I would have just chucked another engine inDo you mean on the engine build? Haven't spent that yet, but I'm not going to be able to avoid it. I could do it cheaper with Britpart stuff.
I haven't totalled the new chassis and body rebuild. Too scared
Cheers, James. I'll buy the sets, but I'm thinking I'll go for the Payen ones from Paddocks they are still OEM. Top Set Elring £42.00 Payen £36.40 Bottom Set Elring £50.54 Payen £29.90
A few people said that. I just thought you don't really know what you are getting and having spent nearly two and a half years rebuilding the body I might as well have a refurbed engine that I know. And, I fancied doing itI would have just chucked another engine in
And, I fancied doing it
just have the seats cut and new valves lapped into them, unless your forced theres no point in stressing the head which is what will happen changing the guides if you needed to redo guides its better to fit bronze liners and broach to valve stem size, the payen sets are fine its what i commonly use with a quality head gasket as its the gasket were it really mattersCheers, James. I'll buy the sets, but I'm thinking I'll go for the Payen ones from Paddocks they are still OEM. Top Set Elring £42.00 Payen £36.40 Bottom Set Elring £50.54 Payen £29.90
I can only detect a tiny amount of movement on the valves. I was thinking it would be false economy not to change the valve guides and valves? That's based on no experience though!
No, Turners are not doing the head. I was thinking of sending it to a place near Newcastle to have new guides pressed in and the valve faces dressed. Might not be now
you will have a lot of satisfaction building it and using itA few people said that. I just thought you don't really know what you are getting and having spent nearly two and a half years rebuilding the body I might as well have a refurbed engine that I know. And, I fancied doing it
Definitely notAre you sure you did not plan this???..........................
Cheers
Not now anyway! After finishing the chassis and body I thought I'd do the engine in 3 or 4 years time. Not in 9 months I must admit, it'll be good to think I've rebuilt the lot. It's certainly a keeper.you will have a lot of satisfaction building it and using it
Fingers crossed that lasts a long time!
yes though some machines cut the seat so accurately none is needed but its a way of checking where contact is made on valve and seat and its continuous around the seat/valve
That'll be where you use the engineers blue to see where it rubs.
Do you use a special paste and one of those dowels with a rubber sucker on the end?
i do if they need lappinng in ,i find you need a drop of paraffing or similar added to the paste helps as its often too thick a consisteny nowadays, but generally if i send head to have work done they do it,i miss not having access to a machine shop that was part of the job of engine building i really enjoyed
I'm tempted, but I think I'll let the machine shop do it. Thanks for your advice, James.
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