Stage One engine rebuild
Back to Home| Job # 2250 - 1969 Jaguar E Type (CW) Stage One engine rebuild |
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Putting the finishing touches to another Stage One engine rebuild in the CJ machine shop.
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| Base line flow testing intake runners |
Exhaust port prior to porting |
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| Machining out old valve seats |
Sizing pockets for custom oversized seats |
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| Porting completed, CJ guides installed |
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| Front of head prior to cosmetic polishing |
Now much improved |
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| Surfacing the cylinder head deck |
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| Rebuilt head now fully assembled |
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| Gapping the piston rings |
Balancing the crankshaft |
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| Hanging forged rods on CJ pistons |
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| Crank installed |
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| Setting cam timing |
Corey has now installed the new custom top hat liners, surfaced the block and completed an align hone that resulted in the main housings being within one tenth of one thousandths of
an inch across all seven main journals.
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| Installing the new top hat liners |
Machining the deck surface after liner
installation |
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| Align honing inprogress |
Note upgraded ARP main cap hardware |
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| Within .0001" |
I am delighted to report that we now have this project well underway.
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| Engine has significant top end noise and
poor oil pressure |
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| Notice main bearing has lost its register
on the left side of this photograph |
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| Main bearings are wiped |
Cylinder hone job has also been wiped |
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| Damaged cam bearing likely cause of top end
noise |
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| Pressure testing the cylinder head |
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| Cylinder head is warped and will require straightening and an align hone |
Oil pan drain plug was stripped and
required a threaded plug insert |
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To be continued! |
| Welding the plug insert |