turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 20d Gender: Male Posted 15/05/15 09:46 AM Share Posted 15/05/15 09:46 AM At all cost engine and box in one if possible. Done it dozens of times but never on an BA-FG. I have a winder bar on the hoist that allows me to get the tilt on the engine and box and also to level it. You can buy cheap chinese ones and I did try one but they are flimsy and would not recommend them. I built my own. But then you got to set it up on the hoist so that on full tilt you have enough verticle chain so the front top of the engine does not foul the arm on the hoist. (does that make sense) and that you dont have too much chain that you cant get the engine high enough over the front of the car. Try to set it up first with the chains where they should be than just hope for the best.When the engine is tilted I usually set it up so I need to lift the end of the box into the engine bay a little.Then you decided how much you got to lift the rear and sometimes even the front.I guess a pit would help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 11y 17d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 17/05/15 10:44 PM Author Share Posted 17/05/15 10:44 PM (edited) It's been a long couple of days, didn't get as far as I would of hoped but we are well underway! I didn't get a chance to take pictures of every step but I have a few..I picked up the motor on Thursday or Friday, done all the usual checks, gave everything a final wash and started assembly.. What a difference the line bore made, it wasn't "hard" to spin before, but this just glides now, so it probably even picked up a few hp haha..I used a Stretch gauge to torque the big endsThe windage tray was almost pointless with the new girdle as it was about 0.7" away from the crank... So as screw driver and some improvisation goes a long way, bringing it closer to the crank, leaving about 0.15-0.2" away from the highest/lowest spots which is the big end bolts..Dad touched up a few areas on the oil pump to help improve flow, and shimmed up the regulator spring about 0.1"Now, obviously with the thicker girdle, the pickup is sitting closer to the sump.. Some measurements and moulding clay came up with the closest it could be was 0.25", we currently had 0.15"... So I cut down the bracket and re-welded it in its position about 0.3" from the sump..The head went together somewhere in between.. All the spring seat heights were measured and came up with no need for shims, and I re-checked the spring tensions all coming up within a couple of lb of each other at closed and full lift...The crow Race spring and retainer kit which was previously on it has known issues of the rocker touching the retainer, so some slight modification of the rockers was needed..Isn't that a sexy look!Everything was going very smoothly from all the previous measurements and checks...Until...We overlooked the timing cover, obviously with alot of meat coming off the deck and the head it's all sitting lower and the timing cover stays where it wasIt was about 0.05" too high, the rocket cover gasket can't really take that up, and while we've done everything else properly I wasn't gonna skimp out on this..I managed to get in contact with a local guy that has a CNC Mill in his garage haha... So he was able to machine it for me on Sunday...It was a long process because his machine wasn't tall enough to stand the cover up, we had to lay it down and run a fly cutter along it a couple of times... But it came up with a great finish and at the right height...Some final internal checks, and the sump and timing cover went on, then started adding pieces as I wentI may be modest, but she looks farking angry!!I'll be trying to get it in tonight/tomorrow, get it started then I've taken some time off work, so I will have a good few days to get it run in, check everything then re-check to make it to Powerplay on Sunday!!Thanks guys Edited 17/05/15 10:48 PM by Peppy_t92 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/05/15 11:39 PM Share Posted 17/05/15 11:39 PM you're right, that block looks sexy Also - how lucky to have a guy you know with a CNC mill available to use on a Sunday Isn't that a sexy look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 11y 17d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 17/05/15 11:47 PM Author Share Posted 17/05/15 11:47 PM Actually I found him on Facebook, I posted on a Popular Page full of car enthusiasts and within 10mins a friend of his contacted me... But yea he will be a handy person to know from now on...Dad loved it, I suspect we may invest in one eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids4kids in the mid....not the bum like some Member 609 Member For: 10y 11m 28d Gender: Male Posted 17/05/15 11:56 PM Share Posted 17/05/15 11:56 PM Ahhh that was you that posted it on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/05/15 12:02 AM Share Posted 18/05/15 12:02 AM that's one very nice donk mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,751 Member For: 12y 8m 30d Posted 18/05/15 04:34 AM Share Posted 18/05/15 04:34 AM I seen the post looking for a machinist to skim a cover. Didn't click it was yourself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 11y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 18/05/15 07:14 AM Share Posted 18/05/15 07:14 AM Want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 10y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 18/05/15 07:43 AM Share Posted 18/05/15 07:43 AM Could you imagine the bill from a workshop for a thread like this....ZOMG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,751 Member For: 12y 8m 30d Posted 18/05/15 08:01 AM Share Posted 18/05/15 08:01 AM Called nizpro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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