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Two of those and your eyes both jump into the same socket. Hope it's not a case of "If I had known how thirsty I was going to wake up this morning,I would have drunk more lastnight". I know that stuff makes you feel invincible,but trust me,those Pistonss will not fit in the cam follower holes....... Great reply..... You are a funny guy. And no, I rarely have more than one drink a night.... But when I do.
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Well, not sure who still follows the build, but I guess it has turned a corner after this weekend. Friday nights Rum and Pepsi was rather good. Saturday morning Paul came around, followed later by mate Martin and then later on my very good old friend and riding buddy Kevin on his new R1200GS Adventure with all bells and whistles. He had needed some head clearance space. Paul got here around 10.30am with a box of taps, dies and an ignition unit to be used later in the day, which turned out to be 7.30 pm. He also brought me these two little treasures...... I just need to find a pair of Chevy Rallye wheels to go with them. Between us we did a variety of jobs with Paul doing all the clever stuff. Which includes tapping all the threads till the tool spun about freely. For any of you who have changed a camshaft like we did before, think gynaecology 101. Used a dome headed bolt from one of my tins of stashed random nuts n bolts which fitted the end of the camshaft, the other end I cut the head off, and it fitted into a piece of snooker queue with exactly the same thread, This created a steady handle for introducing the shaft very gently. Once all the internals were oil bathed. And I had covered the whole of the camshaft in graphite grease. All this cleverness thanks to Paul who has built a few motors in his life. I then carefully threaded it all back into place...... With the master supervising. By then Martin and his mobile phone as well as Kevin had arrived and the kettle went into overdrive. We carried on with the reassembly up to the point where it suddenly dawned on me that with being so bloody preoccupied with getting the new job right, I had completely forgotten to lap in the valves...... Aaaaaaarrrrgh..!!! Paul volunteered to carry on with that, while I started the fire for lunch that still needed to be cooked, it was now after 13.30 Paul doing my dirty work...... Lapping in the valves. VIDEO HERE: Lunch at last. After lunch both Kevin and Martin left, and we got on with the rest of the build.
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The only thing I am master of is my bladder, and that sometimes is a point of discussion.... Now just need to get it in and started. Oh, and Burnout. P.
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The only thing I am master of is my bladder, and that sometimes is a point of discussion.... Now just need to get it in and started. Oh, and Burnout. P. Ahhhh, that burnout. Looking forward to it.
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Nice work guys. Always a pleasure to watch an engine (especially a V8) going back together.
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So we then reassembled head one, new springs and tiny collets were a pain in the butt.... Fitted new valve stem seals etc. I do like the look of new hardware in place. Ready to go back on, bolted into place, torque wrench standing by. Once both were fitted, torqued down and the new oil filter and five litres of expensive oil for running in, added in it was the turn for another clever truck......... Answers on post cards. Power drill priming oil pump and getting oil circulated through all the galleries. By 8pm we were done and Paul left before 9pm, he can tell of the rest of his night. Happy Happy. Motor on the stand last night. Martin has been very patient with his engine stand and hoist, so by 8.30 this morning he was phoning to ask about getting them back. By 10.30 he was parked in front of the garage. Cuppa tea, chat and then down to the garage to dismantle everything. Engine back on the hoist, by this time Mickey from next door had popped around too. Back on the pallet, headers on etc. URL=http://s294.photobucket.com/user/niknakpix/media/2015%20Continues/image_zpsqzjssplk.jpeg.html] [/URL] Mickey from next door was very impressed. Though he told us his car had self destructed on the motorway this week, so,I scavenged a few bits off it. Including this,section of bug trap mesh. More will come to light soon. What I can mention publically is that Mr Bomp Marier in Oregon gets most of the blame for my next trick. Watch this space.....
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Nice work guys. Always a pleasure to watch an engine (especially a V8) going back together. Thanks George. All new to me, and I loved it.
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samta22
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Excellent work... I think if it was in my garage I'd spend much time with cup of tea in hand staring at that engine with a big grin.
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Yup...!! Excellent work... I think if it was in my garage I'd spend much time with cup of tea in hand staring at that engine with a big grin. Twice Sunday, plus clearing up the chaos and tools, and twice today.... Today I worked in North and West London with a colleague, so when we called it a day by 3.45, I hit the road a cross North London to Real Steel, purveyors of all things American. I had a short shopping list for Paul Y and mate Martin and needed to be back in Kent at Ebbsfleet International station to pick up Nicola and Hannah who had been on a 4 day city break in Cologne, Germany by 6.45 I decided after looking at my water pump, which worked perfectly, that I would replace it with a new one while the motor was in bits, at £39.00 for the pump it made sense. I also bought a new transmission oil filter and gasket as the gearbox is getting a shift kit fitted when I do the filter. Anyone with tips, advice or experience of fitting them..... Now is your chance. Please tell me all you know. I thought the pump really is rather good looking.
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Magic to see an American V8 coming together. Not so easy in South Africa with exchange rate deteriorating and fuel price climbing. Salute to you (also a fair share of envy - and let me admit, jealousy!)! Groetnis!
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Magic to see an American V8 coming together. Not so easy in South Africa with exchange rate deteriorating and fuel price climbing. Salute to you (also a fair share of envy - and let me admit, jealousy!)! Groetnis! Baie Dankie. I understand what you feel and see. I have said it before though..... We make choices and need to live with the consequences. I shop in charity shops, boot fairs and technically save, which leaves funds for other stuff. My wife summarised it well when I bought this years ticket to America, I do not smoke, or drink in pubs etc, this releases funds for living a more adventurous life. But I do feel your pain on the exchange rate and corruption going on in SA.
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Well, a bit of light hearted fun tonight. This hobby has a way of brining out so much good in people Ta2Don and I often share our trips around America and England with photos, or if we see interesting trucks and cars, via Whatsapp or iPhone messages. Today he was in Little Rock, Arkansas and I was out looking for a high tensile Allen head bolt for my water pump and also some exhaust manifold bolts as my motor is missing one........ So he saw some of Rochester, and when I got home he shared parts of his trip home, including this selfie...... Interestingly, I was also in a Tuba Trucks T-Shirt. Thanks Clem. Life certainly is good.
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Worked in Essex with a colleague today. This meant I drove right by Del's place...... Del sold me the door, inner fenders and blower unit last year, from the same truck Martin got the cab and other bits from. So today I popped by Del's place and collected this little jewel........ Why?? Replies on a post card. My set of header adapters landed today as well. Soon to be fitted.
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I spend so much time reading your threads that i get nothing done, Rian...... :-) Anyway. With the crane gone, how are going to lift the engine back in?
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Well well well where do I start....
Previously I have only ever dipped in and out of your build thread but when you went on the US trip I decided it was too good a read to skim read so saved it for a rainy day.
I never envisaged the rainy day being catching up on all 73 pages from start to current in a pretty much non-stop 72 hour period with the odd meal and drifting in and out of sleep here and there to keep me preoccupied both before and after an op on a broken ankle!
Any way caught up I have and glad to be reading in real time at such an exciting point of getting the engine back in.
One thing that strikes me after reading it all is how humble you come across and no doubt are in the real world.
During your US trip you said several times that people were reaping rewards for their hard work and generosity, I'm not sure if you realise it yourself but you're firmly in that category too.
I don't know why but based on progress levels I always thought that you had retired let alone getting all this done as well as full time work and even more intense - applying for and getting new jobs as you've gone through the truck build process too!
In my eyes you're without doubt living the dream....
1. You have a wife who cares and understands your passion and it's obvious you are very grateful for that.
2. You have an amazing garage and yard space to get things done.
3. You have a great friend in Martin who I pictured as a neighbour originally due to frequency of helping each other out let alone 15 miles apart.
4. You have made many more friends around the world during your truck build progress.
5. You embark on crazy side projects that you actually complete. (I have so many on the back burner that just sit around and parts get sold on)
6. You've travelled and have amazing memories and met good people as a result of your hard work.
7. You get to go to good boot sales / swap meets regularly.
8. You live near to Rochester which is one of my favourite towns due to its high number of vintage / antique / tat shops. (Is that old shop that's practically falling down with all sorts of stuff strewn over tables perfect for rummaging through still there?!)
9. You own an amazing truck that seemed perfect to me before you'd even started.
10. Once complete you can say that you know your truck inside out, you made all the decisions by yourself but you've also learned so much and made some good helpful friends along the way.
It is my hopes and dreams that I can live the life you're living if not straight away then as soon as it's possible. I'm sure many others reading this have the same thoughts.
I hope to catch up with you in person at some time - I dare say you'd be swamped by people at a show or meet so as strange as this sounds when I'm back driving again I'd quite like to head down your way one weekend just to join you on some kind of car related day whether it's just observing or passing tools or making tea or whatever just so I can meet you in person and experience your life / workshop ambience for a bit.
Any way I'll shut up for a bit now and try and keep up with progress regularly rather than reading 70 odd pages altogether again!
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Well well well where do I start.... Previously I have only ever dipped in and out of your build thread but when you went on the US trip I decided it was too good a read to skim read so saved it for a rainy day. I never envisaged the rainy day being catching up on all 73 pages from start to current in a pretty much non-stop 72 hour period with the odd meal and drifting in and out of sleep here and there to keep me preoccupied both before and after an op on a broken ankle! Any way caught up I have and glad to be reading in real time at such an exciting point of getting the engine back in. One thing that strikes me after reading it all is how humble you come across and no doubt are in the real world. During your US trip you said several times that people were reaping rewards for their hard work and generosity, I'm not sure if you realise it yourself but you're firmly in that category too. I don't know why but based on progress levels I always thought that you had retired let alone getting all this done as well as full time work and even more intense - applying for and getting new jobs as you've gone through the truck build process too! In my eyes you're without doubt living the dream.... 1. You have a wife who cares and understands your passion and it's obvious you are very grateful for that. 2. You have an amazing garage and yard space to get things done. 3. You have a great friend in Martin who I pictured as a neighbour originally due to frequency of helping each other out let alone 15 miles apart. 4. You have made many more friends around the world during your truck build progress. 5. You embark on crazy side projects that you actually complete. (I have so many on the back burner that just sit around and parts get sold on) 6. You've travelled and have amazing memories and met good people as a result of your hard work. 7. You get to go to good boot sales / swap meets regularly. 8. You live near to Rochester which is one of my favourite towns due to its high number of vintage / antique / tat shops. (Is that old shop that's practically falling down with all sorts of stuff strewn over tables perfect for rummaging through still there?!) 9. You own an amazing truck that seemed perfect to me before you'd even started. 10. Once complete you can say that you know your truck inside out, you made all the decisions by yourself but you've also learned so much and made some good helpful friends along the way. It is my hopes and dreams that I can live the life you're living if not straight away then as soon as it's possible. I'm sure many others reading this have the same thoughts. I hope to catch up with you in person at some time - I dare say you'd be swamped by people at a show or meet so as strange as this sounds when I'm back driving again I'd quite like to head down your way one weekend just to join you on some kind of car related day whether it's just observing or passing tools or making tea or whatever just so I can meet you in person and experience your life / workshop ambience for a bit. Any way I'll shut up for a bit now and try and keep up with progress regularly rather than reading 70 odd pages altogether again! Well, I was going to reply to your statements one by one, but then realised it is late and I could probably summarise my reply in saying Thank you very much for your generous comments and compliments. Look forward to switching the kettle on for you.
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Thanks to Paul Y keeping his eyes open, I managed to pick up a pair of 3" header adapters. After work tonight I went to the garage and cut n shut the headers. Started with this amount of metal on the,. Then measured twice...... The First cut is the deepest. Cleaned, tidied and three very small slits cut into the outer pipes, then encouraged in with a lump hammer. Welded up both of the new connectors. Wire brushed them clean and then more VHT Silver added. Another little job done, every little bit helps.
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That looks much better and a whole lot cheaper than buying new headers! Let me know about tomorrow. P.
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Well well well where do I start.... Previously I have only ever dipped in and out of your build thread but when you went on the US trip I decided it was too good a read to skim read so saved it for a rainy day. I never envisaged the rainy day being catching up on all 73 pages from start to current in a pretty much non-stop 72 hour period with the odd meal and drifting in and out of sleep here and there to keep me preoccupied both before and after an op on a broken ankle! Any way caught up I have and glad to be reading in real time at such an exciting point of getting the engine back in. One thing that strikes me after reading it all is how humble you come across and no doubt are in the real world. During your US trip you said several times that people were reaping rewards for their hard work and generosity, I'm not sure if you realise it yourself but you're firmly in that category too. I don't know why but based on progress levels I always thought that you had retired let alone getting all this done as well as full time work and even more intense - applying for and getting new jobs as you've gone through the truck build process too! In my eyes you're without doubt living the dream.... 1. You have a wife who cares and understands your passion and it's obvious you are very grateful for that. 2. You have an amazing garage and yard space to get things done. 3. You have a great friend in Martin who I pictured as a neighbour originally due to frequency of helping each other out let alone 15 miles apart. 4. You have made many more friends around the world during your truck build progress. 5. You embark on crazy side projects that you actually complete. (I have so many on the back burner that just sit around and parts get sold on) 6. You've travelled and have amazing memories and met good people as a result of your hard work. 7. You get to go to good boot sales / swap meets regularly. 8. You live near to Rochester which is one of my favourite towns due to its high number of vintage / antique / tat shops. (Is that old shop that's practically falling down with all sorts of stuff strewn over tables perfect for rummaging through still there?!) 9. You own an amazing truck that seemed perfect to me before you'd even started. 10. Once complete you can say that you know your truck inside out, you made all the decisions by yourself but you've also learned so much and made some good helpful friends along the way. It is my hopes and dreams that I can live the life you're living if not straight away then as soon as it's possible. I'm sure many others reading this have the same thoughts. I hope to catch up with you in person at some time - I dare say you'd be swamped by people at a show or meet so as strange as this sounds when I'm back driving again I'd quite like to head down your way one weekend just to join you on some kind of car related day whether it's just observing or passing tools or making tea or whatever just so I can meet you in person and experience your life / workshop ambience for a bit. Any way I'll shut up for a bit now and try and keep up with progress regularly rather than reading 70 odd pages altogether again! Well, I was going to reply to your statements one by one, but then realised it is late and I could probably summarise my reply in saying Thank you very much for your generous comments and compliments. Look forward to switching the kettle on for you. That's all the reply I needed and thanks for your PM, until then I will continue to read and get absorbed in the build along the way.
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