Job # 2051 (MVN) - Jaguar Mk II Stage One engine rebuild and carb rebuild for a client in South Africa

Click on the photos below to watch two video clips of us test running your engine in the machine shop. Our work is done here 

We plan on running your rebuilt engine on the test stand early next week.

Almost finished...

Balancing clutch and flywheel	Rebuild now virtually complete

Short block assembly underway...

Block machine work has been completed
Laying crankshaft in place	Uprated ARP main bolts
Measuring deck height

Stage One cylinder head rebuild now completed, balancing and micro-polishing the crankshaft...

Balancing the replacement crankshaft
Micro-polishing crank after balancing
	Head cleaned up very nicely (see before photos below)

Align hone and torque plate cylinder hone completed, block surfacing in progress...

Your engine block has been re-sleeved and the align honing process is underway.

	Measuring positioning of new sleeves in relation to the deck of the engine block
	Machining main caps square prior to align honing
Align honing in progress	Close up of honing stones

Some really nice gains on the flow bench after port work...

	A pick up of almost 60 cfm

Carb rebuild in progress, polishing, etc...

 
Repairing damaged oil pan, pressure testing cylinder head

Damaged oil pan before welding	After welding, front seal retainer was re-cut on mill
Damaged oil pan drain plug hole was welded up	Cutting new threads in drain plug hole
Pressure testing cylinder head after port work

This particular cylinder head needs some extra time under the welder...

Center drain plug threads damaged	Plug has been welded up and will be re-threaded on mill
Chamber will be welded up and re-shaped	Chamber welding in progress

We have our work cut out for us with this engine. Corrosion has done a number on the cylinder head in particular. All six spark plug holes will have to be repaired, one of the water plugs on the top of the head is stripped out, the chambers and deck surface will require welding, the tappet guides are out of spec and will be replaced, the oil pan front seal housing will require welding, and the timing chain cover is damaged beyond repair. Other than these few items, everything is looking good...

Filter completely blocked
Spark plug holes are in poor shape
	Cutting out the old cylinder sleeves
Clearing cylinder block water jackets
Combustion chamber will be welded up and reshaped

I am pleased to report that your superbly built engine crate made it to the CJ engine machine shop in perfect condition after its epic journey! We already have the engine torn down and will have the machine work underway in the next few days.

Your well constructed crate survived the 9,500 mile journey from South Africa to Texas intact!
	Engine has been completely disassembled
	We will have the machine work underway in the next few days

We will have this Stage One engine rebuild underway in the next few days....