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Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 10 2007 21:24:37

yorkshirespud

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I'm sure I left it around here somewhere!!!

Ho ho ho. Anyway, I've been busy with other stuff for the last month or so, and haven't had much chance to work on the truck. A couple of weeks ago, me and the ever elusive Dr Frank degreased and power-washed the engine bay:

So today I scrubbed the engine bay again ready for some primer:

I'll spray some gloss black over that lot tomorrow (hopefully), and then the blummin engine is going back in!!!

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 10 2007 21:28:30

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Nice job

not a lot of people would take that on, good on yer

Mo.

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 10 2007 21:31:03

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that's looking sweet Nick, can't wait to see it in the flesh when it's done.

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 10 2007 22:02:39

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if it worth doin its worth ,gettin frank to do it...

..........ha ha ha.lol
looks good,and at least ya wont have to do it again....

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 10 2007 23:47:41

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nice one nick....??weres frank....

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 0:03:48

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nice work there mate, she will look mint under there when you are finished

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 2:10:23

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Hard Yakka there boys....will you be painting that blue polyprop rope to match?

By the way is that a split in the wheelarch on the near side? or is just a plastic liner?

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 12:01:58

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Stars n Bars

Hard Yakka there boys....will you be painting that blue polyprop rope to match?

By the way is that a split in the wheelarch on the near side? or is just a plastic liner?

Got to paint a bit of rope

Yeah the cloth liner under the wheel arch is a bit tatty, the metal it's connected to is fine tho. You can see for yourself!! Here's a lovely picture of my head while painting

And some results:

Now ... drum roll. I have here, a picture no less, of the elusive Dr Frank about to ride off into the morning sun after helping me finish the painting this morning. Of course being elusive, he has still protected his identity:

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 12:21:07

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Ay I see now it was not so clear in the other piccys ...looks like a labour of love and should be the dogs when u get engine back in

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 20:32:01

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looks good fellas,

i thought the only sight of dr frank we was gonna get was his finger there in the pic...lol

you two are barking,

mind you i suppose we all are, owning these great beasts...??

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 11 2007 23:01:49

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that's some good work there Nick.

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 12 2007 11:10:52

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i assume you have sorted the issues with the sensors etc ,and the lump is ready to go.

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 12 2007 12:00:34

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i assume you have sorted the issues with the sensors etc ,and the lump is ready to go.

Yep art, the only one I wasn't sure about was the knock sensor. After much digging, (and looking in my own factory manuals to confirm, duuuhhhh), I confirmed that the 1987 Big Blocks (along with 2.5L supposedly) *never* had knock sensors or timing retardation factory installed. However, seeing as the block does actually have a thread in which to mount a knock sensor, I have obtained a knock sensor module from ebay, so that I can wire the output into the auxillary input of the WideBandCommander 02 sensor I am also installing. The WideBandCommander logs 02 readings and RPM, and will no also log knock counts. Therefore, even though the knock sensor won't trip retarfation, I can at least log them while I tune the engine.

The truck is going to be a snake of USB wires while I tune it. My laptop will be connected to the WideBandCommander (Wideband O2 and knock counts), factory ALDL cable (for logging stock computer information, e.g. Throttle Position, Vehicle Speed, Narrowband O2), and stock computer emalutor (called an Ostrich), so I can alter fuel and spark delivery, and idle speed etc in real time by clicking a few buttons on the laptop while the motor is running.

Should be fun!!

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RE: Has anyone seen my engine??!? - Mar. 12 2007 12:54:43

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as the bishop said to the actress...

its a good trick if ya can do it......

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