Full engine rebuild
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# 2171 (EH) - 4.2 E Type Full engine rebuild |
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I am pleased to report that this challenging rebuild has now been completed and the engine is now ready to be installed back into your E Type.
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Final assembly underway.
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| Balancing the crankshaft |
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| Engine components laid out for assembly |
Custom multi layered steel head gasket was required to correct compression issue |
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| Measuring crankshaft end float |
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| Measuring deck height |
Short block assembly in progress |
Block machine work now completed.
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| Installing new top hat liners |
Main caps ground square prior to align honing |
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| Align hone in progress |
Torque plate cylinder hone in progress |
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| Surfacing block with timing chain cover in place |
Block now ready for assembly |
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| Magnaflux crack checking the block identified several minor cracks |
Typical crack between deck surface and first water jacket |
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| Head has been very aggressively surfaced in the past, removing too much material |
As inconsistent a set of valves as you will ever see |
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| Pressure testing the head |
Align honing cam saddles |
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| Previous epoxy repairs of water jackets will have to be dealt with |
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| Surfacing and truing the exhaust flange on the mill |
Machining corroded water jackets to accept an oversized dished core plug |
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To be continued... |
| Reaming valve guide bores oversize to correct previous poor machine work |
I am pleased to report that we now have your E Type engine build well underway.
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