Update report - December 31, 2020
I am
delighted to report that this project has now been
completed and the car is homeward bound!
Update report - November 10, 2020
Chris has been making great progress
with the mechanical reassembly. We will be dialing in the
tune on the Dyno in the next few days!
Update report - October 12, 2020
I am
pleased to report that we have now completed your Stage Two
engine rebuild and will be running it on the test stand in
the next few days.
Update report - October 10, 2020
Final
assembly time for this 4.7 L Stage Two engine rebuild.
Update report - September 25, 2020
Corey has now
completed all of the machine work to the block and this
Stage Two 4.7L engine is now ready for final assembly.
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Torque plate honing in progress
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Surfacing the block
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Balancing the billet stroked crank
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Block now ready for assembly
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As clean an engine as you will ever see!
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Update report - September 22, 2020
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Machining counter bores for custom top hat
liners
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Pressing the new liners into place
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Preparing to surface the deck
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Preparing to align hone main housings
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View down all seven main housings
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Update report - September 15, 2020
We have just received a new set of stunning
Borrani RW4602/CJ wire wheels for the E Type!
Update report - September 3, 2020
This Stage Two cylinder head rebuild has now
been completed.
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Pressure testing head
after cleaning - pass |
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A view down one of the
intake runners after porting |
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Although the head had
been ported previously, we
still picked up
healthy gains on the flow bench |
Machine work and porting
has now been completed |
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| New stainless steel
valves installed |
Head now fully assembled
and ready to install |
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Update report - August 5, 2020
Engine tear down and 4.7L conversion underway!
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Clutch and flywheel will be
upgraded for the 4.7L
Stage Two rebuild |
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Upgraded rear seal we
installed 10 years ago has
worked perfectly |
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The block will be
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Update report - July 31, 2020
Engine and transmission have been
removed
Update report - July 29, 2020
Update report - July 27, 2020
Just for a bit of
fun we did a couple of pulls on the chassis Dyno before we
remove the engine for rebuild. The car is running pretty
rich in the mid-range but put down a respectable 204 hp and
223 ft/lbs at the wheels, which equates to about 255 hp and
279 ft/lbs at the flywheel. It will be interesting to see
how much we pick up following the 4.7L Stage Two engine
rebuild!
Vehicle as delivered - July 22, 2020
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Interior has held up pretty well
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There is a large door ding in the lH 1/4 panel
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Exhaust has been dinged but will be replaced
anyway with our Stage Two system
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Front suspension bushings will be replaced,
there
is some surface rust on the control arms
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LH rear overrider will be replaced
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Right hand louver has several chips that will
be repaired
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A few minor flaws in the paint will be
addressed
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Most of the rubber seals are dried out and
cracking
and will be replaced
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Steering wheel is cracked and will be repaired
or replaced
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This ding has been caused by something hitting
the underside of the bonnet
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Bonnet safety latch is broken
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Screen washer bottle will be replaced
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One carb dash pot tab is broken, athough SUs
will
be replaced with Webers
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Several rubber seals are coming loose and will
be
replaced
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LH headlamp chrome trim screw is stripped out
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