Datsun so called 1800 screamer
Alas not all is good in the land of the rising sun, the poor old Datsun has lost yet another engine. We are now down to the wire with the real engine for the...
Tagged: Engine Build
Datsun(day) methanol engine
Long day today sat / stood in the back of workshop putting back together the old methanol L20B engine. It leaked a lot when it was in the car, but turned out the head...
TR6 (yet more)
Boring innit? But I do feel duty bound to document this engine build as the owner likes to know whats going on when he hears me shout from the shed. Tonight I re-checked the...
TR6 Rings
The replacement piston rings appeared today, so the rest of the pistons were assembled and fitted to the block, the Big ends are now all tightened down, so apart from fitting the oil pump...
Parts mistake
So, after raving the other day about how nice it was to have boxes and bags of brand new parts for the TR6, I now find the piston rings are all wrong. It was...
TR6 engine build (cont).
Today I managed to torque the crank down, add the rear crank oil seal and block filler plates. Not a great deal, but its none more bit done (and its Sunday!). Cleaning up the...
TR6 Crank
Well I have now seated the crank in place and dropped the Main bearing caps in. I re-tested the end float again, this time with the new Copper thrust bearings. Spot on still, so...
Tired long week
Its been a very long week so far, and I have struggled to get parts for things and find time after work to get other things done. But I am happy to report the...
BLYDENSTEIN DEVELOPMENTS 617X rebuild
Well I have finally done something with Mark’s 1256cc engine. Its not a lot in the grand scale of things, but so far its been bored to take the plus 40 pistons, new camshaft...
Vauxhall Viva OHV Engine Assembly Guide
One of the engines collected last week had already been built by me, but it had been in storage for a couple of years, so I broke it down to check it all over...