Full engine rebuild
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# 2164 (MY) - V12 E Type Full engine rebuild |
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Putting the finishing touches to your V12 E Type engine rebuild...
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| Torque plate cylinder hone in progress |
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| Timing chains installed, ready to receive the heads |
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| Almost complete! |
I am pleased to report that we have this engine rebuild well underway
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| Using our CJ designed extraction plate to remove stubborn cylinder heads |
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| With the heads removed, the exposed block and cylinder looked pretty nasty |
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| Lots of debris and shrapnel lurking in the coolant jackets |
This is a countersunk screw hiding inside a coolant galley! |
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| Extremely grimy oil |
Broken chain tensioner |
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| Deck surfaces of the heads were badly corroded |
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| Corrosion will be ground out, built up with weld and milled flat |
Disassembly of the heads in progress |
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| Pressure testing one of the heads |
Machining out old valve seats |
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| Grinding corroded areas to be welded |
Corroded areas built up with weld |
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| Test fitting gasket after milling the heads flat |
Extensive weld repairs needed to the rear edge of one of the heads |
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| Weld repair virtually invisible after metal finishing |
Milling the cam tower pads flat |
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| Helicoil repairs in progress |
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| New CJ valve guides installed |
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| Preparing the main bearing caps for an align hone |
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| Mocking up bearings after align hone |
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| Going back together on the assembly bench |
Preparing to recondition the connecting rods |