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1. Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

Sunday, 26 April 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

... that finished surface there was no key for the dye to absorb into. The overspray ‘bloomed’ and dried matte. I was absolutely kicking myself. It took ages to rub back the whole face of the dash with a Scotchbrite and some wet and ...
... allows the engine to rock back and forth. One of the blokes on CityTurbo.com researched an alternative and found that Subaru Impreza MY08-11 diff bushings are exactly the right size. So we ordered some. Then I went digging in the back of the ...

2. Two LS1 Heads Into A Single Inline-six Head

Thursday, 04 September 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Two LS1 Heads Into A Single Inline-six Head

... rockers with a solid lifter non-roller cam. Ford 351 Windsor flat top pistons on stock 300 6 rods. He blocked off both heads with a plate but drilled a hole in the middle to let the water pass through. We considered O-ringing the plates so the ...
... shape. Dad looked at those too but decided on the 5.3 heads for that reason. When he compared the heads to the 300 head gasket he decided to use the 5.3. There are some other holes in the head on the head gasket surface that have to be blocked. ...

3. Project Honda City Turbo II – Engine refresh

Wednesday, 06 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Engine refresh

... the wipe surfaces look really good. Here’s the head on the bench sans rocker assembly. Camshaft is next. The only thing holding it in is the cam angle sensor and thermostat housing which are combined into one bulky unit. No problems ...
... and washers and the thermostat. The head, rocker assembly and camshaft will all go off for hydroblasting. First thing to remove is the rocker arm assembly. 10 easily accessible bolts hold it down. Despite all the grit in this engine ...

4. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

... during it’s life, and it was making it hard for me to find a suitable top radiator hose. I ended up sourcing a standard one, then I cleaned the mating surface on my custom mill (block of wood and some sandpaper) and made a new gasket. ...
... of the previous setup to refresh your memory. There are still a few things I want to clean up, like hiding the red power wire for the electric water pump, a new hose for the rocker cover breather, some gas struts for the bonnet, and I’m ...

5. Project 510: Engine bay v1

Sunday, 18 September 2011 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: Engine bay v1

... water bottle, and rocker cover, then scuff up the paint, mask everything up, paint the bay, then paint and clean all the accessories as I re-fit them, and fit new plastic hosing for the radiator and wipers. Here’s some detail pics of how ...
... foil makes a great masking material, then some string to hoist the item off the surface you want to paint. I bought some scouring pads from an auto paint supplier to rub back the paint to a dull finish, ready to accept fresh paint. Rub/vacuum/wipe, ...