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possibly. new block has been checked and is lovely and flat.

Getting there

I've remade the top engine steady bracket in 2mm steel, hopefully it will be strong enough.




I've drilled and tapped the flat spot on the inlet manifold so that we can put the one way valve back into the original point.



That will be getting the return from the oil catch tank, which is going here:



The engine is just about ready to go back in at the weekend. We ended up swapping the flywheel as the old one had bent and was catching the transfer casing.

Dropped it in, plumbed everything up, filled all the fluids, got the float bowl full and then it cracked straight into life.
Bleed the clutch and of we went. Runs really well.

Not certain that the rad is up to the job though didn't overheat but was getting reasonably warm in this weather. Was thinking of ducting it to force air through it, and maybe a light dusting with some matt black paint. After that its a custom rad or an additional one somewhere?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

well done, top work chaps

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Thanks for your help Brett, you missed out on a big bucket of chicken...

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feels quicker to me than old engine even on 6psi, sounds different too??? not given it much beans yet but just feels better if you know what i mean???

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

We spent some time sorting all the niggly little job's out last night - first oil change, dodgy speedo cable, small oil leak etc etc.

When we ran it on Saturday in temps around 30 degrees it was constantly running hot. So we've made a ghetto air damn to force all the air through the radiator.



It stayed nice and cool when we tested it last night, but then it was only around 10 degrees outside. The big test will be when the sun comes out again next year. While we where there we made a cold air feed for the air filter.



It just needs a slight misfire when changing gear at high rev's sorting out and the lowered hydro cans and dampers fitting.

see how that works andy then make a permanent one

Thats the idea the cardboard and gaffa tape is a prototype

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Just how many different coloured panels do you have in this build ????

I've been using wood and duct tape to mock all my bits up which is apparently commonly known as WAD.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Panels - Yellow, Red, Green, Black and Silver. Road wheels 3 Silver & one white. The track tyres are all silver unfortunately...

As for the 'CAD' you know how it goes, I'll bet it's still there next time the engine comes out

I think it's just about time to concentrate on our respective mini's.

Edited by alpa on 27th May, 2010.

std 998 A+, g295, MD266, RHF4, 109hp @0.8bar/5400rpm

nice don't think i have seen a metro van on the road before, this is going to be a right sleeper when its on the road, keep up the great work i'm learning from this.

I just put some box section in. I found out afterwards that my local body place had repair sections in for it

Upto 12psi today, feeling fairly rapid another 3psi or so to go

Better get that blower changed before Avon though.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Well just over 15psi now but the bastard is leaning out again when changing up from 2nd to 3rd. If I can't sort it will have to turn it back down for Avon.

Gone from feeling rapid to downright silly!

Edited by John on 1st Jul, 2010.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

At the end of the day better safe than sorry.