Well picked up all the goodies this weekend from Keith so i now have a lovely set of digital gauges and senders. He's done a great job of labelling everything up and packing stuff up. Thanks again mate, i'll make sure i do a good job of it all.

 

I test fitted the bumper yesterday and did a quick photoshop, looks great, can't wait to get it sprayed up and fitted properly :hyper:

 

99 spec lights to go on in a couple of weeks, i'll be prepping the block this weekend and fitting new freeze plugs ready for the build then we're ready to rock and roll for the engine build :nana2:

 

The bumper will be sprayed up and the stonechip paint smoothed off and painted body coloured to keep it nice and simple looking. No bonnet vents.... yet but got to sort out a cold air feed solution to make sure that big old carb doesn't get alot of hot air thrown in it

 

Starting the engine build in the next few weeks, just need to get shot of the old gearbox.

 

More pics to follow but a quick one to wet your appetite....

 

looking good bud:)

Looking very nice

Lookin bloody great Nick - really looking forward to seeing this done :hyper: :nana2:

Cheers folks :D I'm past the worst parts now, engine's bored out, just need to prep the block which i'll do this weekend.

 

All the pistons, rings, con rods and crank will just bolt straight in along with the oil pump etc.

 

Got all the clutch and gearbox assembly pipework ready to go straight in, prop is ready bar getting it measured and shortened when the engine and box are in, all the gauges are ready to go with senders, all pumps and pulleys can go straight on the block to drop in.

 

Just need to buy in the windage tray, gaskets, timing cover, harmonic damper and the bottom half of the block can go straight in with the gearbox assembly then soon as i sell the gearbox/the silver zed, the final push for pipework, cam, pushrods and roller rockers and we're ready to start it up for the first time and possibly drive it :D (luckily i have 1000 feet of driveway to play with lol)

You would not believe just how little of that i understood :wack: :rofl:

 

Even so sounds like you are making rapid progress :D:D:D

I tell you something, i went to university for 4 years and not once have i had to learn so much information in such a short space of time. This is the first engine i've ever built and luckily i have someone who's guiding me through the whole thing but there's still some things i have to learn lol

 

Money is the main thing holding me back otherwise i'd take a week of work and blitz the whole thing :(

Looks like the race to get them finished is still on then mate!

lol, I think i'm going to take a few more months than i originally thought. Just money holding me back now.

 

All the money is tied up in the silver car and as it is it won't start, going to have another attempt at getting it started this weekend but after that i might have to break it for parts which is frustrating :(

 

I'm sure it's something simple but apart from that no idea, it started breifly last night and instantly redlined and i had to switch it off.

 

Going to pick up a load of known working parts this weekend and swap them over until i find out what's up.

 

Main suspect is the AFM which is an aftermarket one rather than the stock one i had before.

lol, I think i'm going to take a few more months than i originally thought. Just money holding me back now.

 

All the money is tied up in the silver car and as it is it won't start, going to have another attempt at getting it started this weekend but after that i might have to break it for parts which is frustrating :(

 

I'm sure it's something simple but apart from that no idea, it started breifly last night and instantly redlined and i had to switch it off.

 

Going to pick up a load of known working parts this weekend and swap them over until i find out what's up.

 

Main suspect is the AFM which is an aftermarket one rather than the stock one i had before.

 

Give me a buzz when you're working on it mate, will see if I can give you some pointers. You got a conZult?

Give me a buzz when you're working on it mate, will see if I can give you some pointers. You got a conZult?

 

Cheers buddy, yep i've got the datascan software. Came up with an error on the temp sensor and the o2 sensor but the o2 never caused a problem before. Filled it up with water and the temp sensor didn't give a problem after that. Adjusted the TPS to 0.46v so all in all nothing out of the ordinary.

 

I just get 3 fires (tud-du-rum) then it cuts out. Occasionally i get a couple of strokes before it dies but that's it.

 

I'll give you a bell tomorrow afternoon when i get stuck in, cheers mate.

Going to pick up a load of known working parts this weekend and swap them over until i find out what's up.

 

Main suspect is the AFM which is an aftermarket one rather than the stock one i had before.

 

Looks like my parts division is about to be raided.... again.:rolleyes:

...and then some :rofl: