Engine Building Advice

[vipernewz]

Hey,

I'm new to the forum so play nicely... please

I've recently got rid of my Classic Mini and have moved onto a 2001 MX5 which in terms of commuting was a great change... however I miss tinkering at the weekend and getting stuck in on the car.

Currently in the process of building a shed at the end of my garden and was thinking I might pick up an engine off of EBay and learn to strip it down and rebuild it just to pass the time and stop me getting bored/ going crazy.

I was just wondering is there anyway to check if you have built the engine correctly without dropping it in a car and plumbing it in? was hoping to start on a little a series and work my way up... but dont have anywhere for a spare car to drop the engine in.

Thanks in advance for any help

Tom

[vipernewz]

Ah thank you! will hit up amazon now and get that book... yeah i am planning on taking as many pictures as possible when I strip it down just in-case :P

And thanks Mark think the turning it by hand will be as far as I can go... have a feeling my parents would flip if I tried to start it up in the garden!... oh how I wish i had my own house right now!... or a garage...

Btw sorry for my late reply got completely side tracked with a mates 21st... but thank you for the responses

[vipernewz]

OldBuoy said:

Why not start with an old motorbike. More fun than building an engine you can't use.

I've thought about motorbikes once or twice... but i have got my heart set on stripping an A series, I almost done it when I had my mini but never had space to do it and now that I do it seems like a good time to finally get round to doing it (even though i dont have the car anymore)

If worst comes to it I will loose a few hundred pounds but learn a lot (hopefully!)