Update
report - January 20, 2023
Engine assembly
nearing completion
Update report - December 23, 2022
IRS and engine
installed
Update report - November 4,
2022
Update report - October 26, 2022
Update report - September 19, 2022
Update report - July 5, 2022
Update
report - June 8, 2022
Update report - November 30, 2021
Body has been
primed with sprayable polyester.
Update report - September 23, 2020
Assembling the
engine in the Team CJ engine shop this afternoon.

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Darien installing the pistons and rods
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Oil pump assembly and piping now
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Timing chains in place
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Timing chain cover and water pump
installed
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Red mark denotes heavy side of piston
on the
exhaust side
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Corey and Darien installing the head
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Torquing the cylinder head nuts
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Timing the cams
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Update report - September 18, 2020
Darien has the
short block assembly underway in the Team CJ Engine Shop.
Update report - July 27, 2020
Corey has now
completed the machine work and reassembled your cylinder
head.

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Water jackets have been welded and
reshaped
on the mill
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Head on the assembly bench
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Installing the custom Team CJ tappets
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Installing the Stage Two camshafts
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The finished article!
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Update report - July 27, 2020
The following
sequence of photos show the cylinder head machine work
underway and the cad plated front suspension.

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Stroked billet crank, Carrillo rods and
ARP main caps
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Reshaping water jackets after weld
repairs
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Align honing the cylinder head
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A view down the cam shaft saddles
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Honing the valve guides
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Front suspension restored and cad
plated
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Update report - June 23, 2020
Trial
fitting front and rear screens to the Low Drag Coupe
Update report - June 19, 2020
Lots of progress
with the Low Drag Coupe engine rebuild in the Team CJ
machine shop.

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Cylinder head prior to disassembly
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Two chambers have shrapnel damage that will
have
to be welded and machined
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Close up of shrapnel damage |
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The head pays a visit to Jake in the TCJ
Coachworks
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Welds will be ground back and machined
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Custom top hat liners installed
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Machining the deck surface perfectly flat
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Grinding main caps in preparation for the
align hone
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Setting up to align hone the block
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A view along the seven main housings, which
are
now perfectly straight and round
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Test fitting the billet 4.7 crankshaft
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Update report - June 17, 2020
More of Carlos'
handiwork in the TCJ trim room!

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Seat base hide sections now sewn together
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Carlos trimming the excess trim and hide
from the
bottom of the seat base
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Seat base now ready to install
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Note attention to detail even on areas of
the seat
base that won't be seen
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First seat now fully assembled
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Simpson belts add a nice period looking
touch
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Update
report - June 11, 2020
The following sequence of photographs show
Carlos beginning the process of trimming the seats in
black hide. The last three images show the special
flywheel and ultra strong clutch supplied by my friend Rob
Beere in England.

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Lightweight aluminum seat frames
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The contours in the foam are carved by
hand
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Making templates for the hide sections
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Carlos sculpting the edges of the seat
back
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Plotting the location of the pleats
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The new hide that will be used for both
seats
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Marking out the pleats for the first seat
back
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Sewing the pleats
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Carlos has been working his magic in the
TCJ trim
room for more than 12 years!
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One seat back now virtually complete
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Ultra strong billet clutch needed to
handle almost
450 ft/lbs of torque
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It will be a shame to hide these items
inside the
bell housing!
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Update report - May 22, 2020