getting ready to fit the upgraded head with upgraded valves and camshafts. heres whats been happening.

 

right here we go!

 

had a busy day the sun shone and i started again, got loads done before i really made a big mistake!.

 

undoing a really stiff bolt , my hand covered in grease slipped off the ratchet and i hit my bad finger into the car with a massive force, then a big crack! seems my joint popped so now its back in the splints again with bruised tandons.

 

as you can see i got a lot done but nothing conclusive.

 

i also got so far and basically chickened out of doing any more a: due to the finger and b: because im a coward.

 

pics follow

 

notice the lovely extra throttle spring attatched a bit stretched just because they couldnt re-attatch the one that was there, all done now though and removed that one.

also notice the lovely crap in the coolant inlets behind the carbs, i dont think this thing was ever flushed.

 

 

progress today was slow and tedious, not helped by this damn finger!!

 

i removed the fuel line feeds to the regulator top and bottom, this way the regulator could stay attached to the carb side box ( i don't know the tech term for it sorry!) on the side next to the firewall was a small black tube connected by a nut to the side of the box i removed that. I then proceeded to remove the other coolant rail from the top of the carbs.

 

The nuts on the carb mount studs are M14 size, mine were actually easy to take off and only one stud undid in the process, a quick blast of wd40 while off and grips on the stud i was able to take the nut off the stud, clean it up and re thread it into the head. I have now cleaned all the studs up and given them a coat of wd40, until i coat them with some copper grease and new nuts.

 

Taking the carbs off was not easy at all, the whole thing would not budge for ages, i did think about just giving it a good tug but after (yep you guessed it) slamming my finger into the side of the carb housings i thought better of it. Instead i just gently pulled on the side closest to the rear of the car first and got a lift there, i then put a screwdriver under and gently prised the end up the rest followed and i was able to lift the whole thing off.

 

 

while off i had a quick check to see how much crap was covering them before they go off for refurbishment and ultrasonic cleaning. (more details on this process and details of the company doing the work to follow)

As you can see one half came up very nicely and I'm sure that when returned to me they will look fantastic, before refitting.

 

 

I also drained the oil from the cam towers with my Clarke oil syringe, and emptied it into an old Pepsi bottle i had laying around.

 

Also much to my surprise i found that one of the main bolts and nuts that hold the engine to the gearbox was missing, i have yet to check if any others are missing. As i have contacted the last service agent twice and spoken to them twice and never been called back by them twice it is not difficult to understand the level of incompetency of the work carried out on this cars last "c" service.

 

 

I am now ready to take the cam towers off, i couldn't find a torx E10 socket locally so i will order one Monday, as the cam towers are held on by these special bolts

 

 

The plan is to at least get the engine bay to an almost concourse level of cleanliness with the boot panels all colour coded and the carpet sections replaced with carbon fibre matting.

 

ok its not a zed but i thought you might be interested!!

part two:

 

the engineer fitted brand new and upgraded exhaust valve guides made of bronze, what he pointed out to me is that inside they have a series of small indentations these collect and retain oil.

 

 

here is the head!!! with the new guides pressed in, fantastic job!

 

 

here is the base of the head it will be machined this week

 

 

here is a close up of the valve seats all newly machined.

 

 

here are two pictures of the valves all cleaned up and machined

 

 

ok heres the news then.

 

none of the valves were damaged, all the valve guides for the exhaust outlet were shot, the head is in very very good condition, he is replacing the cam seals next week and also doing the tappets and shims.

 

he was surprised that the valves were in such good condition.

 

so its looking like i will be getting the lot back within the next week or so, all i have to do now is get all my bits in, replace all the pipes and clamps and remember where everything goes!!!

 

then its over to someone to time it all up for me and re-fit the belts etc.

 

so all in all good news so far reguarding the head assy.

 

si

 

this was done in two parts as the thread has a limit to the amount of picture links in one post

Looking good Si. Keep them updates coming.

 

Ivan

part two:

 

the engineer fitted brand new and upgraded exhaust valve guides made of bronze, what he pointed out to me is that inside they have a series of small indentations these collect and retain oil.

 

 

here is the head!!! with the new guides pressed in, fantastic job!

 

 

here is the base of the head it will be machined this week

 

 

here is a close up of the valve seats all newly machined.

 

 

here are two pictures of the valves all cleaned up and machined

 

 

ok heres the news then.

 

none of the valves were damaged, all the valve guides for the exhaust outlet were shot, the head is in very very good condition, he is replacing the cam seals next week and also doing the tappets and shims.

 

he was surprised that the valves were in such good condition.

 

so its looking like i will be getting the lot back within the next week or so, all i have to do now is get all my bits in, replace all the pipes and clamps and remember where everything goes!!!

 

then its over to someone to time it all up for me and re-fit the belts etc.

 

so all in all good news so far reguarding the head assy.

 

si

 

this was done in two parts as the thread has a limit to the amount of picture links in one post

 

 

Hi

Just noticed this thread I've got a Jensen with the 907 lotus motor in it. Loads a problems with oils pressure :(

 

Craig

sorry guys i havent updated this for you for a while have i!!

 

here we go..

 

today i sat in the conservatory with the heater on full all nice and toasty, while in there i got on with one of the carbuerttors, reason is even though they had been serviced they were stinking on the outside

 

i sat there with my drill and rotary wire brush and my small dremel with mini wire brushes.

 

some before and after pics, not fully to where i want them yet but close.

 

 

 

 

 

after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im going to do the other one tomorrow, im setting myself one thing a day for now just to keep my mind occupied.

Thats looking mighty good!

Excellent work there matey :D Well done, its looking really good. Can't wait too see it all finished :D

sorry guys i havent updated this for you for a while have i!!

 

here we go..

 

today i sat in the conservatory with the heater on full all nice and toasty, while in there i got on with one of the carbuerttors, reason is even though they had been serviced they were stinking on the outside

 

i sat there with my drill and rotary wire brush and my small dremel with mini wire brushes.

 

some before and after pics, not fully to where i want them yet but close.

 

 

 

 

 

after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im going to do the other one tomorrow, im setting myself one thing a day for now just to keep my mind occupied.

 

Cracking job there!! If you hada asked I've got a brand new pair a DHLA 40's on a lotus 907 manifold

spent today doing some cleaning and de-mucking.

 

i decided to do a bit on the engine then it started raining , so i did some on the turbo casings.

 

was going ok till the damn rotary wire brush caught tight and wrenched my damn hand round, now my damn wrist looks like a football!!

 

anyway heres pics.

the rough casting is next for the grinding wheel to smooth it off prior to getting its nice new high temp coating.

looking good. how much more work have you got till the cars done

erm.... quite a bit..