Time for an update I guess...
I got my head back from the workshop on Monday 19th November. Since then I've been spending a good deal of time in the garage trying to put all the pieces together. One of the employees at the workshop has been and will be of great assistance in getting it sorted.
So far we've managed to get most of the engine ready for dropping it into the car. A few things remain, I will be replacing the oil and water piping for the turbochargers with steel-braided hoses. I've been to some shops today in order to get hold of the stuff needed, and hopefully that part will be completed this weekend.
When that's been achieved I'll just have to mount the rear turbocharger and the gearbox, and then finally we're ready for the engine installation.
Now for some pictures...
The first few pictures shows the cleaned, ported and polished head. New camshafts, valve lifters, valve guides, valve springs and valve seals have been installed.
This is my mate Janne Lennartsson mounting the head to the block. He's employed as a professional engine builder at the workshop that did the work on the head (also my new sponsor), Bo Ridstrom Racing AB.
The head is in place. At the time the picture was taken the camshaft pullies were not mounted correctly, so we had to take the stuff apart and reset the engine again before putting it back.
The new lightweight engine pulleys have been added.
A sideview picture, just for the fun of it. I guess you can't tell from the picture, but there's also new engine mounts made by Nismo.
And then the other side. One of the throttle bodies were added to make it look more complete. I have since taken it off to clean them all properly.
Finally a pic of the very, very dirty car sitting in a corner in the garage waiting to the engine and gearbox to be installed. Soon, very soon...
I have some more pictures on the camera that shows further work that has been done, but I cannot find the USB-cable to connect the cam to the computer. I'll try to look for it during the weekend.
I hope you enjoy it.