3.8 E Type - Stage One engine rebuild
| Job # 2260 (JB) 3.8 E Type - Stage One engine rebuild |
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Putting the finishing touches to another Stage One engine rebuild in the Team CJ engine shop.
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| With cylinders pressed out, blocked water
jackets on display |
Custom top hat liners installed |
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| Damage inside a combustion chamber |
Badly damaged threads in the water jackets |
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| A new steel insert is used to repair the
damaged water jacket plug threads |
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| Keyway hole damage on nose of the crank |
Oil pan was damaged and crudely repaired in
several places |
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| Previous damage around the drain plug |
Machining the intake and exhaust flanges |
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| Pressure testing the cylinder head |
View down a ported intake runner |
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| Old seat machined out and sized for new custom CJ valve seats |
Machining the multi-angled valve job |
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| Honing tappet guides for oversized tappets |
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| Head now fully assembled |
Laying out components for final assembly |
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| Engine now almost ready to run on the test
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I am delighted to report that we have your engine rebuild well underway.
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| Engine as received |
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| Removing the cylinder head |
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| Main bearings worn back to the copper |
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| Rebuilding connecting rods |
Honing rods to size |