MPi block. Deck completely plugged off for dry deck head assembly, using brass plugs and steel where new stud holes intersect. All new stud locations now have plugs fitted to ensure perfect full form threads.
Offset bored to line up cylinders perfectly center to center with the BMW head. Stud holes drilled and tapped to move the head forward on the block to line up the combustion chambers centrally over the cylinders. All that done on CNC to CAD drawings, so Perfect!
Steel liners fitted to return bore to standard 70.61mm and 1275cc.
Block skimmed so pistons sit flush with the deck.
Four bolt main cap fitted, line bored and honed.
Crank case machined for clearance of steel h section conrods.
Under crown piston oil cooling jets fitted, dry deck adapter fitted in a core plug location an back end of block to feed coolant to the head. All other core plugs have had 'safety' retention screws fittted.
Holes drilled and tapped into old tappet chest for oil drains for both head and the turbo in the very near future
Engine/ Gearbox bolts enlarged to mate.
Head modified to fit the A series block, as per normal plus all coolant passages welded up for dry deck assembly, adapters welded on back end for coolant and oil drain
Crankshaft Wedged, Bladed, cross drilled, Toughened, balanced to the nth degree.
Steel h section conrods modified to give propper clearance on little end with pistons due to the offset bore.
Hepolite 19320 Powermax Cooper S pistons machined for valve clearance. Total Seal gapless piston rings. Teflon buttons fitted to prevent fully floating wrist pins scuffing the bore.
Worn MPi cam shaft machined to remove all lobes except the cam sensor lobe to drive turbo oil pump.
Ultra light flywheel and backplate, orange diaphragm, and AP racing organic friction plate.
Final dry build done, final clean to do and then assembly.
I think that should do for now
More to come in the next couple of weeks as i build it up. Some of he pictures below dont show some of the machining as they were taken before. Just need to get this finished, ive been at it since Feb 2005 LMFAO
