Had a phonecall from the engineering shop yesterday that went a little bit like this:

 

"Mr Tandy?"

 

"Is that Bob?"

 

"It is, just ringing to say the heads and flywheel are all done"

 

"What about the block?"

 

"Umm i don't know how to tell you this but you know you wanted it overbored?"

 

"Yup"

 

"It was already overbored by 40thou"

 

"Great so you don't need to do anything?"

 

"Um nope it's scrap"

 

"Huh?"

 

"It's so badly scorched and scratched under the protective layer of grease you should just chuck it and get another block"

 

"F*****SSSSHHH******TTT****" :headvswal

 

So spent the rest of the afternoon desperately ringing every v8 supplier in the country trying to find someone who would be able to supply just the block.

 

Finally the previous owner got in touch to say he'd rang an old friend Peter Knight who runs a V8 workshop in daventry.

 

I took the afternoon off today and went down to see what he had and managed to find a 1969 block, pre acid dipped, with new cam bearings already installed and overbored by 40thou, the piston clearance was perfect and exactly to spec as to what we wanted and I picked it up for £350.

 

The engineering work on the old block would have cost me £280 + £70 for the bearing installation tool and £30 for the bearings so i'm ready to build :dance:

 

Spent this afternoon with a wirebrush tool and the engine stand cleaning the block and grinding away all the casting lines, i'll be painting it on saturday and i'll get some pictures up then :D

 

PHEW!!!!!

'parp'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucky bugger

pmsl :rofl: i nearly let one slip out in the street when i heard that, talk about heart in mouth lol

So all in all you saved £30, butlost an afternoon at work......

 

Luck bugger... glad it all worked out for you mate.....

Cheers buddy, i think i actually ended up with a better block too :D

nice one, good when something like that happens

good man

We're getting there, frustrating the money side of things holding me up but that's life for you ain't it? I've got the block and heads, just need to order in the final few things now and i'll be ready to build

Had a phonecall from the engineering shop yesterday that went a little bit like this:

 

"Mr Tandy?"

 

"Is that Bob?"

 

"It is, just ringing to say the heads and flywheel are all done"

 

"What about the block?"

 

"Umm i don't know how to tell you this but you know you wanted it overbored?"

 

"Yup"

 

"It was already overbored by 40thou"

 

"Great so you don't need to do anything?"

 

"Um nope it's scrap"

 

"Huh?"

 

"It's so badly scorched and scratched under the protective layer of grease you should just chuck it and get another block"

 

"F*****SSSSHHH******TTT****" :headvswal

 

So spent the rest of the afternoon desperately ringing every v8 supplier in the country trying to find someone who would be able to supply just the block.

 

Finally the previous owner got in touch to say he'd rang an old friend Peter Knight who runs a V8 workshop in daventry.

 

I took the afternoon off today and went down to see what he had and managed to find a 1969 block, pre acid dipped, with new cam bearings already installed and overbored by 40thou, the piston clearance was perfect and exactly to spec as to what we wanted and I picked it up for £350.

 

The engineering work on the old block would have cost me £280 + £70 for the bearing installation tool and £30 for the bearings so i'm ready to build :dance:

 

Spent this afternoon with a wirebrush tool and the engine stand cleaning the block and grinding away all the casting lines, i'll be painting it on saturday and i'll get some pictures up then :D

 

PHEW!!!!!

 

 

Nearly wrote off another one of your G-strings there buddy!!!

its a shame your heads and flywheel werent buggered too... you could have saved a fortune all in the same day off! :rofl:

The heads ARE buggered :rofl:

 

They've been welded at some point but didn't know until they'd skimmed them! :rant:

 

Luckily it's not near the cylinder so should be fine :D