well the blocks finally ready to head to the machinist, took about 40 hours in total, was fun at the start.............followed the Bored&Stroked guild to porting, the block is factory relieved so i just cleaned up the corners and blended every thing up. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
hurry up, get off the internet and keep building...deadlines to meet Looking good, keep cracking, Cheers, Drewfus
update, the block is at the machinist, fair bit of work to go in to it, 4in crank, ross pistons,1.6 valve's. the engines getting blue printed and all that jazz. the chassis is now done, tig welded the boxing plates, engine mounts, steering box, ext. big thanks to kardinal gareth again for the help, gareth at work... Uploaded with ImageShack.us time to start putting some stuff on... Uploaded with ImageShack.us
some progress, Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
waiting on the rods for the motor, thats slowing it down some, also the yoke for the diff won't be here for 2 weeks so that will make the tailshaft tight, i ordered the wrong one with to many splines.......
Great project. Are those 46 48 type front wishbones turned downside up? Or are they a special bit of the fabrication too?
little bit special... using an 'A' wishbone at the ball end to get some clearance around the sump, just the cast bit, then the 46 48 wishbones with a little bit milled off the end so i could use the stock 'A' spring perch's and shocks.
Thats some nice progress brother.. let me know if you still need those parts to get to Bendigo, ill help you out.
brake lines are almost done, Uploaded with ImageShack.us those lines are level, the photo make's them look pissed Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us this one is pissed, but fixed now
been getting a bit done over the last few days, had lots of help last night working on the diff, big thanks to tom,gareth,ben and nick for the help, all going well should have the rear end all in by sat night..... also thanks to thommo for the lend on the engine, all fits in nice and everything clears so that was lucky. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Keep paying me in 'old chrome' and I will be there when ever you need me ..........i am such a chrome whore!
the 'yabbi' is my little helper. Uploaded with ImageShack.us the big helpers....... Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
it runs, pity the gearbox adaptor is a fat heap of shit, as soon as it started you could hear the clutch arm things coming in to contact with the bell housing, so off with the box again to clearance it, arggggggg. done now. master cylinder is not to flash also. but we live in hope, off to the tailshaft man monday, thats not the type you go to tho humanfly.
It makes me feel better that you know the difference! Your lips look a little dry, you should lick those.......now look at me!
well........ i got the tailshaft made today so thats in and good, got to love a guy that will make it on the spot for you. finished the last off the rearend stuff, few bolts and fluids. did up some wiring for the starter and put my thickston intake on as theres no way to run the belts with the other intake(no gennie mount). started it up then i had to come home to look after the 'yabbi' so thats it for today, in to it early tomorrow so by the end off the day i hope to have driven it at least 1 meter