Alex's v8 re-build thread warning pic whore inside >:)

[Alex Carter]

Bore liner honing little guide clean your bore . Rub the liners with oil and coat the honing tool in oil then at low speed pull in and out . At first I used a mains drill but spun too fast making the hone marks to shallow the ideal graze is 45 degrees so I changed the tool to a battery drill set the speed to slow and pull in and out faster to achieve the right cross hatch

[jonwat]

Are the liners not Nikasil coated then???

[Alex Carter]

Don't know Jon but I'm putting in new pistons and rings so for the sake of a proper job they are being honed so the new rings and pistons make their own path and so the oil coats under the pistons evenly

[Simon350S]

Would it not be worth finding out? If they are supposed to be and they aren't, I'm not sure what the implications are. I'm sure someone will pipe up.

How did you get on with your bearings?

[Alex Carter]

the bearings and shells are being replaced simon new ones coming.

 

so bit  today started cleaning a few bits 

 

 

then onto the rocker covers keep finding flecks of paint in the engine from these two so decided to rip off the oil seals they will be replaced and start removing all the excess that seems to be falling inside .

 

 

 

then my machine man made me a liner tool.

 

 

 

few taps and they popped out . this is the bit when you extend your arm and slap your self in the head in amazement . half the jacket filled up with sealant and most of the holes covered for the in and outputs .

 

 

 

 

chalk this one down to how not to do it 

 

 

 

then began the clean up and removal of the idiot glue .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then i started with the liners 

 

 

 

 

first 4 

 

 

omg

 

 

 

 

 

then cleaned the face side of the ingition lead holder so it sat nicely in the block

 

 

 

managed to get the stuck bearing outer of the intermediate shaft .

 

 

then turned my attention to the oil pump .

 

 

and found this low oil presure was down to the fact that the person before had all his red shit floating round the engine and managed to lock itself inside the oil presure valve holding it open so on idle is always showed under on the gauge even when i new it was fine .

 

 

 

cleaned the front cover .

 

 

 

and rear main ready for paint 

 

 

 

 

[top-plumber]

That much sealer must have been effecting the cooling surely?

[Alex Carter]

Most certainly another failure waiting to happen . Not taking anything for granted this time especially as this crap keeps popping up .

[maydharm]

after a rather fantastic day the turbos got delivered .

had to manufacture a spanner into a smaller head to get them on but eventually

 

Hi Alex,

 

Some amazing work your doing here, it will all be worth it in the end, who supplied your Turbos & what did they cost, if you don't mind me asking

 

Cheers Jon.

[Alex Carter]

Jon go to turbo technics in Northampton around a grand but service was amazing well worth it

[maydharm]

Nice one thanks Alex, keep up the good work

[Alex Carter]

Forgot to say Jon don't forget to send in your actuators with your turbos they need them to set up the boost correctly

[Alex Carter]

So about that time again the evening dinner read been at it all day

firstly this Crap finish on my rockers the red paint on top of red paint just keeps on cropping up in everything so the plenum rockers and other bits and bobs have been sent away to be chemical stripped and will be powder coated with a proper finish that doesn't flake and go everywhere

[Alex Carter]

Then installed my new pistons rings and gudgeon pins and con rods together the little clips on the ends where fun all 32 blood sweat and no tears stabbed myself so many times

[Alex Carter]

Now with one arm like pop eye stiple Finish the block one coat for sealing then one coat for the right finish anal but looks better

Painting and fitting the knock sensor

[Alex Carter]

Cleaning stripping and painting the throttle body nee gaskets to go in but better than it was

Rear main more paint clean the face and fit new rear oil main seal 4 quid found a cheeky supplier lol

Water pump cleaned painted and new o ring

The back to the oil pump found a supplier for stainless counter sunk dome heads as the originals showed soft edges where monkey balls used the wrong sized tool

The bit of sealer for the crank case breather / coil pack holder . Then add the clean packs with new stainless bolts few h t leads and jobs a good un

Then onto water housing new o rings and clean faces add the new painted housing and just to add new bolts and that's done

The other side of front plate clean faces add water pump painted and new seal with Stainless bolts fit wheel and center seal for intermediate shaft

The sump wasn't going to paint it but as the rest looks so silver thought it would look odd so here it is painted then stippled and baffle plate fitted inside with stainless bolts

No here the grey ish blue injector has failed seals there a split where they've been forced in badly so there going for new ones and the black injector goes in the plenum with seals as solid as well they ain't rubber no more aunt Sally so there being done too

Then cleaning the copper threads and fitting the sensors into the block

Robs welding on my front plate after a bad decision with a pry bar did the job sensor fits a treat

Then me faffing looking at my work getting all excited

[rizla603104]

Its looking the business! Will you get it finished before The Lotus Festival?

[Alex Carter]

I have this week off to finish it for good wood but lotus don't have any head gaskets until August . When's the lotus festival , and I need to find some sealant for the liner s

[Alex Carter]

Bit more

[Alex Carter]

alexs update for today picked up the rockers from the dipper 

 

 

 

 

 then dropped them off at the powder coat place ive chosen a rosso red but it has a silver under coat that will make the shine brilliant .

then onto fitting the intermediate shaft bearings 

 

 

 

adding the right bearing seal and then the white stuff is building compound so when theres no oil presure nothing seizes 

 

 

 

then to the crank 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

once it was all aligned properly then moved to the chain and snubbers .

 

 

 

 

spending a fortune at the stainless guys shop 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then more stainless and sealing the front cover 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking good

 

[Alex Carter]

Bit more

[Alex Carter]

Nearly run out of things to do

[top-plumber]

Lovely build mate, like an operating theatre. Sterile environment...?

[Chillidoggy]

Splendid stuff, Alex!

[Simon350S]

Indeed. As already said!

Those new bearings look much much better! The bubble wrapped ones were how I got mine. So glad you swapped them out. Did they say anything about the condition they were in?

[Vulcan Grey]

I'm concerned your powdercoater will use something like sand or glass beads to clean up the valve covers, leaving gritty stuff under the riveted baffles, where it will come out and destroy the engine later...!