I’ve been working on cleaning everything as thoroughly as possible. Changed the timing belt, water pump, idler pulley and thermostat. De-greased all sorts of brackets, clamps, bolts, and coolant pipes. Painted a bunch of little covers and brackets satin black. Left the aluminum pieces raw. Also had the flywheel resurfaced and ordered a few fittings for the oil cooler and bolts from the dealer.
Still more cleaning to be done but here are a few pics:
Flywheels back from hunts:
Engine before cleansing:
New timing treats installed:
Timing all buttoned up and significantly more clean!:
Still more cleansing to do but MUCH better:
Thanks to Ron @Rhino Racing making custom tools and parts since 2007!
Slide hammer to remove timing idler and crank pulley lock tool:
Machining the crank lock too:
Also…ordered a turbo and some other nonsense! :ninja