Stage 1 V8

Ah, I'm with you now. Cheers.

map1275 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:23 pm Have you tried offering the RH manifold to the LHS? Potentially it's only the flange ring position that's different.

No, but that would leave me without a RH manifold. You have me confused

Having actually examined things a bit closer than my cursory glance, I see that the weld Eagle eyed Mike pointed out (LRUK Forum) is a bigger problem than I realised. Whatever was obscuring the "repair" was blasted away during cleaning. Not only is there a perforation in the weld, there's ...

Just got back from the sand blasters. Wheels... https://i.postimg.cc/P5qJthY3/IMG-20201013-130948.jpg ...and what we're very rusty exhaust manifolds https://i.postimg.cc/g2BJj5KY/IMG-20201013-131119.jpg I'll have to get them all cleaned and painted a bit sharpish before they start rusting again.

Nothing very interesting, just fitted a new brake fluid reservoir, clutch slave cylinder, and plumbed in clutch. I bought a Borg & Beck clutch slave. The spacer came from L.O.F https://i.postimg.cc/5NMyryZn/IMG-20200928-121136.jpg Did the usual cleaning of the clutch pipe and fitted to the maste...

Back on it and decided to fit my nice new clutch slave cylinder. Spent hours trawling through every bag of bolts I have looking for the 2 M8s I took off and bagged. Absolutely no sign of them and could I find a couple of M8 set screws anywhere? No! It's enough to drive you over the top these silly l...

Looking good

I've not been able to do much since putting the engine back in (ongoing chronic health issues). I did though spend a bit of time today making up some new brake lines. https://i.postimg.cc/dQzdJ97G/IMG-20200918-123358.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7b8qjhZT/IMG-20200918-133616.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PfLY...

Syncro Gearboxes

https://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/prod ... c-frc3507/

Milestone day today; the V8 is back in.



Had to get help guiding it in place but managed to do it without too much problem, just a bit of wiggling to locate the primary input shaft splines in the clutch plate.

What "big curve"? Mine must have a completely different exhaust setup to yours then Map because my pipe sits on top of the crossmember.

Progress is not as fast as some seem to manage but nethertheless, progress there is. Having received last few bits needed, back to work. Refitted the oil pickup strainer (was waiting on gasket) and put the sump back on. https://i.postimg.cc/qR8ZWBTn/IMG-20200908-154501.jpg New oil pump gears in, pac...

Video update:
https://youtu.be/WjS1MLmJCBI

More bits



Waiting on one more delivery then should be able to finish off and put it back in.

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