Pistons cleaned, as im not sure whether to get high comp or not, so cleaned my current pistons..

Before:

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After:

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Decided to get oversized high comps anyway!

Thinking about willwood 6 pots, unsure.

Just been on the phone to qep, ordered...

Main Bearings
Thrust Washers
B/End Bearings
Head Set
Head Gasket
Bottom End Gasket Set
Water Pump
Cambelt Kit
Head Bolts

Wait till they come to find out what type of stuff I have ordered, listed below

High Comp pistons
Uprated Valve Springs
New Valves
Catcam Camshaft
New Rods

Engine now completely stripped, off to QEP on Monday to buy some goodies and get my cylinders and block face surfaced.

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stuff done before work today:

Pistons + con rods out, all shells and bearings out.

Waterpump off

Oil Filter bracket off

All sensors removed

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And what I looked like afterwards

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After work today I'm going to remove the crank and clean the engine, make it look brand new :)

Engine stand finally arrived, here are some pics with it just been put on:

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Ready to strip:

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Will add more pictures tonight when fully stripped.

So I started stripping the engine down today, did as much as I can before my engine stand arrives.

Taken exhaust + Inlet manifolds of
Throttle body removed
Cylinder head off
Rockers off
Coil pack Off
Engine mount off
Drive shaft bracket off
Camblet + tensioner off
Flywheel off
Clutch Off

Still to-do tonight (after pub)

Cam out
Valves out

Then once my engine stand arrives I can strip the bottom end and send it away to be cleaned up, then rebuild it all with new performance...

So an update, my engine stand is in the post, and before it arrives I don't want to-do to much work on the engine.

I had a brief inspection of it today and it looks to be in really good condition.

The clutch is new
Camblet is new
HT leads new
Spark Plugs look new

I also took the rocker cover off and the valves and cam (from what I can see) look absolutely mint!

None of the above really matters due to the extent of the rebuild I will be performing, but Its a good sign that it has been well looked after and should hold...

Got my engine today

1.6 S2 Rallye engine that has covered 65k I am told.

Plans are..

Bottom end:
rebuild with steel crank
froged rods
qep lightened fly wheel
high comp pistons

Head:
New cam
Throttle bodies
Port + polish
new valves and springs

Pictures to come tommorow.

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Small update.

Taken complete rear loom out of car and cut it down, only wires on rear loom are:

No pic of cut loom, only full loom.

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Rear lights
Rear fog
Fuel Pump

Removed loom that was in rear hatch as well as rear wiper.

Inside is all rubbed down ready for primer, then paint.

Cage is also painted

Cage will be in 4-5 days and pics will be up!