The V8 project has been on hold for a while, while i sorted out a load of unexpected bills and get some websites outstanding done and out the way.

 

Well with a bit of hard work i've done some favours for two people who are going ot help me finish off the car and I decided to take a loan and blitz the whole lot.

 

This morning my bank account received £3000 and so the hard work begins...

 

• This friday i'll be taking the block, heads and flywheel to Crane Hill Engineering to get them skimmed then the block bored, and honed before being hot dipped and returned to me
  
• While that's being done i'll order every last part i need from the states on one pallet ready for the build
  
• I'll be buying in an engine stand so soon as the block returns I can pop it on the stand and clean all the galleys/replace the water plugs/bearings before spraying it glossy black
  
• I've done Star Motorsport's new site in return for some help so Laurence is going to transport the car to and from his work's unit and lend me his facilities to get the car built up one weekend
  
• Soon as the block is ready and the parts arrive i'll be starting Friday night with Rudy on building the block up, attach the sump, clutch, flywheel, mount the gearbox then put the whole lot back into the car again ready to take back to my house.
  
• Wheel take out the gearbox spline to get the prop shaft made up
  
• The following week i'll be saying goodbye to it for the last time as the car goes on it holiday up to Sheffield for it's custom manifolds and stainless 3" exhaust to be made up at Exhausts Uk
  
• Then it's back to my house where i'll be connecting up all the various pipes, doing the last few jobs of wiring up the starter motor etc and getting the engine ready for its first start
  

 

Fingers crossed I should get the engine in by the end of this month/beginning of april so all being well should be on the road ready for Japfest once it's taxed and tested :D

 

Wish me luck....!!!! :rofl:

Edited March 2, 200916 yr by bantambunny

I have an engine stand you can borrow - save you buying one.

That would be great buddy, it wouldn't be for more than a couple of months at the most if that's alright with you?

 

Not too far away either!

sounds good matey, get some pics up here so we can see what she looks like.

 

al.

I've got some in the members area but only just renewed my subs so can't post pics for some reason :(

 

If you search for threads started by me the pics are on a thread called "It's home" or something to that effect

 

 

 

Also facebook albums:

 

Part 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=175693&id=604620260

 

Part 2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=194502&id=604620260

 

Part 3: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=200345&id=604620260

 

Part 4: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207046&id=604620260

Edited March 2, 200916 yr by bantambunny

Sounds like you'll be working hard :D Gonna look forward to seeing this step by step :D :nana2:

very cool

Cheers guys :D

 

There'll be lots of nice vids and photos as we go along, i'll update this thread as we go along

how much is that little lot costing if ya dont mind?????

The swb shell with all the interior reupholstered, brand new everything (zed related), the engine block, the gearbox, brand new pistons, crank, con rods, manifolds, etc was a very sweet deal in my favour. To put it in perspective you couldn't buy a running TT for what i paid for the whole project.

 

The heads cost me £780 from the states, the edelbrock carb cost me £150.

 

The remaining parts are going ot have cost me £2000 and the exhaust would have been £1500 if i hadn't have been owed a favour.

 

All in all i'll have spent about the £5000 mark with a grand spare in case i want to tart it up a little bit, currently looking at spending £400 on those lovely Nordskog gauges that Keith5700 had in his machine and a polyeurathane 99 spec bumper to finish the car off :)

 

 

qaulity mate, its a lot cheaper than i thought

If i'd done it from scratch just the components i got with the project would have set me back nearly 7k :x:

 

Forged stainless crankshaft, con rods, forged pistons, two inlet manifolds, starter motor, holley fuel pump, every bolt i'd ever need in stainless, powersteering pump, hooker headers, the list goes on!

 

If you were to do it from scratch even with the shell you'd be talking 10-15k with the quality of the parts he used.

Dude, you HAVE to let me detail this for/with you when it's done. I can't wait to see it. When you're nearly ready we'll have to get together for a consultation (translation:- beer and chat) :D

I have every intention of getting you to detail this mate :D

 

After i've had the 99 spec bumper put on and the stonechip paint smoothed off all round along with the smooth nose panel and the 99 spec spoiler i'd love you to get it to show standard :D

 

Feel free to grab a beer with me anytime buddy, in fact come up and have a luck when you've got a moment it's sitting in my driveway at the moment and you're not too far. I'm in North Kilworth near market harborough?

I will do mate. I'm working 6 days a week at the moment, and my Sundays are pretty busy too but I'll definitely sort something out soon, haven't seen you for AGES!!

No problem buddy, it'd be great to see you. If you get an evening free give me a bell and i'll pop over to you if you like?

 

Have you got my number?

Nice one Nick, bet you're on the road before me!

If you are, you can always drive over to kiddy to run your's in (bring your tools ...)

cant wait to see your cars together, i want to hear the monsters

I'm as excited about John's being finished as my own :rofl: I think it's going to be a close run thing on volume! :rofl: 3 inch twin exhausts on mine with a cutout valve before the silencer and 4-5inch on John's as far as i remember?

 

Nice one Nick, bet you're on the road before me!

If you are, you can always drive over to kiddy to run your's in (bring your tools ...)

 

I think it'll be close buddy :rofl: Definately, as soon as it's on the road i'll be all over the country racking up the miles to bed that engine in for the drag racing lol Only 3 thou between the bore and the tang so it's going to be a very tight engine and need quite a bit of running in before i can use it :( BUT means it should last 200,000 miles instead of 40,000 before a rebuild

if you want i will rake up some miles for you :)

You know what, you're not the first to offer that? :rofl: pmsl

Looking forward to seeing and hearing this car. When you first fire her up and the sound of the V8, should send a shiver down your spine.

It would me :D

Only 3 thou between the bore and the tang so it's going to be a very tight engine and need quite a bit of running in before i can use it :( BUT means it should last 200,000 miles instead of 40,000 before a rebuild

 

The exact opposite of mine then! Clearences on mine are all at the big side of the spec to reduce friction, sounds like a bag of spanners when its cold!

Looking forward to seeing and hearing this car. When you first fire her up and the sound of the V8, should send a shiver down your spine.

It would me :D

 

Every night i'm on youtube trying to work out what it's going to sound like. The solid mechanical rollers and the cam are going to have the biggest effect on the idle and how quick it revs. Should sound like a nascar and have a slightly lumpy idle but not too bad.

 

I can't wait for that moment mate, knowing i've built my first engine and it runs'll bring a tear to my eye :rofl:

 

The exact opposite of mine then! Clearences on mine are all at the big side of the spec to reduce friction, sounds like a bag of spanners when its cold!

 

When yours is warmed up though i'm guessing it smooths out?

It'll sound NICE! Yankee V8's always do.

Mine does smooth out a bit but it'll always be thrashy. You ever heard an old lambo V12 running? Has the same sort of mechanical noise as that.

Yum yum :D lol

 

I can't wait to see what the difference between ours when they're both on the road. The sound of two V8 zed's with exhaust cut out valves tearing it up the strip is going to be immense :hyper: