Wreck to Race.

[Peter Jones]

Looking good as usual Pete.

More pics.

The pics will come soon enough, I'm bed ridden for the rest of this week recovering from knee surgery but that just gives me more time to do some internet shopping for a new clutch, 4.17 ring and pinion (long shot that one, only came in MK1 Caddys) and a few service items I forgot, crankshaft bolt, large engine mount and urethane insert and another cheaper accessory belt to have as spare.

I'll be sure to pop up a pic of your handiwork on my freshly repaired timing pulley too thanks again. Really must find the time to learn how to use my own lathe to that extent one day.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Still can't (shouldn't) put too much weight on the knee so I spent some time today with some of the fiddly bits and cleaning.

Got to use my crank sproket bar again.


New seals throughout means cleaning the crud off the surfaces so the oil seals don't chew out straight away.



This motor looks pretty good so far, all original gaskets and not one was leaking. Mind you some of the oil seals really didn't want to come out.

VW Motor Sport windage tray fitted up.



I've been missing my red spray can lately.



The alloy parts brighten up well with a steel wire brush.



I'll write up the specific stuff you have to do to run one of these blocks in an earlier car and post it up in the conversions section. You can see here I've partly blocked of the crankcase breather setup with a 40mm welsh plug, I've still got to make up a plate to block off the rest of it yet. You can also see the dizzy adaptor I'm making up, there's still a lot of turning to do on that one, I'm waiting on a spare 1600 dizzy for reference measurements.



Pete

[Jarred]

... You can also see the dizzy adaptor I'm making up, there's still a lot of turning to do on that one, I'm waiting on a spare 1600 dizzy for reference measurements....

My bad! I remebered about it, at like 4 this arvo. Do you want it some time during the week? (a night time?)

[Peter Jones]

My bad! I remebered about it, at like 4 this arvo. Do you want it some time during the week? (a night time?)

No particular hurry, drop it by if you're in the neighbourhood.

Pete

[Preen59]

I notice that nice shiny sump has no ripple strip marks on it yet.. You need to lower your car.

Everything looks very nice and shiny and good n stuff pete. Heck, you might have even given me some motivation...

[Peter Jones]

I notice that nice shiny sump has no ripple strip marks on it yet.. You need to lower your car.

This sump hasn't seen the track yet. I paint them red so that the marshals know which way up to put the car.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Motor's coming out tomorrow. I'm taking a day off to catch up on the car work . Plenty of pics to follow.

Probably won't get the new one entirely back in tomorrrow there's a few things need doing while the engine bay is clear.

Saturday I'll be loading the trailer up for the swap meet.

Pete

[thestu]

Awesome Pete can't wait to see what you get done!

good luck

[Jarred]

so you'll be home all friday then?

[Peter Jones]

so you'll be home all friday then?

That's the plan. Might pop out to pick up some gasket paper and hose but otherwise will be busy trying not to drop a motor on my head.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Got the motor out by 12:00. Finally figured out the timing issue, some moron had bolted the flywheel to the pressure plate the wrong way! Even clamped it down on one of the dowels so it's actually buckled the pressure plate.

Anyone want a GX Block?

Pics later.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Here's a few pics of the close ratio box getting ready for a new clutch.

Here I've replaced the throwout bearing, shaft bearing and oil seal.

[Peter Jones]

Today's motor removal.

[Peter Jones]

Leaky rear main seal.




1800 k-jet head sitting on the 2.0 block.

[Peter Jones]

Here's the block off plate I made up to seal odff the 2.0 Breather box.

The mounting plate for the warm up reg will bolt right on top.







There's a few more fiddly bits to sort out yet, but with luck I'll pop the new motor in next weekend.

Pete