.....before fitting the Valve Stem Oil Seals......



Then the Double Valve Springs are fitted with the Special Retainers.......












I have also prepared the Block and Main Bearing Caps ready for the next installment.

 

Christian is that something you should to every cylinder head when rebuilding it?

Might be a good thing to do to mine when I get it back, where would you get the shims from?

 

Wes, to be honest, alot of people wouldn't bother and generally its not a major problem. To me, its a case of looking at everything.

As for the shims, I got them from the Company that did the machining.

 

fair enough, your engine is gonna be a bigger bhp one than mine anyways so I'll just do it as normal then

kepp the updates coming

 

Very nice mate! I wish I had a head like that, but I am sure my Vulcan Special will be up to the job

 

We are trying to fit in building this engine with the fact that we have little time to spare at the moment!!

The crank is now fitted.

Once the block was thoroughly cleaned and blown out with a High Pressure Airline, including all the Oilways etc, the crank was thoroughly cleaned and again, the Oilways were blown through.

The Main Bearings were then cleaned to remove any treatment that was applied to them at the factory and they were laid into place. The Main Caps were then put on to check that the Groove's lined up. Once this was all satisfactory, the Caps were removed and the Crank put into place, after which the Main Caps were fitted.

The Bearing Tolerances are checked using 'Plastiguage'......



The Main Caps are all Torque'd down in 2 stages.......



....before the whole assembly is dismantled to check the Tolerance.......



......using the Chart.



The End Float of the Crank was also checked using a DTI.



Hopefully the weekend should see the Pistons in place.

 

looking good Christian, looking forward to seeing you up against TT at the pod again

 

Looking good Mr C, i'm assuming thats TT's your working on??

Be seeing you soon fella, with the usual shed-in-tow

Nice toiht trousers............

 

I might get Gary to put on his special 'Twink' T-Shirt too when you come up to see us!!

 

Looking good chaps.

Christian, why do you use shims under the valve stem oil seal?

Does that not lift the valve stem oil seal up higher causing contact between the spring retainer and the seal when the valve is on full lift?
I see no use for them other than compressing the springs a further 0.5mm.

Don't mean to sound as though i'm "Nit-picking", its a genuine querry as i'm thinking of changing some of my cam gear.



Matt.

 

Looking good guys

 

The Shims are used to take out any differences in Installed Heights caused by Casting/Machining tolerances on the Ford Head.

HTH.

 

good work fella ,

i wish i had the time to start my new one , might pull my finger out at the end of the year and have it done for brunters ,

i want 161mph ,

Hat off tho mate , 1600 8 valve , outstanding .

 

Today, we finally got the Pistons in, after Filing and Fitting the Piston Rings (which is a very time-consuming task!!). Here you can see the block with the Oil Pump in place and the Head Gasket on........





Then the Head was laid on......



.....and the Head bolts fitted and Torque'd down......



Then the new Head > Exhaust Studs were fitted.....





I also did a bit more painting and need to order some bits from Ford, but it is really starting to take shape. The Baffled Sump is ready to fit, this will go on tomorrow or Saturday, as will the Exhaust Manifold and Turbo.

I have also just had my Inlet/Injector Plate/Rocker Cover and Fuel Rail back from being Painted. I'm not sure if I am going to post pics of that though, at this stage. Suffice to say, I am VERY pleased with how it has come out.

 

Heard some interesting stuff today

Cant wait to see it mate
Coming along nicley

 

Oh yeah??

 

Yeah

 

Yeah

 

Me too !!!

 

Come on guys, spilleth the beans....

In exchange for some pics for Tonys thread.......

 

Christian and Beccy, is there a reason why you havent taken pictures of the inlets side of the head
or can we not see it?

Also how hard is taking a cvh head apart


Thanks Radleigh

 

Looking good chaps

How comes youv'e not gone for a wire rung block and lower compression if your looking to run big boost ??

 

It's not intentional that there are no pics of the Inlet side of the head, its just how the Camera has ended up!!

As for taking a CVH head apart, it isn't really hard as long as you know what you are doing, but takes a while.

Thanks Matt. I have never felt the need to go Wire-Rung. I use an OE spec Head Gasket and Bolts on fresh Gasket Faces and that works well. As for the Lower Compression thing, how can you tell from the pics?? :s

Infact, it is Low Compression, but not really sure what makes you think it isn't??

 

Engine build looks great

 

CheeRS Christian and Beccy,

 

"There is a light at the end honestly"
Looks awesome mate. Tidy as your plumbing lol.

 

Cheers Philip.

More progress has been made and I have more pics, but I think I am going to save those for now!!

Hoping to plonk it back in the hole over the weekend. Can't wait!!

 

Fantastic news mate So what about the engine?

 

beat me to it

 

Beccy's really looking forward to it, she's been begging me to put it in for weeks now.

 

Its nice when a girlfriend expresses an interest in our car projects

 

I know something you guys don't, ner ner na ner ner neeeeeeeeerrr

 

Update time!!

After a slight alteration to the Downpipe as it sat a little low, I wrapped it with Heatproof Wrap. The smaller of the 2 Bosses is for Exhaust Gas Temperature and the larger one is for the Lambda Sensor (We run a Wideband Sensor in there for mapping and eventually the Omex will require a sensor in there permanently).







The Wrap is a Double layer where is runs close to the Alternator and Starter Motor and continues to just beyond the Driveshafts.......





More to follow........

 

Here's another couple, showing the Turbo and Downpipe.......

 

I have opted for a slightly different Inlet Manifold. There were a number of different reasons for this. It was very hard to adapt it to fit. The Throttle Body mounting had to be completely altered and adjusted to point at a more appropriate angle........





Obviously, with the lack of Inlet Crossover Pipe, I could then use a boggo CVH Rocker Cover.......

 

nice work boys

 

Here is the engine in place and 95% finished. I just have a few loose ends to tie up.

I started to fabricate a Throttle Cable bracket today and have an Inlet Pipe on its way from Pro Alloy. I also have a remote Fuel Pressure Regulator to fit.





Here you can see the Injector mounting and the spangly wiring loom braiding. Man, that was time consuming!!



Hoping to turn the key over the weekend.....

 

SEXUAL!!!

Liking it alot. Finally all those MONTHS of hard work on that inlet manifold have payed off. I remember you starting that when my other engine was still being mapped

Looks the bollox mate, and to do it all yourself.......

 

Good work fella , Hope it all comes together .