45mm inlet and Plenum base inc 72 mm throttle pot.
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First one too, I’m well pleased seeing it with a finished look, got more digging to do to get uniform but overall looks A one to me.
I’m now collecting the ruddy things, incl my own I have 4 in total
I’m gagging to pull these heads apart too.
I think I’ll go borrow some tools off a mate tomorrow if I get time
I’m now collecting the ruddy things, incl my own I have 4 in total
I’m gagging to pull these heads apart too.
I think I’ll go borrow some tools off a mate tomorrow if I get time
I read stuff about this years ago on here but understood little of it.
It’s only when you want to do something do you take any of it in.
Yella Terra
The pedestal ends spread the weight over a larger area and stop the risk of the rocker shafts rocking on their small mounts.
The washers or shims inbetween each sexy aero grade rocker are bespoke so you measure and fit them to suit so you get Perfect centreing of rocker over each valve.
Red hot is what they are if expensive.
I have no idea what I’m doing other than listening to other people and doing what is the norm for any 5.0 set of heads really.
I’d really like to take a look at some 5.0 heads before long too. Dom might have an old one I can measure up
It’s only when you want to do something do you take any of it in.
Yella Terra
The pedestal ends spread the weight over a larger area and stop the risk of the rocker shafts rocking on their small mounts.
The washers or shims inbetween each sexy aero grade rocker are bespoke so you measure and fit them to suit so you get Perfect centreing of rocker over each valve.
Red hot is what they are if expensive.
I have no idea what I’m doing other than listening to other people and doing what is the norm for any 5.0 set of heads really.
I’d really like to take a look at some 5.0 heads before long too. Dom might have an old one I can measure up
Edited by Classic Chim on Thursday 19th April 23:26
SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03 said:
I wish I knew what you are all talking about !
If I had adjustable push rods and these terra th I vs what difference would it make ?
Is the ultimate a roller ca! Like modern cars ?
Adjustable rods are OK but are very fiddly to get right. They are a real compromise. A better solution is an adjustable roller rocker. They are only really needed with solid lifter cams.If I had adjustable push rods and these terra th I vs what difference would it make ?
Is the ultimate a roller ca! Like modern cars ?
Modern cars have overheads cams. So, no real relation to these engines.
Roller cams are the way forward for us.. but they are expensive compared to a conventional cam but the performance gain is impressive.
You’ve got to love PH
Starts out as a scratch of an inlet manifold and actually I only started this so I could have a cool looking fuel rail
So far the shopping list extends to full blown ported heads and manifold
Act big bore manifolds !!!
Yella Yerra rocker system
Now Roller cam added to the list.
If you could make up the perfect shopping list these things would surely be on it
Keep the ideas coming
Starts out as a scratch of an inlet manifold and actually I only started this so I could have a cool looking fuel rail
So far the shopping list extends to full blown ported heads and manifold
Act big bore manifolds !!!
Yella Yerra rocker system
Now Roller cam added to the list.
If you could make up the perfect shopping list these things would surely be on it
Keep the ideas coming
Only 1 place making / selling roller cams for the good old rover v8
http://www.thewedgeshopstore.com/roller-cam-setup-...
http://www.thewedgeshopstore.com/roller-cam-setup-...
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Your only as good as the equipment you use.
A massive Thankyou to Powers Performance, Dom Jason and Wayne for showing me what to do and how to turn on the compressor
If I work a big list Dom will have to find me some work to pay for it,,,, simples
That’s my plan anyway, not sure thats his yet
The way I look at it there’s no free lunches and I’ll do some work for Dom to pay for it.
As he’s based in a city people often walk in off the street and he’s always doing things for people that we all never really get to see.
Less fortunate, I did spend 20k there over the years but yes he’s being very kind.
He’s so busy but the lads are really cool there and point me in the right direction.
As he’s based in a city people often walk in off the street and he’s always doing things for people that we all never really get to see.
Less fortunate, I did spend 20k there over the years but yes he’s being very kind.
He’s so busy but the lads are really cool there and point me in the right direction.
Edited by Classic Chim on Saturday 21st April 13:46
That’s the Alun I know, always wanting to to be at least fair and pay his way.
My mower is working again. I took it into the local repair place earlier in the week, not starting. Knew it was fuel related, as it had a dry spark plug despite it having fuel and me cranking it like a whirling dervish. Bloke said “4 weeks mate, not surprisingly I am overrun with mowers right now”.
He called me yesterday to say it was fixed. Blow me down with a gnats backfire.....
Turned out the carburettor was flooded, and petrol mowers don’t run on water. Somebody must have left it out in a thunderstorm. Not that I am blaming my son in law.......
My mower is working again. I took it into the local repair place earlier in the week, not starting. Knew it was fuel related, as it had a dry spark plug despite it having fuel and me cranking it like a whirling dervish. Bloke said “4 weeks mate, not surprisingly I am overrun with mowers right now”.
He called me yesterday to say it was fixed. Blow me down with a gnats backfire.....
Turned out the carburettor was flooded, and petrol mowers don’t run on water. Somebody must have left it out in a thunderstorm. Not that I am blaming my son in law.......
QBee said:
That’s the Alun I know, always wanting to to be at least fair and pay his way.
My mower is working again. I took it into the local repair place earlier in the week, not starting. Knew it was fuel related, as it had a dry spark plug despite it having fuel and me cranking it like a whirling dervish. Bloke said “4 weeks mate, not surprisingly I am overrun with mowers right now”.
He called me yesterday to say it was fixed. Blow me down with a gnats backfire.....
Turned out the carburettor was flooded, and petrol mowers don’t run on water. Somebody must have left it out in a thunderstorm. Not that I am blaming my son in law.......
Water in the mix ain’t good. My mower is working again. I took it into the local repair place earlier in the week, not starting. Knew it was fuel related, as it had a dry spark plug despite it having fuel and me cranking it like a whirling dervish. Bloke said “4 weeks mate, not surprisingly I am overrun with mowers right now”.
He called me yesterday to say it was fixed. Blow me down with a gnats backfire.....
Turned out the carburettor was flooded, and petrol mowers don’t run on water. Somebody must have left it out in a thunderstorm. Not that I am blaming my son in law.......
Charge his account
! Thing is there’s got to be 10 people at least employed at Doms garage, that’s a big wage bill every week.
All I can say if he jacked in thousands of owners would be worse off.
He’s not expensive either when you look into it.
Parts are a bit steep at times but I know the lengths they go to to approve parts that actually work, I’ve seen Andy show some stuff he can get as suppliers are scarce and Dom reject them saying they’ll be coming back f
ked in know time yet others are happily selling the same stuff! The rebuilt 4.0 engine Chim running Mbe today, should have heard how sweet and quiet the engine was.
You can’t help but be impressed.
Them there’s the Cerb that came as a bag of bits and someone’s got to work out what they all are. Carpet pieces etc. Not easy when you didn’t take it apart.
Big challenges as Matt will know.
Anyway now I’ve found the cleaning machine im putting an ad in the papers for perfect engine part cleaning services,,, Dom can charge me then
Last few pics of a standard late head with intermediate sized valves.
These are as as good as it gets for Rover heads as standard I believe.
It was mentioned to me that knobby who works at Powers did all the porting and polishing back in the day on these heads so I’ve now decided it’s to easy to wreck them with one wrong move ( it’s highly skilled stuff welding cutting tools! )
I’m going to twist his arm ( bribe him ) into giving me some lessons.
I’ll hopefully do a few for Dom to pay for it sometime when I’ve proved my worth
At some point I must have dragged the head across something, use your brains when handling these especially face down ffs.
These are as as good as it gets for Rover heads as standard I believe.
It was mentioned to me that knobby who works at Powers did all the porting and polishing back in the day on these heads so I’ve now decided it’s to easy to wreck them with one wrong move ( it’s highly skilled stuff welding cutting tools! )
I’m going to twist his arm ( bribe him ) into giving me some lessons.
I’ll hopefully do a few for Dom to pay for it sometime when I’ve proved my worth
At some point I must have dragged the head across something, use your brains when handling these especially face down ffs.
N7GTX said:
Keep up the good work there Divvy. Those head are like brand new. Are you trying to steal Mac's super shiny blingy crown? 
Haha,, There’s no chance of that is there he’s the undisputed king, I just follow his lead,,,, guitar
Guides seem really good as do valves/seats
The black baked on oil suggests low oil and or never changing the stuff as valve and plug colour suggested the vehicle they came off ran fine.
Here’s what the end product should look like which is the whole point of it
Edited by Classic Chim on Saturday 21st April 16:37
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