Monthly Archives: February 2015

Onwards with finishing off the block today. Again following the order in the Rod’s manual to make sure it’s all done properly. First up was the removal of the oil pump. A fairly simple affair, just held on with 6 … Continue reading →

With my finger now nearly grown back after the modifications I made to it last time, I could recommence battle in the garage. This morning’s job was a pretty straight forward affair – finish the stripping of the head. All … Continue reading →

This morning was one of those rare days when I achieved what I set out to do. Just! So, the head was looking like this, as left yesterday. I got prepared first of all, gathered some egg boxes to store … Continue reading →

Ah mid-week garage time. Reminds me of the build! Got a little bit done today… luckily I hadn’t returned the impact gun after borrowing one to remove the crank nut so I was able to remove the cam pulleys. Whilst … Continue reading →

Caught an hour in the garage this afternoon and managed to remove the head from the mk2 engine. It wasn’t too involved – I’d already removed the inlet manifold. So today all I had to do was remove the exhaust … Continue reading →