Job # 2001 (FB) - Series II 4.2 E Type Full Stage One engine rebuild and IRS rebuild

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Putting the finishing touches to another Stage One engine rebuild...

	Crankshaft balanced to perfection
Poltergeist at play in CJ machine shop ??	Cutting rings to size
Engine now fully assembled

Installing custom CJ valve seats, performing the perfect mutli-angled valve job...

Heating head prior to installing seats	Exclusive custom CJ valve seats
Pockets machined for oversize seats	Venturis will be ported to match larger intake seat
Valve job now completed	Close up of multi-angled valve job and also note venturi matched  to oversized seat - marked 'X'

We have now completed all of the machine work to the block.

Align honing in progress	Main caps are squared prior to honing
Honed within .0001" across all 7 caps = winning	Rear brake components have been Nickel plated
Torque plate used during cylinder honing process	Surfacing the block and timing chain cover
Block now ready for assembly

Lots of progress with both the engine build and the IRS rebuild...

Differential completely rebuilt	IRS components powder coated
New Konis and CJ springs	Boring out old sleeves
Crack testing block	Counterbore cut for top hat flanges of new sleeves
New top hat liners	3 new sleeves installed, 3 to go..

We now have your engine completely disassembled. The third photo in the sequence below shows how badly 'gunged' up the water jackets are behind the freeze plugs. This is about as bad as you will ever see.

Removing cylinder head using overhead crane
As blocked a water jacket as you will ever see!	Engine now completed disassembled

I am pleased to report that your engine has arrived safely in the Classic Jaguar machine shop and we will have the rebuild underway in the next few days.