Mk1 16v Project

[Preen59]

woot! About time!

Meh, i'm in no hurry.

Gotta buy a clutch now so i can get all my reciprocating and rotating assembly balanced. I'll be getting Robinson Toolmaking in Bathurst to do that i reckon. Heard good things. They did the bottom end of the Hemi, and it seems ok..

[Peter Jones]

Balancing Golf pressure plates is tricky. Usually the cast section self centres in use. Setting it up dead centre for balancing can be an issue.

The guys that lightened my flywheel had a fun time trying to figure out how to do it. Not sure how they managed it in the end.

Pete

[twin eng, twin turbs]

Ahhh JE forged pistons are soooo awesome, great to see someone finally machined up the comp height you were after... Robinsons toolmaking are master craftsmen and nothing leaves their workshop unless its perfect, your bottom is in good hands!

[Preen59]

Robinsons toolmaking are master craftsmen and nothing leaves their workshop unless its perfect, your bottom is in good hands!

Yeah yeah. My kind of people!

[Lorenz]

You like your bottom in the hands of master craftsmen don't ya Preen

[Preen59]

You like your bottom in the hands of master craftsmen don't ya Preen

I do. That's why i like where i work. Haha.

[Oneofthegreats]

Nice dude. Finally! haha.

Will these have to have the exhaust valve relief fly cuts at all?

[Preen59]

Nice dude. Finally! haha.

Will these have to have the exhaust valve relief fly cuts at all?

I don't think so. There's a fair bit of room between the crown and the exhaust valve, given that these engines aren't a true cantered valve engine.

[Preen59]

I got the block and Torque Plate right to go today. That's not ALL i did, i had a job to do that i'd actually get PAID for, so that had to happen first.. Haha.


I made the spacers up, which had to be 67mm long. The head is 117mm deep to the clamping face, so with a 50mm torque plate, that leaves 67mm for the studs. You need to have it pretty close so that when you torque the plate down, the studs stretch the right amount. I mean, realistically ANYTHING is better than doing it without preload, but if you can do it right, you may as well i reckon.




The spacers are 20mm Bright Mild Steel and i've drilled an 11.5mm hole in them, giving them around about .5mm clearance on the stud.

[Peter Jones]

Not long now and you'll be putting that thing together.

I've really got to clear out a few projects and start catching up

Looking good.

Pete

[Preen59]

Maybe. We'll see how I go. I'm pretty sure i have all the bits now. It will take me a bit I think. I'm pretty pedantic. I want to have everything clean and painted or what ever as I go so that when assembled, it's like a new engine.

[Preen59]

Took the block down to my mate Andy today. Should have it back next week. It will be torqueplate bored and honed and will also have the main caps fitted and torqued.. So the bore should be as true as possible when assembled..

[Geoffrey Hale]

Great work , love it ..... Cheers ... Geoff

[Preen59]

Well.. As Tim delicately put..

They've got enough spark to jump start a dead hooker!

And i just bought one.. 40th Anniversary edition and all!



MSD Ignition 6440 MSD 6-Series Ignition Box

Ohhhh yeah.

[Jarred]

Nice, best in the business! (and the 40th anni boxs look cool as too!)