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

hope you will pop down and see me at some point with this beasty ;)

Definately buddy :D Was saying to steve the other night i haven't heard off you for ages, it'd be good to see you :hyper:

Damn, have to get myself to a Mids meet to see that when it's done. Awesome stuff dewd!

Yes about time we saw you again mr david :tongue:

 

Well I should be on the road for mid may buddy so it MIGHT be done for Japfest if i'm lucky, if not it'll be the june meet for the midlands lot :D

So-About 2 days work then Nick?:D;)

That dash looks stunning. i really like that :cool:

 

How many V8's are there on this site???

So-About 2 days work then Nick?:D;)

 

lol, and the rest. I'll pop up the latest on it when i've ogt it all paid for but just picked up a Tremec TKO 500 gearbox, that dash and a few more bits and bobs. Just got to give the poor guy some time to get everything off and order my bits form the states and we'll be ready to begin the build. Block is down being bored as we speak and just got to spray it up and take it in to the works unit before we get set - cracks knuckles :D

 

That dash looks stunning. i really like that :cool:

 

How many V8's are there on this site???

 

Just the two i think at the moment, mantas old one is with suzy on zclub and her hubby and that's it?