Camshaft in and head assembled
Camshaft inserted New oil seal and o-ring for camshaft Rocker shafts and rockers on their way back into the head - the head needs to be propped up so there...
Valves
Got the head back from the machine shop on Friday, they took 4 thou off to remove the warp: Starting a bit of valve lapping 2 down only 10 to...
Piston this
Cleaned up all the pistons today, but manage to snap one of the piston rings in the proces - doh! Andy, the chap who came up with the conversion severl...
Finished the crank spacer
Spacer machine down to size, about 17.90mm with in 0.1mm of the original. Cam belt pulley test fit, this a very tight fit so it will need the "the tool"...
Crank spacer
Crank spacer taking shape on the lathe One step left is to machine down the spacer to the correct size - about 18mm
Test fitting
M20B25 piston fitted with M20B20 conrod and M52B28 crank! Moves well. Piston / conrod / crank combo at top dead centre - looks good :)
Its off!
Puller-me-jig in place. The metal plate is bolted to the bit that needs to come off. In the middle a long bolt (out of an M52 block!) and a nut....
M52 crank sits neatly into the M20 block
M52B28 crank shaft sitting in the M20 block - this end will need some kind of spacer for the oil seal. Crank sits in the block like it was meant...
More engine work
The head is off to the local machine shop for crack testing, we'll know if everything is good on Tuesday. If it is then it'll get a bit of clean...
Engine Rebuild
Rather than buying a new valve spring compressor we decided to make an extension for the curent one. After lathing the tube to the correct size with a suitable amount...
M20B28
Due to the car being off the road because of the broken wish bone we decided it would be a good idea to tackle the engine rebuild. This was more...
Small update
Been trying to bleed the coolant in the engine but nothing has been coming out the hole! So took the thermostat housing cover off. There was a big build up...
Hose, brakes and interior panels
First off some construction pictures, added some new silcon hoses specificially made for the M20: SVA safe brake line attachment, thanks to folks on madabout kitcars for this tip! And...
Gear Stick / Shifter Parts
Update to the Short shifter FAQ to include refurb parts and the part numbers for the various gear sticks out there!
Exhaust Version 2.0 Video
If you can't see the flash video download the file below! Download a video of the reworked exhaust Xvid / MP3 encoded (6Mb) With it running the in garage you...
Exhaust Version 2.0
Exhaust is finished, needed one more weld on the front of the angled part to extended it a little. On the straight side the front part of the exhaust need...
Exhaust Version 2.0 Video
Here it is a video of the reworked exhaust Xvid / MP3 encoded (6Mb) With it running the in garage you don't have to shout at people you want to...
Muffled
Due to the exhaust being really very loud with just the magnaflow boxes we've decided to add a pair of Jetex micro mufflers. The clamping method of holding pipes together...
Cold Air Intake
Cold air will be taken directly from the outside world through this ali intake. The chicken mesh to stop small animals nesting in the engine - and stop it sucking...
Little things
Got these a while ago, conrods from an M20B20 - 130mm center to center. 5mm shorter than the standard M20B25 and will mate well with the M52 crank! Spent too...
Vucuum and Idle
One way vacuum valve conversion. A left over part from Richard's E36 Compact engine conversion! Blocked off the hole in the intake boot and one of the two holes on...