1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

Slow day and no parts , except for my daughters tiberon that needs cv joints after 240,000 miles.
The long side came in ,left, but waiting for both.
 No flingers for the rear axles...😡
 No liner for the vette 😡

No credit card !🤬 which will s holding up my head tooling.
 Tomorrow babysitting my granddaughter,😀 always a good time!
Dakazman

[BDA]

You have to take the good with the bad... Enjoy the granddaughter!

[dakazman]

  Plus I stay cool And usually nap afterwards.
Dave

[Certified Lotus]

Just remember it’s a hobby. Losing a day or two or three isn’t the end of the world. Enjoy the kids and naps 

[dakazman]

  Finalized my purchase of tooling for the head alignment so by Wednesday  or Thursday  I should have them in hand. Polishing up the engine a bit . I don’t know how far I’ll take it...lol.
 Doing my cv joints on the Hyundai tiberon tomorrow for my daughter. 😀 Dads garage always Open.
Dakazman

[GavinT]

Good job on the polishing there, D'man.

And luckily you've taken this photo now because it'll be difficult to zoom out sufficiently when the engine is installed. 

[dakazman]

G’day Galvin,... I just love that expression.
Crappie day here , 1 cv joint was not the correct part in a the box, Tuesday I’ll know for sure but it is not like the original. See pic.  A clear 1/4 longer so it never meets the seal. So I reinstalled the old one. Love doing jobs thrice.
  LOL, Thank you.  My firewall installs from the cabin area, I may not even use that cover!  The 843 cover with the front crankshaft pulley is what Ian thinking about installing since I saw Prfreens lotus with his A/C compressor running off in from the factory. I will be mounting the engine  in the frame this week to check all the clearances.
 
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  It looks like adding the front crankshaft pulley from the 843 engine is out for two reasons. The 843 crankshaft is longer to accept the balancer/ pulley assembly. With that said if you could find a double or single pulley it would only sit on about a 1/2 of shaft of the 821 wedge.  After eyeing up the block in the frame there is very little room with the water line and shifting assembly. Looks like it’s JBs mod for me if A/C is going in.
Dakazman

[gideon]

Dave - how do you plan to keep all that polished aluminum shiny? 

[dakazman]

Gideon, After sanding and then polishing it last a good 5 years. My motorcycle engine is a 1995. Polished twice. My vans wheels were clearcoat from the factory, but cracked off in only 10 years.
Afterward I use mothers mag polish or from Lowe’s , Starbritte stainless steel aluminum polish.
Pictures below just show the piece just sanded , no polish yet or brown, white , red rouge .
This is also florida, no salted roads here . Lol.

  Have you seen aluminum truck tool boxes up north? They keep rather well.  I have a friend who races drag boats and his whole outdrive  is polished.

If your asking about that cover, my firewall removes from the inside of the car in three sections. Left center right.

Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

Nice work Dave!

[BDA]

Very pretty, D'man!

[gideon]

It's going to be dazzling.  Better pack shades, just in case 

[dakazman]

Here’s the vision, lol. See pic  not mine!!!
However I did buy aluminum ceramic paint for engine and gearbox. I just keep thinking what it would look like shaved down and polished. It may crack the block and gearbox.
  As BDA Keeps telling me stay focused. This wedge engine will be painted along with the gearbox.
The tooling will be in my possession by Friday to assembly it and hopefully install in frame next week.
 Dakazman

[BDA]

D'man, I see I no longer need to tell you to focus!