My Clevo build - Thoughts

[ando76 4,354]

Took a better picture of my inlet manifold 'de-badging'. I'm happy with the way it came up, painted Ford Blue, its going to look ace.

 

 

Finished all the oil gallery mods.

 

 

The oil pump feed to the filter port was particularly poor as was the alignment of the head drains into the block. gave them all a clean up out to gasket area and Cam has done some serious work in the heads to assist.

 

Whilst this is no race engine, I am just really particular about the oil system of any engine, especially the return to the sump path. I laid back the valley holes and increased them by half as big again. This will not effect the strength as I have seen a big comp roller cam clevo have them taken out to 1" without an issue.

 

Just have to get into the shed and give the block a good clean out and oil up. Once that is done I can wrap it up and send it down to Cam with all the goodies for machining. Getting excited now.

[gerg 10,871]

Here's a challenge Ando.... Try putting the firing order and the 76DA number on it... Ok put the gun down.... Just kidding

[bear351c 10,273]

Play-Doh.???

[Thom 6,654]

Some of that metal putty and a die grinder with a fuck load of patience could probably do it

[gerg 10,871]

You could take a plaster mold of an iron one and then mold them on there in epoxy

[ando76 4,354]

Challenge accepted.  so am I after the same look as standard 4v manifold - that will be the easiest as I have one of them to go off. 

 

I'll do it in my spare time.  lol.

[wagoon 2,429]

I'll do it in my spare time.  lol.

So never then

[ando76 4,354]

Yep

[ando76 4,354]

Appears the previous owner of this piece of history had not heard of coolant/rust inhibitor

 

 

Never mind - got all the scale out and cleaned it all up

 

 

Crank is back in so I just need to make up a box/pallet for it and all the good bits for the trip down south. Yahoo.

[gerg 10,871]

Wow put some of that on your toast

[Trev Vaa 1,185]

ahhh maybe hot tank the block and heads after seeing that.... last thing you want is a rusting block after all the work you're putting in.

love watching engines come together.

[SLO247 1,713]

Never seen them that bad. Pretty impressive.

[ando76 4,354]

I really worry about hot tanking them as it usually loosens all the crap up and then it just keeps on coming and you are forever cleaning out the filter/radiator. 

 

Cam was not overly worried - will see what happens when it gets down there.  I have smashed it with the high pressure hose so anything that was coming off is gone well I hope so.

 

edit - the heads were not that bad.  I think old mate may have failed to drain the block fully and it is a combination of that and low or no coolant.

[Trev Vaa 1,185]

i usually use a stiff bristle (a metal or stiff as shit nylon) pipe cleaner after the hot tanking to clean out the water galeries, helps a lot, and then just clean the filter.

id rather do that than corrosion, lesser of 2 evils, but each to their own.

[ando76 4,354]

Ok - we will see what Cam says - He is my machining and all such things guru and I trust him implicitly.

[Outback Jack 6,352]

Damn Ando, them some pretty rusted bits. Hope ya have fun at the machining shop. I love all the equipment they have, keeps me amused for hours.

 

Jack.

[ando76 4,354]

Thanks Jack - It looks bad but in reality I think it is just from the welsh plugs shitting themselves due to water being left in the block when they started pulling the car down.  Yeah there is some bad bits but I think it will clean up.

 

I love the machine shop as well, particularly Cam's little area where he tickles the cylinder heads, in his lunch time cause like me, he just lives for engines.  I really like getting blocks back, all with fresh machined surfaces, ready for cleaning and assembly.  It seriously gives me the biggest buzz - especially when you are building someone else's dream.

 

Tomorrow's job is to make a new 'coffin' for the block and bits and pieces - with enough room for the freshly ported heads to be put in for the return journey.

[gerg 10,871]

I think that would be any car head's dream.... A shed fitted out with every known piece of machinery in it to do any job conceivable.

 

I knew a bloke who lived on a few acres and his old man used to collect mills, lathes, English wheels, presses, you name it... Worst thing was that he had no use for them, just liked having them there. Bastard.

 

I love shiny, freshly machined engine bits. Seems almost a shame to assemble them and hide them away inside the engine.

[ando76 4,354]

I'm on my way there Gerg - Just got a 3 in 1 last Tuesday to add to my beadroller.  Starting to get the shed right now - best thing I ever did was put in the hoist and the pallet racking.  great additions to any shed.

 

Yeah once they are all zipped up you can't really tell the difference between a rattle can re-build and full house, blueprinted engine build with all the good bits.

[gerg 10,871]

Difference is Ando that you'll definitely use such machinery. The only question then is.... When am i moving in?

[ando76 4,354]

Yeah I'd love to live in my shed but I'll have to wait a few years for that - or maybe not - if I keep buying toys at this rate my darling wife may banish me sooner.  win win.

[ando76 4,354]

Heads are coming along nicely. I think you will agree...

 

 

 

[slydog 7,873]

Looks good so far bunge...

[ando76 4,354]

Yeah not too far away from a finished product now.  As soon as I get them home they will go on the flow bench. 

[ando76 4,354]

And they are done.....

 

 

 

Coffin, MK2, is made so today I will load it up and it will be off to Brisbane tomorrow.

 

 

Thinking very seriously of going to Spotlight and getting some Red satin for the inside....