DJMARCOPOLO'S - The GREEN RIVET
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cool thanks for the heads up
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Cheapest place I found it was my local ASDA (under £4)
But they frequently do a 2 for 1 offer on it so I buy it then.
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heads are back on and torqued up, new valve stem seals and uprated springs fitted, next on is cams on the heads
brand new water pump fitted and new idlers
engine painted
bay finished painting
replacing all bolts with stainless
all new stainless hose clips throughout
all new silicone pipes being ftted
external oil cooler on order
recovered the loom in silver coloured tubingFound the flywheel bearing had seized on new engine and burnt out, causing massive heat to the clutch with lots of discolouration and melted the grease in the thrust bearing causing that to collapse as well as the crank shaft oil seal to go hard and crack
Ordered all of those parts today after a lot of searching as they arent that easy to buy individually but found them and waiting for them to come inFound the sump has been battered in the past and someone has eaten it out with a hammer and then covered the exterior in heat reflective tape, just sourcing a new oil pan for that too
Also put on new track rod ends and new steering rack gators
Lots more to do but its getting there now and starting to go back together
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One day bud, I'll drive mine down for help with the same :) - Make a weekend of it. Beer on me :P
Bloody nice work thou!
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I'd add a high temp clearcoat over that engine if you have not already.
It makes it much easier to keep clean.
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VHT clearcoat is applied already and looks great now
Yesterday stripped all parts off the gearbox and painted that and painted all other mounts & brackets in matt black all the way down to the dipstick, all pulleys now in matt black too
Started on the top of the engine with front rocker & inlet is in vauxhall black pearl paint, want the engine glossy with matt surrounds to make it pop and keeping it very simple with black and silver throughout engine bay and its really starting to look good
Spent last night with my can of flash dash polishing brake lines and loom plugs in the bay
still a bit to do as Im painting all the engine accessories like oil filter mounting, power steering pump, alternator, starter etc
I have a brand new battery fitted so might get that vinyl wrapped and looking for a better battery mounting to make it look a bit neater
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I have to say this only because I regretted doing it myself, but I painted my rockers black and always wished i'd gone with something that stood out more.
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just having a simple theme under the bonnet :mrgreen:
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Loving the work and dedication! 8) Keep it up :) :cheers:
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sometimes I really wonder why I bother with this car
Hopefully the other one is alright in the old engine, just looking for another pair of kl31 cams to repair the old engine with now so someone else can have a klze as I dont want to weigh it in, turns out the big ends have all exploded in the old engine
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A broken cam ??
That just looks like poor installment
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Not un common. Marco had one snap in his ze ( I think ) but didn't cause any damage.
I'd settle for either the kl36 or 31 cams personally. Pros and cons to both.
So your new engine is ok but old is dead ?. Just so I'm reading right.
I know what you mean with the mx3. Saw an Internet add for the new civic 278bhp with a 2.0 turbo. Seems as tho all 1.6 turbos have atleast 200bhp now and were messing about with a 2.5 that just makes 200. !.
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It is a ball ache but thank god marco has come to the rescue again with the exact cam shaft sat in his shed so it due to be delivered monday and can finally be finished
Took the cams out the old engine and they are pretty scored so it looks like the old engine definately had oil pump failure, the sump was full of white metal suggesting the end shells have all disintegrated and the scoring on the cams show both ends of engine sufferred
I think the old engine is past saving so ill be breaking it up which is a shame as someone else could have done it up as a project. Lori has a lot of parts missing for his ZE so he will get what he needs to complete and I guess the rest maybe scrapped or sell the heads as a project for someone
Saturday is a big day as its all going back together except cambelt and rear cams but everything else will be finished ready to fit the cam monday and then hopefully engine back in on the 29th september and back on the road
Anyway another update as of today
found ferrari pistons in southampton sell thrust bearings seperately so managed to get one of those for £20
Fitted a 15 row mocal oil cooler behind the bumper in front of the radiator
Found just cutting the bracket back for the aircon rad and bolting it to the cross member support and the rad bracket and it fits perfectly behind the grill on the MS bumper
All brand new fittings purchased for it along with nice stainless braided hoses to be fitted when the engine goes back in
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lots done today, just finished everything we can do until the replacement cam comes in on monday
Big thanks marco and just pure luck the one that snapped is the one he has left in his garage :)today, fitted sump and pick up with new gasket for oil pick up, headers are on, tensioners are fitted, gearbox, clutch, new crank oil seal and new clutch bearings all in today.
just waiting on the cam then its fit that rockers and then time it up and covers on ready to go back in on 28th september :bigok:
had to use the sump from the old engine as the new one has been damaged and bodged with tape and beaten with a hammer to remove a massive dent, so to show the damage to the bottom end here is just some of the stuff that came out in the parts cleaner, this thick sediment was in the bottom of the sump left over from the oil removal :o
Its mainly white metal so the massive knock when its running must be the big ends judging by the damage
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Impressive lump man ;)
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the cam shaft arrived monday (thanks Marco) :bigok:
brand new set of bosch super 4 plugs gone in, bottle of fully synthetic oil arrived at weekend and the final coats of paint on the rocker have gone on
Just secured a garage about 100 yards down the road for her for the winter now so she will be nice and dry this winter :mrgreen:
More car porn arrived today - new set of 8mm leads and my dildo gear stick
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busy evening today - engine now all timed up with covers on and she is all ready to go
Just a pic of the rockers before I started fitting everythingNOT LONG TIL SHE IS BACK ON THE ROAD :bigok: :bigok: :bigok:
Then she is all ready to go in her garage for the winter as I got the key yesterday :D
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Engine finished - fitting is now september 28th :mrgreen:
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Nice one, is car going into storage all winter, or you planning some runs/meets? Bound to be some nice sunny days still left this year!
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Any updates DJ?