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[K4KEV]

yep ....it had me thinking a bit Bob ....so I flattened the pipe a bit in the middle and managed to eek out another mm so I now have 2mm clearance.....crankshaft scrapers run at a helluva lot less so I thinks I should be ok now ....have also welded the brace back on too.
Got a nice clean cylinder head to sort out now, so I gave the coil rail a good clean.... ca18det engines have a coil for each spark plug, and got that fitted then I moved on to re-fit my nice blue cam covers, also tried the plug cover but I think that might be painted the same red colour as my bodywork, got to start cleaning/painting all the pipework and ancillaries but it is nice to put something on the engine knowing that it ain't coming off again.

nice clean cams/bays


cam covers fitted

[robo]

The attention to detail is top notch kev. That little lot will look the nuts in the roadster

Bob

[K4KEV]

cheers Bob...got my plug cover done over the last few days and now busy painting stuff and lacquering everything in sight, plan on re-fitting timing belt tomorrow
I am well chuffed with my engine bay colour scheme and would choose it again if I ever built another

[K4KEV]

not a great deal done the last few days....just felt like a good old loaf....so I did
still re-furbishing stuff like covers, mounts etc....moving on to the induction side which is gonna be awkward to clean, but hey if I put anything manky on the engine now it will stick out like a sore thumb.
I did get my vernier pulleys fitted which allowed me to fit the timing belt. crank pulley. and water pump pulley and one timing cover. the other cover I will be cutting a window out and putting a piece of perspex in to keep the verniers on show......here is the usual piccy updates

[K4KEV]

cracked on and got a bit more of the engine done on the induction side just another few bits and pieces to do like alternator, starter and some pipework. I would hope to for a final engine fit within a week, then I can really start putting it all together.
plenum before refurb

[Tatey]

Kev that engine really is a work of art, almost seems like a shame to put it in a roadster and get it dirty!

[twinturbo]

yep that's a sweeeeeeeeeeet looking lump.

TT