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[Nev]

Hi Steve, I just popped into the garage and dug the gasket out, it's one of those graphite sheet jobbies to cope with the hreat presumably. I'll pop it in the post to you if you PM me your address. Nev.

Edited by Nev, 30 June 2012 - 03:04 PM.

[siztenboots]

can you recall which gasket set it came with, I'm ordering them all Monday, so no need to post. plan B is throw on a new gasket on engine 1, quick fix for Le Mans. whilst engine 2 gets built up with all the good stuff. I am going to begin strip the rear down tomorrow.

[Nev]

It was part of the Elring (OEM) cylinder head gasket pack. Part number 93172424. No problem to post if you need it.

[siztenboots]

thanks, i'll order two lots of gaskets and head bolts

[siztenboots]

finally got the underdrive pulley off, with it being ally and any excuse to bind. Quite a tight tolerance profile where is centres on the crankshaft drive, so it took quite a lot of penetrating oil and careful manipulation. But its now off, and I could finally remove the lower cambelt cover so I can get at the belt and water pump. Draining out and stripping everything off the head next.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

You got your hands full I see Steve

[siztenboots]

The steel rods are on a parcelforce van out for delivery.

[siztenboots]

con rods are here, had a good look over them and very impressed with them.

[Nev]

Did you get the Lithuanian ones in the end?

[siztenboots]

yup

[Nev]

They wil be fine I am sure, plenty of MigWeb people have used them for some considerable time now. Just be sure to get the pistons the right way round when you install them in the bores as the gudgeon pin hole is offset by 1mm.

[siztenboots]

I was going to let you have to honour of dropping in the first rod and piston. It will reuse the vxr piston and pin. I still have not got enough info yet to decide on what bearings to go for.

[Nev]

I don't think big end bearing choice is a huge issue really, it's not like you ever hear of the OEM ones failing. So for that reason I'd just buy Mahle ones if I were you and not get too neurotic about it. Are you gonna try a mild DIY rehone with a drill bit attachment? Also, have you got a ring clamp - we dont want to bend/twist those delicate rings on insertion.

[siztenboots]

I don't have a piston ring compressor, something else to get

[siztenboots]

I don't think big end bearing choice is a huge issue really, it's not like you ever hear of the OEM ones failing. So for that reason I'd just buy Mahle ones if I were you and not get too neurotic about it.

the big end Mahle are £198 ( http://www.performan...t.asp?id=250788 )

[siztenboots]

aaarrrggghh, poxy olympics strike again

Courier Collections on Friday 06/07/2012
Due to the Olympic Torch running through Grays and Thurrock and the main road(s) being closed we are unable to guarantee that courier collections will be taking place until Monday 09/07/2012.

Fine, order today, for next day , nope, expected delivery thursday next week, so not really next day delivery then is it DHL

[Nev]

Try asking Steve Milton for a price for the bearings, Im sure mine were a lot lot cheaper than that.

[siztenboots]

yeah , I think will get steve to supply the more critical bits , bearings, rings and borrow his expertise. I have not lifted the crank, but given the small size variations and options , he would need measurements. Stuff like gaskets, bolts, I'm just going oem.

[steveboyslim]

yeah , I think will get steve to supply the more critical bits , bearings, rings and borrow his expertise. I have not lifted the crank, but given the small size variations and options , he would need measurements.

Stuff like gaskets, bolts, I'm just going oem.

I use and supply OEM just not in GM packaging.

Steve

[siztenboots]

this is what I am after , fairly mundane stuff, plus z20leh piston rings and bearings Oil Pan To Carrier Gasket 55354476 | 55354476 £10.42 Oil Pan Carrier to Cylinder Block Gasket 55354477 | 55354477 £11.64 Oil Filter 93178952 | 93178952 £2.84 Flywheel to Crankshaft Bolt - M10 x 25 90511423 | 90511423 £0.85 qty 6 Vauxhall Head Set 93172424 | 93172424 £44.03 Cylinder Head Screw / Bolt 90466480 | 90466480 £1.71 qty 10 Exhaust stud x10 92064200 Exhaust nuts M8 x10 92064200