[Petrolhead Matt]

Few more bits for the build

ARP CA625+ head stud kit
ARP main stud kit
Cosworth crank scraper

 

[Foz_31]

Stunning machine! A front number plate would spoil the lines of it!

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Stunning machine! A front number plate would spoil the lines of it!

Thanks mate, I agree lol

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Started preparing the car for engine removal at the weekend

Gonna keep my turbo kit for now, it's too good to sell

All ready to be removed (I think)

Hoping to leave the transfer box on and just lower the subframe slightly, pretty sure it'll come forward enough to be lifted out?

Injectors arrived also

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Managed to get the engine out today, pretty straight forward really...

My home made slide hammer to get the output shaft out the transfer box lol

Full Mitsubishi OEM gasket set came too

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Stripped the engine down enough for it to go and get rebuilt...was worried about the release bearing in the gearbox after reading people have spent hours trying to get it released! But did it first time

 

[TimC]

Who are you getting to build the engine Matt?

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Owen Developments

 

[geordiedom]

amazing car and amazing thread matt

 

[Paul4carz]

Class

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[Petrolhead Matt]

Spent Friday prepping the engine bay ready to be re-painted.

There was some rust starting to appear where the bonnet stay bracket was so I removed that

Front panel wasn't looking the best either

So I spent ages on the lower front panel getting it back to bare metal with various wire brushes on a drill, then went round the whole engine bay and rust treated everywhere and left it over night. Didn't get any pictures of this unfortunately

So yesterday I got it trailered to work and got the engine bay painted...

In the booth all masked up

Etch primed

Wet on wet primed

Painted and lacquered

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

So I picked my engine up from Owen Developments today, they've done an awesome job and I'm very impressed with the quality of work

I got sent a couple of pics of it mostly built up

Back home

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

So spec now is

94mm billet crank
85.5mm CP pistons
Bridgeway 153mm I beam rods
Kelford 272 cams
Kiggly Beehive valve springs/titanium retainers
ARP CA625+ head stud kit
ARP main stud kit
HKS iridium spark plugs
HKS exhaust cam pulley
HKS 1.2mm headgasket
ACL race bearings
Balancer shaft deleted
ATI Super Damper crank pulley
Competition Clutch twin plate clutch and flywheel

 

[Capt.Mike]

What a job you're doing Matt. Awesome to say the least. Wish i'd had your patience, and wallet, lol

You know where I am if you ever want to sell.

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

What a job you're doing Matt. Awesome to say the least. Wish i'd had your patience, and wallet, lol

You know where I am if you ever want to sell.

Thanks Mike, when it's all back together I'm gonna head up to GR and have it mapped, be good if you could come up?

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Today I got some ancillaries back on

 

[Capt.Mike]

Just let me know the date and I'll come over if I'm not working need to see Gaz anyway

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Got the gearbox and other little bits back on ready for it all to go back in the bay

Mounted on 3 mounts, transfer box on, shafts in and most of the wiring in place...took me a while to get it mounted on my own without scratching anything but got there in the end

Manifold/turbo back on

 

[Mike_s]

Looking good, I nearly text you yesterday when I saw the pictures saying I might pop round, but I went home and had a nap instead haha

Much left to do?

 

[Petrolhead Matt]

Haha, just the rads, intercooler etc then gotta run the new fuel lines, fit swirl pot and other fuel pump then do all the fluids.