new monster v8 no 4.0 here !!! Start up vid on page 28 :)

[ross2009]

[ross2009]

today i done alot of head work took me hours

roughting it out









then getting it all sort of smooth but still rough enough for fuel atomisation











then finished off lapping the valves in, valve springs will be here this week hopefully so i will have one complete head




just one more to go

[Speedtouch]

Nice work. Quite surprising that brand new alloy heads should need such work though.

[ross_jsy]

Not really, there is always performance to be had from a head.

Can't get over how big your valves are!

[ross2009]

Nice work. Quite surprising that brand new alloy heads should need such work though.

well tbh I could have put them straight on but the casting Was pretty rough in some places so I thought I might as well work them
with these big v8s the more air you get in the more power you get out, yeah it's abit of work but I think it's worth the effort

and ross I know what your saying my exhaust valves are bigger than most peoples inlet valves lol
the inlets in these are 2.02" and there the small ones you can get you can put 2.30" in these

[ross2009]

all my oil feed to the turbo parts turned up today and already fitted

[manse73]

Are the tickets ready for the big start up yet

[ross2009]

not yet mate dont worry ill let ya know when to come round lol

[MDT]

Coming along nicely mate, its taken me ages to go thru this whole thread since you sent me the link

[ross2009]

Coming along nicely mate, its taken me ages to go thru this whole thread since you sent me the link

ha it's about a years worth now started posting end of July last year

[ross2009]

just a few pics of what I've done over the last week or so

[Speedtouch]

Looking good. What did you spray the engine bay with? Like the alloy clutch reservoir.

[ross2009]

Looking good. What did you spray the engine bay with? Like the alloy clutch reservoir.

just base coat and clear mate done it last weekend
reservoir looks good don't it it's actually from a Harley Davison lol

[Speedtouch]

Yes, a nice touch.

[ross2009]

power steering bits going in

[ross_jsy]

What do you think of the eagle rods Ross?

Looking into them for my m50 as they are bloody cheap but seen a few posts (admittedly from 3 or 4 years ago) saying quality control isn't great. and to check each one for clearance. Were yours ok?

[ross2009]

yeah no bother with them mate
I paid 300 for a set of 8 quality to me looks good there all good tolerance wise all well balanced and matched for weight pretty well
there a good reputable company in the states not had no bother with them

[mcspike]

I'm pretty excited for this.and it's very scary looking at the size of that bore. Cavernous pits...

[ross2009]

I'm pretty excited for this.and it's very scary looking at the size of that bore. Cavernous pits...

are rather large arnt they should sound good tho

[ross2009]

well not done much but have been messing about with the gearbox adding the uprated parts to
it, the bits I've done have seen this gearbox take upwards of 5-600 bhp I have seen in the states this box taking over 800bhp

the uprated parts I've put in are a chrome moly first gear thrust washer which takes most of the load from the whole gearbox
and billet steel rear bearing retaining cover the original is just pressed which flexes under power which In turn ruins the bearing and the original thrust washer

so here's just a few pics if what I've done
not everything tho

front and rear casing off




started taking 5th gear and synchros of to get the thrust washer
this is the old and new thrust washer (new one is on the left)



and with it fitted



this is what can happen to the original ones



I replaced the rear main output shaft bearing as it had to be destroyed to reach the 1st gear thrust washer




new and old retainers




and then the new bearing retainer on top




and with it all bk together



this happened




just great so now I've gotta wait for some more bolts to turn up

soooooooo in the mean time I done some painting




that's about it for now till I get these bolts
when I do and it's bk together it's finally going all in the car for the last time I hope

[Speedtouch]

Good work - certainly looks like a pretty beefy gearbox...

[ross2009]

Good work - certainly looks like a pretty beefy gearbox...

thanks mate

yeah it certainly is with out spending thousands on a yank gbox it's prob one of the best and strongest for the price

[Jamie8GTi]

progress!!!!!

[ross2009]

progress!!!!!

yes mate quite abit really after I've finished the gearbox it's all going bk in so start up is getting closer

[manse73]

I am eagerly waiting with the popcorn

[duracel79]

yes mate quite abit really after I've finished the gearbox it's all going bk in so start up is getting closer

Just in time for Mopars !!!????

[ross2009]

yes mate quite abit really after I've finished the gearbox it's all going bk in so start up is getting closer

Just in time for Mopars !!!????

lol I dunno ben well see

[jimmyspeed]

so much shiny!! look good though, contrasts well with the black

saw you made your own steering rack hoses did you use the torques fittings for the rack banjos ? if so what size are they and is the quality good (torques in general )

[ross2009]

yeah there is gonna be a little more black in there too

erm yeah I've bought quite abit of them now they look good to me
banjos are 14mm inside dia and 16 mm inside dia both 6an quite expensive tho

[jimmyspeed]

thanks , might give them a try

[ross2009]

the only reason I've gone that was is that the American p/s pump and the reservoir I've got are both an's so I just followed what they were

[jimmyspeed]

yeah i get you, i just need to fit a z3 rack so might fit a new set of lines, i did cut and weld the e30 ones but think your setup might be a better option

more questions - what is the blue gunk you've used? is it just the blue loctite or a special sealer - i bought some loctite 542 after a bit of research i hope it works!

[ross2009]

on the oil fees lines to the turbos ??

[jimmyspeed]

yeah the turbo ones

[ross2009]

o right yeah your right it's just loctite mate