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Post by stee1e on Jun 13, 2018 12:24:37 GMT
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Post by wannabe on Jun 13, 2018 13:27:17 GMT
Looks great  Would you be happy to share the workshop name and/or ballpark cost? |
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Post by stee1e on Jun 13, 2018 18:46:43 GMT
Looks great Would you be happy to share the workshop name and/or ballpark cost? Yeah it was a small shop just north of Aylesbury called EMS, no website just a phone number and an old boy in a tiny work shop and loads of engines. £80 cash, well worth it. |
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Post by atlex on Jun 13, 2018 20:33:44 GMT
Looks great Would you be happy to share the workshop name and/or ballpark cost? Yeah it was a small shop just north of Aylesbury called EMS, no website just a phone number and an old boy in a tiny work shop and loads of engines. £80 cash, well worth it. The best kinds of engine shops :-) |
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Post by wannabe on Jun 14, 2018 14:03:33 GMT
Nice, that seems a bargain!
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Post by stee1e on Jun 15, 2018 9:02:13 GMT
I started putting the head back together last night, followers, camshafts, cam bearings and new cam seals. Like an idiot I labels two of the cam bearings '14' so that caused a bit of a head ache but I think I figured it out. Now I just need to get some silicone sealant for the corners then torque it all down.
I must remember to label things better. I'm trying not to worry about the engine loom, I didn't label anything. I'm hoping all the pictures will suffice.
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Post by Zed. on Jun 15, 2018 9:16:06 GMT
I must remember to label things better. I'm trying not to worry about the engine loom, I didn't label anything. I'm hoping all the pictures will suffice. the engine wiring should all line up & be self explaitry  I think  Rich. |
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Post by stee1e on Jun 15, 2018 18:16:24 GMT
I must remember to label things better. I'm trying not to worry about the engine loom, I didn't label anything. I'm hoping all the pictures will suffice. the engine wiring should all line up & be self explaitry I think Rich. Yeah, that's what I was relying on, hoping they size of plugs and aged bends etc would make it easy. But then I remind myself I've never done this before. Canoe it, it'll be easy! |
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Post by stee1e on Jun 24, 2018 11:31:04 GMT
Over the last few evenings I've managed to get everything back together, and it runs.
All wiring and hoses are connected again except for one. The FB mk1 group seems to think this is the coolant overflow pipe, this may be correct but it's not what it was used for prior to me taking it off. I've found one picture where I can see it running under the intake manifold around the back of the block but I'm not sure where it goes. It's this large blue pipe pictured below. Any ideas where it goes? There are no coolant leaks when running so not sure what it could be!? Any ideas? Some reason my images are not uploading I'll try and attach instead
The next thing I have to do is sort out the timing (not sure what is best with a 1mm skim? any ideas?) Tidy the engine bay, flush and change coolant, change some ball joint boots and then go for the MOT before I prep it for a track car. Getting excited now.
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Post by wannabe on Nov 3, 2018 15:31:22 GMT
Hey stee1e, How's it going now? Is the head as good as it looked? |
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Post by wannabe on Apr 26, 2019 23:27:53 GMT
Yeah it was a small shop just north of Aylesbury called EMS, no website just a phone number and an old boy in a tiny work shop and loads of engines. £80 cash, well worth it. The best kinds of engine shops :-) So after a year of procrastination... I can confirm this place is awesome! Properly old school, none of this flashy website and branding glossiness, lol. Can't wait to see the results, thanks for the recommendation, stee1e! |
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le sigh