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FlaFFy_91
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14th Dec 11 at 13:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dunno, ill come to that when i get the money for them, for now, lots more updates

as stated above, got my paint so im going to be painting the bay today
clocks have arrived so im going to try wire them in today although getting the pins for the rear of them is proveing IMPOSSIBLE

got my inlet mani gasket and my new exhaust mani studs, oh and also ordered a new set of gearbox bolts as one of them was missing and no one would sell me one off here

all will be getting fitted today

pics to follow... once done
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painting the bay with cans?
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Parts of it yes as its going to be hidden by the engine. The more visible parts will be rattled just to cover them for now then sent to neils to get properly painted
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Ok pictures at last

so as i said, bought some inlet and exhaust mani studs from vaux,



And these turned up aswell



Removed the old ones and started fitting the new ones, then snap one went

so i spend a good few hours getting that bloody thing out
managed to get a easy out from work and ended up getting the bloody thing out



so fitting the new ones



Finished painting and laquering the engine bay
rattle cans but i dont think its that bad of a job in all honesty








anyways getting the rest of the studs off vaux tomorrow and the missing gearbox bolt
finish putting the engine together tomorrow and get it on the crane and pressure washer'd off and start the painting of the engine and box, ready to go in next week when the hubs turn up
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paint job
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What about it lee :s
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the manifold stud snap going in? something not right there man they dont have to be silly tight.
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Wasnt even silly tight mate. I was lock tighting them as i know they dont need to be tight. Double nutted it. Locked the 2 nuts together. Was tightning it with a ratchet and i think the 2 nuts started spinning down the stud instead of spinning the stud. Heated up and snapped. Question though gaz. Yanno with the studs. You know theyve got the thread then nouthing then more thread. Does the blank bit have to be counter sunk into the head or do you keep that blank bit sticking out?
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sticking out unless there is a gap in the hole between the face of the block and the start of the thread. Otherwise how would you get it in without a thread on the smooth bit?
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Well when your turning them they still sit in if you keep turning. Before they get tight so there must be a gap in the threads i guess?
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just do them until they are tight.
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Lil update for now. Vaux sent me the wrong bloody gearbox bolt once again. So waiting for that to come through on tuesday with the rest of the manifold studs. Ance there in, on goes the mani's. Out comes the pressure washer then on goes the black paint

Still waiting on my hubs. Hopefully be here next week
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pressure washer? surely a wire wheel attatchment on the end of the drill would be alot better?
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Can't imagine pressure washer doing much alone
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apart from getting water into the exhaust ports etc.... sweet lol
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Hence me saying fitting the manifolds.... Duhh. Not literaly just going to pressure wash it and leave it am i. Going to clean it down properly. Dont have wire wheel attatchments tbh mate. Going to wash it down. Gunk it. Scrub it with a wire brush. Wash it down again. And basicly repeat untill clean
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Don't use a pressure washer jut go and buy a wire wheel for about £3
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ditto
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I dont get how a wire wheels going to help. Are we thinking of the same thing?

Like a wire brush wheel?
The engines covered in like a sticky oil?
Wouldnt a bottle of gunk and a wire brush do alot better?
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but what are you going to do after the oil is off to prep it?
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gOod point. Didnt realy think about that. What would need doing to prep it just wire brushing?
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
buy a wire wheel for about £3
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Hubs have turned up!
So they need a clean up then the engine will be getting fitted
All i need is the fecking hoses now!
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And a head?
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Why a head mate? :s

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