You should be able to buy an adjustable spanner for the ring nut. When I was on the tools we used to make our own tooling for ring nuts from a small piece of ally steel bar with a couple of studs in it if the ring spanner was missing. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Any links to how the spanner might look? I can't really get anything other than a socket on it as the nut sits in a recess either side of the mounts. Does anyone know if the original fan blades were grey or black? There appears to be evidence of black on the backs of the blades so I guess it might just have worn off the fronts? Still waiting for help with the engine lift so just in the process of more tarting-up. More shot blasting and powder coating. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Just noticed a small issue with my brakes. Some of my nipples ( ) are weeping very slighty. I'll get some ordered but does anyone know the correct size, thread pitch etc?
Engine out at last, cam covers etc off. What has become apparent is this engine has been stripped before, evident by the use of gasket sealer which I guess the factory didn't use. Also, the internals so far look immaculate, the chain tensioners like brand new Just satisfy my curiosity, if the original sodium vales were still in place, am I right in thinking they are steel and would be attracted by a magnet, and if stainless steel, no reaction to a magnet?
The results of leaking cam covers and distributer gaskets! Image Unavailable, Please Login Nearly finished detailing. Judging by the yellow primer on the sump, the same used as under the cam cover wrinkle finish, the engine must have been sprayed originally. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yuk! Image Unavailable, Please Login the yellow primer is a bit stubborn, but should be ok to repaint now. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wrinkle finish completed, quite successful Image Unavailable, Please Login Gearbox out Image Unavailable, Please Login
VHT Wrinkle Plus. Very simple to use and to cure I just placed on top of the log burner for an hour or so. Probably the masking was the most tedious / difficult job, especially on the inlet cam covers (not shown in the photo)
Very frustrating. All my parts have been sent in un-numbered bags. Gaskets etc easy enough, but 'O' rings...grrr! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Getting deeper and deeper in now....I was originally just going to just change the distributor gaskets due to an oil leak! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, the shopping list is being extended as I read this! Tensioners are definitely on the list though Image Unavailable, Please Login
That tensioner is indeed far gone. How are your camshaft? I needed to have mine reground and hardened because of wear. Also I replaced all my cam-bearing studs for 10.9 quality studs. All the studs were stretched and I'm curious if it were just mine or if that is always the case.... I noticed when I kept a new bolt next to the stud and the pitch of the thread seemed different. Nice job on your car though
Hi Stefan, as it turns out my heads have been off before with stainless steel valve replacements. Camshafts look great and all clearances within spec. Gearbox has been taken to specialist this morning for re-build. Im not touching that one, although like he said its only a GM 400. He did mention about an upgrade available for these boxes as the original ones used to quite often skip 2nd gear?? but he's going to check and let me know if it already has it. Think I'll get a new torque convertor whilst I'm at it.
Well all chain tensioners, guides requiring changing. This was an incident waiting to happen I think! Image Unavailable, Please Login I think Im at the point where things can start going back on, just waiting for some more parts Image Unavailable, Please Login I'll tackle the engine bay in the meantime...yuk! Nice to find an MSD ignition system tucked away though Image Unavailable, Please Login
Quite pleased with the results however I ended up having to remove the zinc from the shafts as the micro coating wouldn't allow them to pass back through the bearings. I'll coat the shafts with satin lacquer to protect. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Good day All, For whatever reason my first try at using VHT Wrinkle paint on the oil tank on my BB did not go as well as I hoped. I found that the finish was so-so and inconsistent despite following the directions to the letter. I then researched other user's experiences and found that a number of other people had similar so-so results. However, one fellow found that he had to use a blow dryer with moderate heat in order to achieve a finish he liked. Since I had nothing to lose... I stripped the tank again and applied the wrinkle paint and afterwards used the blow dryer/heat and the results were excellent... and looked like the factory finish. With that said I would suggest to other potential VHT Wrinkle paint users to do a test application first on some scrap material to see if you like the results and if not, then try the blow dryer/heat approach like I did. Cheers, Sam