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Post #101
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Update time again.
Finished off porting the head today, here is a pic of the casting line that runs all the way around the middle of the exhaust ports


I couldn't bring myself to start lapping the valves in so I modified the Ancillaries bracket so that it would accept the supercharger mount. I know in Richw's instructions it says use a grinder but I'm an old school engineer & decided to do it the hard way!!!


I was quite shocked at how p*ss poor the casting was with loads of flash all over the show so I set about tidying it up, here is the finished article



Trial fitted onto my spare block




I'll take it for sandblasting this week

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id put it in some of bilt hambers solution less chance of any bits being left in the block. Smile
Posted 18th Sep 2010 at 01:21
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Post #102
John, it's the bracket I'm getting sandblasted not the block.
What's this solution your on about?

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Posted 18th Sep 2010 at 17:37
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Post #104
Today's update....
I started off by cleaning up the valves.
Here is a typical exhaust valve before.



With the use of a pillar drill & some emery cloth.


I got to this.



Next came the bit that I've been dreading since the start of the project, lapping the feckin valves!!!
You all know how you do it with the piece of wood with the suction cup on the end, well I'm a bit older than most & it really hurts my hands so I decided I'd just do the exhaust valves today & the inlets tomorrow.
Here you can see before & after pics of the valves


And the valve seats


Now this was all going fine & dandy until I got to the 3rd pair of valves, I lapped them both as normal & when I took them out to inspect the surfaces I found that only half way around each valve had cleaned up .... Feckin bent valves!!!! That would explain the very faint tapping I had after the last £2k rebuild ( the feckin so called Peugeot specialist robbing cowboy bas**rds), just makes makes me think how much quicker it would have been over the standing qtr if the valves had been unbent...grrrrrrr

So I need 2 new exhaust valves on Monday!
This is where I'm unto now, let's hope I don't have any bent inlets, I'm sure I'll find out tomorrow..


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Posted 19th Sep 2010 at 01:03
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Post #105
Well I finished lapping the rest of the valves today & (thank fook) I didn't find any more bent valves, so off to the local main stealers for 2 replacements in the morning.....

I was asked the other day how I have fitted the two electric fan heaters that I bought from Car Builders Solutions.


Here are a few pics of the passenger one installed.




For anyone thinking of doing this you have to get quite serious with the grinder on the back of the dash removing all the unnecessary plastic to end up with a flat surface to bond them to

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Posted 19th Sep 2010 at 23:17
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Post #106
Will they heat enough?

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Posted 19th Sep 2010 at 23:24
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Post #107
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Will they heat enough?


Well that's the $52,000,000 question!!!!
I guess there simular to the STD blower on low & the air that comes out of them is quite warm, the jury is out until I drive it about a bit though. All the way through this build if I could take weight out I have, the original heater set up is very heavy so had to go & the excess plastic I cut out of the dash was a real bonus weight wise. If they are not man enough for the job I can always fit a heated screen but I'll wait & see how they perform first.

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Posted 19th Sep 2010 at 23:40
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Post #108
wayne, how much did the orginal heater system weight...

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Post #109
5 kilos....

plus the weight of the coolant, and the reallyyyyy heavy plastic pipework that directs the air LOL

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 03:07
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Post #110
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5 kilos....

plus the weight of the coolant, and the reallyyyyy heavy plastic pipework that directs the air LOL


Laugh my ass off all you want Meirion, I've spent hours & hours removing a few grams here & there, the thing is they all add up!!
Today for instance I spent an hour rounding off the edges of the two engine lifting eyes, it probably only saved 10 grams but I am quite anal coming from the nuclear & aerospace industries.
I want to be well under 1000kg when it's finishedNinja

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 03:34
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Better give me the keys then so we can save some more vital kilo's Whistle

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 03:36
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ditto Whistle

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 03:43
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Jean Luc & meirionNo No

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 03:45
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Post #114
Well, just been to the main stealers.
2 x inlet valves @ £24.47 each
10 x half valve collets @ £1.98 each (only available in bags of 10offs)
Total = £68.74
plus vat
Total = £80.77

They didn't have them in stock so I've to wait till Wednesday!
I feel like I've been shaftedDoh

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 17:29
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Whistle ....

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FFS Jean Luc!!!!!

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 01:47
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Laugh my ass off

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Post #118
tis ok, they're a crap company anyway, they never got back to me on gti6 engine bits!!!

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Post #119
midlife wrote:

Today for instance I spent an hour rounding off the edges of the two engine lifting eyes


Your takin the pish surely???? Dunno

If you remove them completely just think how much the four mounting bolts weighRoll eyes

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 02:40
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No Kev I'm not taking the pish, like I said earlier if I can take weight out I have, I've not gone as far as replacing steel bolts with titanium or aluminium equivalents but you never know if I win the lotteryDunno

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 02:50
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I'm waiting for him to sand the lettering off the tyres.

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Post #122
midlife wrote:
Well, just been to the main stealers.
2 x inlet valves @ £24.47 each
10 x half valve collets @ £1.98 each (only available in bags of 10offs)
Total = £68.74
plus vat
Total = £80.77

They didn't have them in stock so I've to wait till Wednesday!
I feel like I've been shaftedDoh

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Ive got all them bits spare wayne, can have them for £20

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 03:51
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No Kev I'm not taking the pish, like I said earlier if I can take weight out I have, I've not gone as far as replacing steel bolts with titanium or aluminium equivalents but you never know if I win the lotteryDunno

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FairdosSmile

But would you not be better removing them totally with there mounting bolts and keeping them in your tool box for when they are needed?Whistle

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 03:52
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Post #125
Perhaps your right KeV, it's juste being analDoh

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Posted 21st Sep 2010 at 06:23
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