The engine in all its glory
So today was the the day everything went back together. Some fresh oil, coolant and brake fluid and she fired back into life. No words, just pictures….
Putting the engine back!
First of all – don’t try this at home. If you have a gravel driveway the job becomes 10x harder. Also its not a job for one person so my advice, get a friend over, or in my case my … Continued
Gearbox Clean Up
Although the gearbox has never really given me many issues I felt, whilst it was out I would change the oil and give it a clean up. I started by using POR15 Marine Clean to remove the majority of the … Continued
While I wait, headlights and grill
While I waited for chrome, a new timing belt and fluids to arrive I thought it was time to pop the grill and lights back in. This was the reverse of one of my previous posts. I cleaned them up … Continued
Starting to put things back
Before I started I decided to clean up the cross member. I didnt want to remove it as this is a project for the future, but felt it could do with a lick of paint. After hours of cleaning, I … Continued
Painting the engine
It was finally time to get some paint on the block. After degreasing and grinding it back it was looking a little sad. I chose POR15 Engine Enamel, black for the block and head, silver for the sump. I’ve used a … Continued
The clean up begins (fuel pump, servo)
So it was time to start cleaning up parts. Paint wise I’ve stuck with POR15 and Eastwoods. Both are avaliable from www.frost.co.uk. For the fuel pump, alternator bracket and a few other parts I’ve used Eastwoods Primer and Eastwoods silver … Continued
Back from the body shop
So we towed the car back and here it is in all its glory. The pictures really don’t do it justice, a signifcant improvement from the tatty old bay!! Pretty chuffed with the results and the finish. Just need to … Continued
Engine bay & prep
The first job to tackle was the strut tops. New panels purchased from CapriGear made the job a lot easier. Clean up, treat and weld in. Once that was finished there was a number of areas that needed addressing, including … Continued
Engine Removal
With most things removed it was time to pull the engine out. I borrowed a engine crane from a friend and began by unbolting the block from the gearbox. Support the gearbox with a jack underneath. Make sure you don’t … Continued