Hill Climb Car - Converting Into - Tarmac Rally Car by warning634

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Hi danny1

Yer it looks like I will have to send the head away to have the valve seat re-cut, I've decided to use Rob Walkers Engineering firm to carry out this work. So I will pack up the head and send it away in the next few days, still lots of work to be getting on with.

My package from minispares turned up, so I fitted a new comp water pump with new bolts along with a steady bar kit which fits onto the water pump.





Fitted the timing cover oil seal (what a pain in the arse) I think the powder coating on the timing cover did not help, after a lot of swearing trying to get the dam seal in place I sanded the area around where the seal fits, that couple of mm made it possible to fit the seal.



I also test fitted the support for the sensor bracket on the timing cover and fitted the alternator, as well as fitting solid engine mounts.



I thought that since I had the kad bias set up I could do with a bit more clearance, so i fitted a different breather.





Picked up my inlet manifold which I had asked my mate Adam to fit the barbed fittings for the Megajolt.





Adam is a star when it comes to even thing to do with metal, I have had theses stainless steel clamps kicking around for years, they came off an Aston Martin exhaust system, I kept them as I could not see them go to waist, of course these clamps were far too big for a mini exhaust system, so I got Adam to alter them so they would fit :)





I should be fitting the engine (minus the head) back into the car this weekend, so expect some more updates very soon.