engine ready for instal.
Discussion
Ive finally got the engine 99% ready to drop into the griff, its covered here on the griffith forum
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
but thought I`d stick a finished pic or two on the cerb forum as you lot are more likely to know what you are looking at and point out something I may have missed!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
but thought I`d stick a finished pic or two on the cerb forum as you lot are more likely to know what you are looking at and point out something I may have missed!
Olly said:
Your coil packs are on the opposite end of the engine from standard - although this will make it a LOT easier to swap them as/when they fail ! 
(I've got an air-con pump there, otherwise would be quite tempted to move mine !)
thats the reason for having tham there, I worked on a friends car last year and access to the coils was a complete nightmare.(I've got an air-con pump there, otherwise would be quite tempted to move mine !)
that looks lovely and fresh, exactly what i am going to do to mine when i finally remove it, fingers crossed should be this weekend. obviously a different colour combo so don't panic.
I hope you have nicely sprayed air box and inlet manifold boxes to match the gloss black on the engine.
I hope you have nicely sprayed air box and inlet manifold boxes to match the gloss black on the engine.
Looks great clive
I notice you have routed the HT leads under the throttle bodies / air box...looks neater than on mine where they are simply cable tied to the water cooling pipe above the exhaust manifold on each side...which brings me to my point...will where you have them not make replacement of the water pipe and indeed the HT leads difficult if not impossible in the future...?
Not trying to be clever or anything just wondering if you have a plan!
I'm going to replace the HT leads on mine soon and am not looking forward to it mainly because it looks so fiddly and the route of the leads clipped to the water pipes seems...well...heath robinson-ish as they say...
Good look getting it in the chassis mate
I notice you have routed the HT leads under the throttle bodies / air box...looks neater than on mine where they are simply cable tied to the water cooling pipe above the exhaust manifold on each side...which brings me to my point...will where you have them not make replacement of the water pipe and indeed the HT leads difficult if not impossible in the future...?
Not trying to be clever or anything just wondering if you have a plan!
I'm going to replace the HT leads on mine soon and am not looking forward to it mainly because it looks so fiddly and the route of the leads clipped to the water pipes seems...well...heath robinson-ish as they say...
Good look getting it in the chassis mate
hi pete, the ht leads fit nicely under the air inlets from the front and back of the flange, and once the water pipes are on, there is just enough room for the plug caps to fit down between the water pipes and the heads, so no probs, but I did check just in case.
Edited by clive f on Monday 26th January 19:04
peteA said:
Looks great clive
I notice you have routed the HT leads under the throttle bodies / air box...looks neater than on mine where they are simply cable tied to the water cooling pipe above the exhaust manifold on each side...which brings me to my point...will where you have them not make replacement of the water pipe and indeed the HT leads difficult if not impossible in the future...?
Not trying to be clever or anything just wondering if you have a plan!
I'm going to replace the HT leads on mine soon and am not looking forward to it mainly because it looks so fiddly and the route of the leads clipped to the water pipes seems...well...heath robinson-ish as they say...
Good look getting it in the chassis mate
What are going to do with the crankcase breather...? I notice its taped up for now...I notice you have routed the HT leads under the throttle bodies / air box...looks neater than on mine where they are simply cable tied to the water cooling pipe above the exhaust manifold on each side...which brings me to my point...will where you have them not make replacement of the water pipe and indeed the HT leads difficult if not impossible in the future...?
Not trying to be clever or anything just wondering if you have a plan!
I'm going to replace the HT leads on mine soon and am not looking forward to it mainly because it looks so fiddly and the route of the leads clipped to the water pipes seems...well...heath robinson-ish as they say...
Good look getting it in the chassis mate
I am currently in the process of venting mine to atomosphere via a filter and oil catch tank rather than back into the air box (which was leaking) as standard. This was the topic of a thread a few weeks back...
Just wondering...
will pm you tonight mate.clive f said:
just going to put it back into the airbox, the box look fairly oil free on the underside, so fingers crossed.
Mine was leaking (the container on the bottom of the air box is broken / split) and spraying oil mist everywhere...not expecting increased performance or anything its just this seem easier / cheaper than trying to find a standard replacement part....keep the photo's coming!
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