Project Red Baron - Gaz' Cav

[Greig Sri]

I have learned the hard way about using non o.e. crank seals. Ive redone the rear one and looks like I need to do the front one. Do you still have a lot to do before ypu drop in the XE?

Greig

[Gaz]

Not anymore, ive got a couple of bits to pick up off terry and find a couple of waterpipes and give it all a clean then its going in.

[Envoy CDX]

plenty of pics for the WIP required

[Gaz]

Today i decided it was about time i got the engine ready for going in.



Rocker cover off cleaned up all the edges so it should stay sealed.



Brand new gm clutch on lightened 4.9kg flywheel



Rocker cover on




Wring looms injector rail water pipes etc fitted



Tucked up back in the garage

[Greig Sri]

Engine is looking very 'bling' with the red covers.

Greig

[TurboDan]

Coming together now, thats some good progress

[vauxtillidie]

good work, whens it goin in? im off week after next if you need a hand during the week

[Gaz]

That should work nicely chris if you can give me a hand means we should be able to get it cracked off reasonably quickly. i'll let you know.

[Cavalier342]

Sorry to jump in, but i really like the club name on the engine head. Does look great in my opinion
Andrei

[Gaz]

Thanks theres a better pic on the previous page

[humbucker]

if you have a chance before it gets dropped in you should clean up and paint the block!

[Envoy CDX]

the pretty top end sort of "shows up" the rest of the engine. Get it cleaned while you have the easy access

[Gaz]

After seeing how much nicer the gearchange was on turbodans car after replacing the linkage rod ive now got my own on the way

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See turbodans progress thread for a how2



Not much to report otherwise.

After all the badgering i might paint the block for a little peace, ive got enough tubs of hammerite from over the years.

[Colorado]

The gear linkage rod replacement sounds like a good plan. I may have to invest

[Envoy CDX]

does sound good

[Greig Sri]

I changed all the little bushes ,washers etc on the Cav and Astra, but not the rod. Doing the little bits with good drop of grease did make a big diffrance. Ill have to check out the ball bit in the rod now to see how worn thay are.Could make it even better after reading this.

Greig

[TurboDan]

I also changed every rod/bush and anything else i could change but it still wasn't perfect. Then I got the rod and it was spot on after fitting that, and looking at the old one you can see how badly worn it was compared.

[Gaz]

Ok so ive not done much but ive stripped the 4 doors i got off terry down ready for paint, they should be painted before Christmas.

Changed a few trim bits for ones in better condition but not much else really.

[Terry]

That why you haven't picked up the other 2?

[Envoy CDX]

Ok so ive not done much but ive stripped the 4 doors i got off terry down ready for paint, they should be painted before Christmas.

Changed a few trim bits for ones in better condition but not much else really.

Painting them in all the places Vauxhall don't paint them in the factory too?

[humbucker]

Changed a few trim bits for ones in better condition but not much else really.

not nicking bits off of my doors i hope

[Gaz]

well the doors were painted and it was one of those things but there was a hell of a lot of reaction so they need to be flatted and painted again

[Greig Sri]

Better luck with them next time.

Greig

[Gaz]

Well i did a hour or so snow clearing and then put a couple of hours on the xe.

Fitted the speedo drive (as it had gone awol out of the "new" f20) a new release bearing and put the box on, with a bit of brake cleaner on the splines of the input shaft (its liquid and it doesn't leave a residue once it evaporates so its ideal) it slipped on nicely. Fitted the dizzy tps and all the vac and breather pipes the airflow meter, giving everything a clean as i went, found an xe throttle cable so got that fitted, still need to find 1 more sfi box bolt but its about it will turn up, its nearly ready for going in, im trying to get as much done as i can before fitting just to get make life easier.

gave the block its first coat of black and leaving it to dry over Christmas its slowly getting there.

[Envoy CDX]

sounds like progress to me