Could always remove the vt bodykit function over form and all that :)

No joe that would just be stupid lets be honest.

Stripping of the bay continues...

Brake servo, oil cooiler and wiper motor etc removed





And removed the interior and standard gear shift system so it's ready for satshifter fitting





Then it started snowing so I put her to back to bed...

Bit of progress with the head. Starting with a bare JP4 head, bit grubby at the moment and desperately needing improvement!


First thing I do, is attach a bare manifold flange and machine it into the ports, to get it matched perfectly and make starter marks for the hand porting, which helps with the precision. This is one really handy feature of making our own inlet manifolds, it can be made with the head, to get exactly the tract shape and size I want.


At the valve end, I start shaping and sizing upwards from the inside of the valve seat:


One of the most important things to master with porting, is repeating what you've done accurately across all the cylinders! When you get frustrated by the differing core shift of the casting, you know you're getting it! One of my frustrations with this casting can be seen here, the slight dip in the long side left by the factory throat blending machining. They go deeper than they need to and you need to balance losing it with getting the size and shape you want. Compromises have to be made with most head castings, how you manage them matters to the engine you create.


And having got the basic size and shape of the whole tract done using cutting tools, I tend to leave it for another day, so that I can come back with a fresh and critical eye, before commiting to the smoothing and finishing with abrasives.

Love it :D

ive made a mess here over sandys engine porn work.

:D

Sounds good JP.

sandy when can i send you my engine lol :P
i want that kind of workmanship on my car

very very nice work sandy your work ethic is fantastic

now thats a proper port/polish :y: nice one

Thanks guys :)

Love this :)

Another piece of the jig saw arrived today... A proper 'spal' fan, not the cheap shitty eBay ones

Another quick update;

I've booked the 180min track session @ FCS Donnington 2012 :)

The car has now been dropped off at marks...





And marks found the first hole already lol

Successful days trailering today mate :-) we got lucky with the weather, glad the rain held off

Definitely a good day Matt, now all I need to do is work out how to get it home lol.

I'm glad it's all going to be sorted now anyway so I have a good chassis to work with from now on :)

You need a S1 :D

mines lighter than your predicted figures as it stands now :p

Ash

Lol ash I know I know. It's going to be more than quick enough for my capabilities anyway :D

Interestingly my brothers s1 106 xsi weights in at 810kgs, that's stripped with carbon buckets as well. So without my cage our cars would weight roughly the same

right my first update of the thread.

only managed to get 2/3 hours on the saxo as i have a fiesta booked in all week for new arches good old rust. must say the citreons are very clean compared to fords rust wise.

anyways got the front end totali stripped down. started prepering the left hand wing for seam welding and rust repairs and strenthening. only have couple picture.

front end stripped down


first few seams.


1st rust patch will be ground down and smoothed over befor paint.


can just see where the rust has gone though on this pic.


Mark

Looks great!
brian james trailer for the win!