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[podifold]

There's some things not yet pictured that will hold it in sideways. Other than that it's own compression and the fact that the pedal can only move so far is what holds it in.

Edited by podifold, 13 June 2016 - 08:12 PM.

[podifold]

Finally feels like I'm getting somewhere.

 

Omega sorted me out with a set of rings for my Accralite pistons so I've managed to get the engine pretty much fully put together.

 

[Pickup76]

Wow check out the dish on those beasts!

[Steve220]

Engine porn

[ac427]

Very nice.

 

Are you on Minipickup.org ?

Edited by ac427, 01 July 2016 - 05:43 PM.

[podifold]

Are you on Minipickup.org ?

 

Yeah, in another life.

[ac427]

Do you know Jon the admin on Minipickup.org ?

[podifold]

I am Jon the admin.

[giannoutsos]

Beautifull engine, really like like the blocking of the waterways at the first two cylinders.
John

[podifold]

Beautifull engine, really like like the blocking of the waterways at the first two cylinders.
John

 
Thanks. I'm kinda surprised anyone noticed that. It's following the advice of a Keith Calver article about block preparation. The theory is it sends more of the coolant around to cylinder 4 and cools the block more consistently.
 
Other advice followed was grinding out the oil feed holes to the mains to make sure they lined up with the holes in the main cap bearings, opening up the water pump aperture and the feed round to the back of the block as well as the oil pump feed and discharge ports in the block.
 
Here's some pictures from when I first prepped the block:
 

Edited by podifold, 01 July 2016 - 09:40 PM.

[podifold]

The first stage of the spring assisted clutch is sorted. Although I'm fairly good at welding I had this professionally done as I wasn't confident I could get good penetration on the 10mm piece.

 

You can also see the heavy duty washers that will be used to hold the spring in place.
 

 

Edited by podifold, 02 July 2016 - 03:16 PM.

[ac427]

I am Jon the admin.

I thought you might be. I've sent you a pm.

Edited by ac427, 02 July 2016 - 07:36 PM.

[podifold]

The custom set of HT leads I ordered off Magnecor arrived this weekend. After a quick trial fit it looks like I measured up pretty good 

 

[skoughi]

Hi I like the block prep you did regarding the cooling, I did the same! I also rigged up a by-pass from the heater take-off as well, it's still feeding the heater which is a later heater that has the shut off valve inside the car, but the pipework is rigged in so that when the heater is closed off then the water backs up another pipe and back to the pump. The idea is that even if the heater is closed off then there is always hot water being taken away from no4 cylinder. I also fitted an MG Metro front mounted radiator and with an 88 deg thermostat she always runs at just below the halfway mark on the temp gauge.

[podifold]

Here's a project I've been working on the last couple of days.

When the superchaged engine's in the car I'll be needing a boost gauge. I went for a VDO one as they have a kind of retro, OEM look. Unfortunately I had to order it from Australia as they don't seem to do the 15 psi version over here.

The next issue was how to mount it whilst keeping the standard look of the interior. I started by making a wooden mock-up the size and shape I wanted.



Using that I was able to trace the outline of the shape onto paper, scan it in and refine the outline on the computer.



The templates were transferred onto 2mm sheet metal which was bent and then welded up.



Everything was then cleaned up, sand blasted and a hole punched using a 52mm Q-Max cutter.


 
The finished piece was given 3 coats of wrinkle finish paint and cured in the oven. I'm really happy with how it turned out.