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Drive Train Tasks and duration

Item Description Duration (hrs:mins)
1 Cleaning and inspection of Differential 2:00
2 Removal of silicon gasket from diff and cover 1:00
3 Application of new silicon gasket and attach cover 1:00
4 Trial fitting and modification of differential case to clear chassis rail 2:00
5 Installation of Differential to chassis plus oil fill 1:30
6 Assembly and fitting of Left-hand drive shaft, stub shaft, CVJs and hub 1:30
7 Assembly and fitting of Right-hand drive shaft, stub shaft, CVJs and hub 1:00
8 Remove wheel studs from rear hubs in preparation for longer studs 1:00
9 Cut extra long wheels studs to match hub, disc, wheel and wheel nuts 2:00
10 Insert new studs into hubs 1:30
11 Re-assembly of hubs into uprights, installation of brake disc and road wheels 1:00
12 Fit 24 Allen bolts into drive shafts, aplliction of thread lock and torqued to 34nm 1:20
13 Cut down extended wheel studs and install into new front alloy hubs 2:00
14 Installing engine on stand to work on (including transporting, etc) 7:00
15 Remove plenum chamber (cut cap head bolt off!) 1:30
16 Remove plenum baseplate (throttles), inlet manifold, right exhaust manifold, rocker covers 2:00
17 Remove rockers, pushrods, almost left exhaust manifold, heat shield, front left engine mount bracket 1:30
18 Remove left exhaust manifold, start motor, straps, etc 1:30
19 Extract left hand exhaust manifold seized stud from head and repair 2:15
20 Remove heads from block 2:00
21 Remove valves and springs from heads 2:15
22 Remove oil sump pan 0:20
23 Remove crank pulley, viscous fan pulley 0:40
24 Removing timing cover and ancilliaries 1:30
25 Remove pistons from bores 1:30
26 Remove crankshaft 1:00
27 Remove camshaft, tappets and timing gear 1:00
28 Inspection and measurements taken of Stage III heads 4:00
29 Install new valve springs in heads 3:00
30 Assembly of rocker assemblies and install cylinder head studs, trial fit heads 1:00
31 Ascertain true T.D.C 1:30
32 Replace standard camshaft with Piper 285 (dizzyless version) 2:00
33 Piston stop fabrication 1:00
34 Installing Rhoads lifters into bore with Kent cam lubrication 0:30
35 Check cam timing now lifters in place 0:30
36 Assemble adjustable pushrods X 16 2:00
37 Engine blueprinting - check valve to piston clearance 8:00
38 Install cylinder heads and gaskets 2:00
39 Install rocker gear and pushrods. Set lifter pre-load to 60 thou 3:00
40 Enlarge pushrod holes in heads 5:00
41 Clean, re-install cylinder heads and gasket 3:00
42 Clean timing cover, install 3 studs, trial fit 1:00
43 Trial fit water pump. Cut M8 set screws to correct length 1:00
44 Refurbish valley gasket end stays 0:55
45 Install timing cover and water pump (22Nm) 1:00
46 Clean up and spray thermostat housing in ali VHT 0:30
47 Install alternator bracket and adjuster 1:00
48 Refurbishment of RV8 Intermediate Serpentine timing cover (wip) 5:30
49 Double check and adjust lifer pre-load, 0.060" 1:00
50 Install intermediate timing cover (re: iterm 45,48) (torqued to 16ftlbs/22nm) 1:00
51 Spray water pump pulley epoxy gloss black 1:00
52 Installalation of fuel tank to chassis 1:30
53 Clean, strip and repaint the bellhousing (ok I got someone else to strip!) 2:00
54 Lower engine to floor from stand and install Spigot bush 1:00
55 Install flywheel, clutch and pressure plate 2:00
56 Install bellhousing to gearbox and install mounting bush to rear 1:00
57 Check via measurement and calculation the primary shaft to spigot bush clearance 0:15
58 Trial fit clutch release mechanism 0:15
59 Fettle release arm, Fit clutch release bearing, clutch release arm & pushrod 1:00
60 Install gearbox onto engine 1:00
61 Fettle bell housing to clear chassis (under the car) 1:00
62 Fettle gearbox lug mounts on casing (under the car again!) 1:00
63 Install prop shaft 1:00
64 Install engine and gearbox into car 7:00
65 Re-position engine mount. 2:00
66 Ajust cleaance around vlutch 0:30
67 Drill and intall gearbox mount 3:00
68 Torque up engine mounts 0:30
69 Drill inspection hole in tunnel for gearbox fill plug 1:00
70 Fill gearbox with oil and torque up plug 0:30
71 Trial fit remote gear change and drill hole in transmission tunnel top 1:30
72 Fabricate and install gearbox speed blanking plug and strap 2:00
73 Cut down, spray and trial fit remote gear lever 1:00
74 Fit remote gear lever 0:30
75 Install transmission tunnel top panels with rivnuts 1:30
76 Fabricate flywheel sensor hole covering plate and install 1:00
77 Install clutch hydraulics 1:00
78 Install new master and slave cylinders 3:00
79 Install reverse light switch in gearbox 0:30
80 Refurbish jaguar throttle body 4:00
81 Strip down and re-paint sump 2:00
82 Remove old sump and install new oil pickup strainer and take measurements 1:00
83 Install new oil pickup/strainer 0:20
84 Trial fit sump 0:20
85 fit exhaust system from headers to rear boxes, tips. 7:00
86 Refurb/paint and prepare crankshaft pulley for trigger wheel 2:00
87 Install sump 3:30
88 Install exhaust header studs to block 1:00
89 Install crank pulley and trigger wheel , VR sensor and bracket 4:00
90 Install remote oil filter take-off, remote filter head, cooler and plumbing 3:00
91 Install tyres on wheels. Install wheels and spacers to car 2:00
92 Fit inlet manifold, valley gasket, etc 2:00
93 Fit trumpet base flange for plenum chamber 0:30
94 Fit radiator to nose cone 6:00
95 Adjust and fit fuel rail 1:00
96 Install throttle body to plenum chamber 1:00
97 Plumb in radiator to engine using custom hoses, hard hoses etc 9:30
98 Install water temperature sender 0:30
99 Plumb fuel line, install pump, fuel line return , fuel flter , regulator 8:00
100 Re-furb plenum base, install trumpets, paint, etc 2:00
101 install plenum base and flange to inlet manifold 1:00
102 Fit oil catch tank 1:00
     
  TOTAL (so far) 195:25

 

 

 

 

 

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