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These are the little things that make it a well sorted car, love this thing, amazing piece of kit Ian, seriously mate incredible piece of kit you have created.

Main rotating assembly finished!  Actually just a nice fun job.  So took my time, watched a cool video by Mahle on assembling the pistons and they showed a nice little tool they made to insert the circlips for the gudgeons, so made one up on the lathe, cool as, makes it a 2 second job.  Worked through, but then had a hiccup at the end which I wi…[Read more]

Main rotating assembly finished!  Actually just a nice fun job.  So took my time, watched a cool video by Mahle on assembling the pistons and they showed a nice little tool they made to insert the circlips for the gudgeons, so made one up on the lathe, cool as, makes it a 2 second job.  Worked through, but then had a hiccup at the end which I wi…[Read more]

Excellent mate, thanks for that.

Wow, now that’s a score, your building up a nice little parts inventory there buddy

Wow, now that’s a score, your building upa  nice little parts inventory there buddy

As above but then screw the plugs back in (dont need to be tight) just to keep it sealed and stop crud getting in.

Hi mate and welcome!!  Always great to see new members joining.  Definitely old school forums have their place, FB is good for instant feed back but forums you get to know the members and learn who knows what.  Have a look around there are some awesome VR/S builds on here, check out Cavs LSa VR, or IJ’s AWD Lexcan, then of course there is a li…[Read more]

IJ am I right all i am doing is removing the burr, not chamfering it or anything?  So just a touch on the Dremel?

Thanks for the tip re the dremel IJ.  So have spoken to Brenton, and decided I am going to assemble and fit the pistons to the rods and block myself (what can possibly go wrong!!)  So that’s Saturdays job, should be a bit of fun, like always I guess slow and steady wins the race.  He is moving along with the heads too, so its coming together.

As Ian said,

back off the rockers and turn over frequently.

No I haven’t yet IJ, but realize i need too, and also wash them down.  I just have to find that small stone I have skillfully hidden so well even I cant find it

Bugger.

Gotta say I am really enjoying this, very “Zen” process, just taking my time.  All rings gapped.  I actually did them separately for each cylinder, not sure I needed to, given the bores measure pretty much exact to each other but wont hurt I guess.  How does it go in that song…”step by step”

Lol.

Yea crate engine is different, although it “should” be better.  Its supposedly hand built by one guy.  Cavs is like the LS3 I originally bought, they pull it of the line and sell it to you.

ive had sump off. Looks ok. Will soon find out.

Mines a bit different. It’s a production engine as apposed to a crate. If that makes sense.

Def your car looks better with shots from lower, the one above on track is nice, the one immediately above makes it look a little portly!!

My advice to anyone now would be if you buy one, do a tear down and check everything before you fit it.  If its all good (as it should be) its a a pretty simple reassembly job, but if you find something you will be glad you did it…

See I think its looks tough in that shot, I mean its not pretty as such just looks like it means business.