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[bazeng]

So the 2.4l block has been machined to take on the sleeve. Not much meat left between the walls.

Also a new mains Girdle is being fabricated. Decided we need something beefier and something to also scrape the oil off the crank also.

Stay tuned for this one off price. The kiggly Girdle will be used on the other engine I'm building (gto 1st Gen engine).

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[ENGINR]

I love seeing shit like this.  Old-school engineering workshops are the best.

 

Is this the original 2.4l block from the VR4 or the new one you had shipped down from SA?

[bazeng]

This block is the original VR4 one. The SA block was mint and won't need sleeves. It'll take my old sps pistons (20 thou over 2.4 which is like a 2.0 80thou over).

[bazeng]

So, the feedback on the dog box is that it is all minty!

No issued with the dog set. Good for reuse. Just needs new bearings.

I'm also getting 5th gear installed (aftermarket par 5th with a higher top speed).

Another upgrade is to modify the input shaft and extend it through the flywheel and support it with a spigot bearing on the crank. Much like an auto. The idea is that it will keep the clutch centralised and increase the lifespan of clutch, bearings etc.

I also finished a friends car so the extra space allowed me to push the gto (white) and VR4 up the queue.

Next focus is the AMG, then comes the VR4. Then the 1st gen gto.


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[brisvr4]

Think very carefully about the spigot idea Barry.
Troy tried it up here years ago and the end result was a snapped input shaft.

[bazeng]

Stock input shaft? Any specs or details? I'm running a PAR I out shaft with a late model evo spline. So chunkier the the stock one.

Would be interested to see what Troy did to support it.

[brisvr4]

I'll get him to message you about it mate.

[bazeng]

Awesome thanks

[jack be nimble]

Yes, normally you should centre the bell housing to the crankshaft with a dial indicator on the flywheel. Using offset dowels if its not perfect. Bit hard with the bell housing cast into the gearbox casing.
If you don't do it, the bearings or the input shaft wear out.
Plenty get away with out dialing the gearbox in...

[jack be nimble]

Reasonable write-up here..
https://www.google.c...-alignment/amp/

[bazeng]

Hmmm.... What's going on here?

Some R&D?

Making some bits to ensure the motor survives some abuse!

Dog box refresh. New 4 spider to replace the spool. I want to use the box on the circuit and not only for drag racing...

Once I hit my 9 second goal, I may go to auto and use the PAR box in the GTO...

The circuit car MUST be manual....
Street and drag can be auto...
But I want my 9 in a H pattern first....

Custom Girdle being developed.
Key is keeping the bottom end stable. 7 bolts have this from the factory. 6 bolts don't. The kiggly Girdle was OK as it kept the mains connected but this Girdle will stabilise it laterally.

Also acting as a scraper.

Not yet completed, still some oil drain holes to be machined out...



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[ENGINR]

Holy cow!! Looks impressive mate.  How easily can you replicate these at a later date?

[bazeng]

Holy cow!! Looks impressive mate. How easily can you replicate these at a later date?

Will be getting them scanned so can reproduce via non manual methods.

This was done with very basic machinery

[jack be nimble]

If you can bolt that through to above the hg surface (maybe brackets bolted off the manifolds), you will cure mathais' splitting block issues at the 1000hp level! Long live the 4g.

Awesome work on this

[bazeng]

So about 1 month ago, the Street Galant got a chance to get some work done.

With the GTO done I felt it was time to give this girl a go.

Her engine was planned for Xmas completion and I was hoping to align the transmission and fabrication work.

The goal is to have it tuned around Feb.

To think, I pushed this in all by my lonesome. It really wasn't that heavy (without the engine and locked diff anyway).

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[bazeng]

JMF drag vs plazmaman billet manifold.

All dummied up on a spare engine.

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[bazeng]

Last shots of the manifold.... Promise...

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[bazeng]

Engine back into the engine bay.

Reason is purely to allow fabrication activity.

The real engine is not yet complete.

Eta early 2018.

Oh, what ever happened to ARE cooling?

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[brisvr4]

Vac fittings on top? Is the plenum used for evos as well Barry?

[bazeng]

OK, I lied. More manifold specific shots.

This time of how it fits in the Galant.

So to make this work some mods need to be made on the brake line and brake booster vac nipple.

See clearance issues in the photos.


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