Block head

Was hoping to get the heads on today but missed a part - not my fault as i thought i had the raw materials to hand
Anyroadup - here's so far:


Here's a valve oil seal - you need one for every valve. They aren't hard to put on, but can be a bit of a bugger to get off, almost ruined a guide trying to pull them off until i found out to TWIST first. They get stuck on with either the heat making the rubber/whetever stick to the guides, or it's all the old oil coating them with a varnish and sticking them there. I'm for the second option - my dad (who worked on merlins and stuff) votes for one.



Here's how to put them on without damaging them
10mm socket. Easy.



2nd head half done - lifters are in on the inlet side



oh yes - thats what it says on the block.


cleaned the block up. Doesn't look that bad - was going to paint it with black hammerite, but I think it looks ok as is.


Top view of the block. That hole in the middle of the block is going to be plated off - it's where the original oil cooler went, but seeing as i've spent lots of money on rerouting it - it's not going back. This plate is what I'm waiting for to continue - i need to know if it's sealing before i put the heads on.


If you look on the picture above - on the top of the bores there is a bit that joins it to the block. Just to the right of that - thats where you find the cylinder sizes - from here you get you're appropriate sized rings.

Mine are 00 - standard sized.