| 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, header tank |
11:30 |
| 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 |
| 103 |
Refurb and fit idle control valve to plenum chamber |
1:00 |
| 104 |
Engine start, including pre-checks, etc |
4:00 |
| 105 |
Engine tuning - megasquirt |
7:00 |
| 106 |
Fabricate and install throttle bracket |
14:00 |
| 107 |
Make plenum chamber gasket template and gasket |
2:00 |
| 108 |
Re-install plenum chamber and throttle linkages |
2:00 |
| 109 |
Setting ride height with driver in car |
12:00 |
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TOTAL (so far) |
239:25 |
