DIrtyTorque's odd corner.

mrbeige wrote:Just looking at the pic of the boss for the lambda, should it not be angles towards the exhaust flow. It looks like it's angled backwards in the pic?

Any more progress? Are you taking plenty of pics of your engine build?

Oh, and did you get the rev counter OK?

Yes thanks,the 8k tach is sat on my desk,so I can daydream about taking rpm's way past 6k .

On the standard g60 cat the probe is angled in that way so..

I have taken a few but I figured most folk on here have seen a hundred stripped engines so I was waiting till I had something interesting to post.

dirtytorque wrote:Yes thanks,the 8k tach is sat on my desk,so I can daydream about taking rpm's way past 6k .

Sweeet

dirtytorque wrote:On the standard g60 cat the probe is angled in that way so..

Ah ok.....

dirtytorque wrote:I have taken a few but I figured most folk on here have seen a hundred stripped engines so I was waiting till I had something interesting to post.

Yeah, but as I can't do anything on Gooney, I NEED stripped engine porn

7k on a 68mm pulley should be ok?

Flusted wrote:7k on a 68mm pulley should be ok?

We'll soon know.

I think so.
I was considering a 65mm,but i'll stick with the 68mm.

i drive mine like its an 8v, never go above 6k but im to scared to even though the charger can handle it

I use to take my 8v over 6k all the time.
6.2-6.3k.
The idle bleed screw flew out once when doing it tho.

If I can't go to 7k every now and then whats the point in going 16v?

I'm sure i'll keep the AA busy.

just a quick question, is your alt pulley a 7 rib? mine is? think thats cos its a vr 1?

and part no for offset pas pulley is 051 145 255

Flusted wrote:just a quick question, is your alt pulley a 7 rib? mine is? think thats cos its a vr 1?

It fits pretty much perfect on my g60 aux belt tbh.
i think its six ribs?!!

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your not painting the block???

Flusted wrote:your not painting the block???

u can come and do it if u like.

Get some POR15 engine enamel dude. The kits are only about £40, and come with degreaser/etch primer/brushes/masks/thinners/paint and some rubber gloves lol! They do all sorts of colours too

Rob doesn't wash his car often! Even for shows, he ain't gonna be painting his block! I can assure you of that. I just used a spray tin of hammerite gloss black I had knocking around the garage! It had plenty of time to harden before fitting the engine in the car.

I don't wash my car that often either, but then I have a bare block that's been sat in my garage for nearly 2 years now, but it is painted lol. I'm just suggesting it might be an idea whilst the engine is out?

mrbeige wrote:I'm just suggesting it might be an idea whilst the engine is out?

It would be! Rob???? We want you to paint your block!

ctwg60 wrote:

mrbeige wrote:I'm just suggesting it might be an idea whilst the engine is out?

It would be! Rob???? We want you to paint your block!

Yes, yes we doooooo!

Hammerite FTW!

Thats another £40 I could really use elsewhere.
I'll think about it.
I have got most of the grime off the block..
I've not done a project this size b4.It would be nice to paint the block but of all the things I am trying to juggle at the momment this seems less important.
I'm always open to suggestions tho chaps so I will bear it in mind.

Hammerite £7 lol

Any chance you could post more close up pics of alternator mounting? mines shredded another belt already, it must be the alt out of aline

Ok. i'll try and connect it all up again tonight.Which bottom pulley are you using?
bear in mind mine is untested too.

You can be my guinea pig.

I will use the ABF 1, my alt from vr has 7 rib pulley and i think thats why its out of aline, it jumps onto the extra rib and then shreds. I have an ABF alt now so will use that if thats 6 rib?

why don't you just keep the same alternator and change the pulley flusted? surely that would be a lot cheaper.

DT, I know you have a garage now so there's no reason not to post up progress pics! Even just a bolt. That'd keep me happy

trigger wheel on.
needs tiding up but it secure and about 1mm away from the trigger wheel.
Shown here with the engine at tdc.
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