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Old 19th June 2008, 12:17 AM   #20 (permalink)
kismetcapitan
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bearings have arrived and the crankshaft fitted:


the dummy head is on:



some plastigage and yep, bearings fit up just the way we want them to:


remeasuring everything:



checking the journals:


the cylinder hone:


didn't someone mention that the type of hone in a sense dictates the best way to break in the engine? The hone angle here looks shallow, I had thought it'd be 45 degrees but I don't know squat about how to hone a cylinder.

no more work on the car as my engine builder is prepping a pair of Lexus IS200s that run in the KGTC, they usually dominate but I found this video where a turbocharged Hyundai manages a pass on the front straight of Yongin Speedway - the main racetrack in Korea.
korean KGTC indigo tuscani overtake kixx lexus - Video

after this weekend's race though, my car should be finished within a week, yay!

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