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[minilee94]

Hi I think dont quote me but I think its to help stop head gasket failure

[minilee94]

Engine block is bolted to gearbox now

Need to order my bits for transfer case and 1st motion shaft bearing on Monday then I can put that together

[minilee94]

My other bits are here ready for me to fit it all up and maybe fit the engine in the bay

[Zik]

Hi I think dont quote me but I think its to help stop head gasket failure

 

The aim of offset boring is so that the wall between 2 and 3 doesn't become too thin - when it gets too thin, the walls can begin to flex under combustion pressure and any sort of movement in a precision machined component means all kinds of bad juju

[minilee94]

Yeah that's it I knew that lol ;)

[domdee]

Cracking build!

[minilee94]

Cheers mate

[minilee94]

All repainted

[minilee94]

Not an update really due to bought myself a new tool box


But I did pick up my primary gear from bill Richards yesterday

[Archived4]

Awesome stuff. Love the tool box! Must have taken out a mortgage to get it too

[benjy_18]

Same box as me, did you buy it new?
Mine cost me £2k!!!

[minilee94]

Nar wasn't to bad an yeah bought it new traded mine in for that and £1800 it is the most recent one in the snap on catalog

[benjy_18]

Yeah mines the guy Martin edition box so slightly more, I traded my old roll cab for it aswell.

[minilee94]

Yeah I got £800 for my old box I don't even pay that for it and as this is the new fire and thunder one but I didn't want the decals so there on eBay :)

[minilee94]

Removed my lower dash pad today

Just needs painting now