piston and head pics

[steveobes]

just a few pics of forged piston and ported skimmed head
re-profiled valves
stripped inlet manifold

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my noble

[andygtt]

Very Very nice... seems loads of us are doing some major engine rebuilds this winter... going to be an awsome 2011 me thinks

[mgbond]

Good work Steve, what are you having to bore the block to again?

Have you had anything done to the inlet manifold?

Looks like we are both gonna have a race to be finished first as we are up to the same point. lol

Bondy

[steveobes]

hi bondy
boring block from 82.4 to 83mm
compression 9.37 to 8.32
rod centres 137 to 139.5 mm

just gave manefold good clean got all that black paint off it.

going for me xmas dinner now down pub

Merry christmas mate

[mgbond]

steveobes said:

hi bondy
boring block from 82.4 to 83mm
compression 9.37 to 8.32
rod centres 137 to 139.5 mm

just gave manefold good clean got all that black paint off it.

going for me xmas dinner now down pub

Merry christmas mate

Not taking mine quite as far. My pistons have been made to fit a bore of 82.65, enough to get rid of the bore marks

Last time I had my headgasket done I had my manifold sprayed the colour of the car

When does it start going back together?

Will be picking up all my balanced parts next week and then a quick vist to the bore guy so he can hone the bore to match the pistons then it all goes back together

Bondy

[steveobes]

you may beat me on build time as iv got to sort out gearbox having new wiring
loom fitted plus got to take new turbos to be matched with exhaust manifold
new pipe work water and fuel
putting springs and dampers back which ive cleaned and sprayed up

does your intercooler fit sraight on?

anyway i think we are going to have two very sorted nobles with plenty of torque
just take it easy on the boost,hoping to run no more than 1 bar on full boost
with about .7 on normal driving
steve

[mgbond]

Yeah I agree, I've specked my pistons to +2bar and only intend to run 1 but maybe over time push to a max of 1.2 but not for some time though. At the mo I'm only looking to break the 400 mark.