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[RacingGreen]

bottom end pictures!!!

+1

[The Matt]

Alright, alright!

Will take some tomorrow, but it's just an engine, with a nice set of shihihiney Mahle oversized pistons and a set of ARP rod bolts and HT main bolts (thanks Alex) and a new KS oil pump and ACL Duraglide shells........

Oh, and a freshly painted sump

I've painted the block red and the sump is matt black

[alexcrosse]

black sump and red engine...

sounds familiar


copy cat!

[The Matt]

Oh, it gets better, I've got a black cam cover too!

Aint got the shexy TBs though so you're more bling than me!

[The Matt]

Same tensioner/idler kit too!

Nice to be different!

Might paint the car blue too and fit a slabnose front!

[alexcrosse]

LOL!!!! want to no my vin number too? hehe, are you running a cambelt cover?

Edited by alexcrosse, 10 August 2009 - 09:38 PM.

[The Matt]

LOL!!!! want to no my vin number too? hehe, are you running a cambelt cover?

Yeah, got the original one to go on there, but I'm thinking of making a CF copy of the top half eventually.

As for the vin number, nup, I won't get my free tax then!

[alexcrosse]

lol! lucky! wish i had a tax free plate. Ah just dont run a cambelt cover, its the way forwards in life!

[The Matt]

not much to show really, but it's all together, torqued up, new sump gasket.

So, it's ready to get bolted up to the gearbox and then I've got a hoist on loan for tomorrow night until the weekend. WEEEEEEE!

Just thinking that I might as well fit a new clutch in there, so I'll try and get one of them today.

[alexcrosse]

looks good, pretty colours, where did you get that idea? lol =p

you going to run that pot flywheel or have anything done to it???

you havnt torqued up your crank pully bolt have you? you need the crank pully off to time it in and put your 'girly' cambelt cover on =p

Looks awsome matey

Al

[Juju]

Get in in, Sir!!

[The Matt]

Crank pulley's only on finger tight, just wanted something to grab hold of to turn the crank. It WILL be in by Friday.

Ju, I'm trying to get it finished, really I am!

[alexcrosse]

cant wait til friday then!

bit of a tip (doubt you need this one): if theres only one of you doing the crank pully bolt up, do it with the starter motor in and flywheel, then put a screwdriver in the flywheel (wide flathead) and hold it in place with a G clamp or 2, because its silly torque. I only had me to do it up, was a right mission!

Good luck buddy! keep me up to day

[Deathrow]

Wow, this seems to have moved on alot since the last time I checked.

You make me so jealous Matt, since I saw your project it was still a-series and I had Elliot as a banged up rust bucket for college I always wanted my car like yours. I get myself half way to having it like yours and you make it a thousand times better by adding this engine! Now I'm back at square one, haha.

Keep up the good work and more pictures please .

[Bec]

I've just seen an amazing picture of the FreaK, spill Matt!!!