The Q Car (CAR #001)
| Job # 2252 - 4.2 Stage One rebuild The Q Car (CAR #001) |
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Another Stage One rebuild completed and ready for the test stand.
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| Degreeing camshafts |
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| Oil pan now installed |
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| Another Stage One rebuild ready for the
test stand! |
Plumbing in the oil pump and installing the cylinder head.
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Assembling the short block.
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| Crankshaft installed |
Hanging rods on pistons |
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| Rotating assembly installed |
About to install the cylinder head |
We have now completed all of the machine work to both head and block. The head has been fully rebuilt and we are just about to assemble the short block.
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| Align honing the cylinder head |
Baseline flow testing of the cylinder head |
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| Pressure testing the head |
View down a ported intake runner |
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| Multi angle valvejob completed, new seats
blended to venturis |
Final surfacing of the cylinder head |
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| Assembling the head using custom CJ stainless steel valves |
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| Torque plate cylinder hone in progress |
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| Machine work to block now completed |
Setting piston ring gaps |
We have now re-sleeved the block, align honed the main housings and rebuilt the connecting rods.
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| Machining counter bores for the new 'top
hat' liners |
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| Grinding main caps prior to align hine |
Align hone in porgress |
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| Sizing the connecting rods |
This is the first of several Stage One engines we are building for a company that is building a limited number of Aston Martin DB5 007 tribute cars that are being built to run on Jaguar running gear.
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