1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

    Received my fasteners that have good bulk prices and deliver to a private residence.  now I'll be able to mount the bracket and place the  belt pullies in a location to be behind firewall . I also purchased the caps to bypass the water pump and pick up a 4"v belt pulley , then I'll find a Flat pulley .
 One day I'll get to make up a list of engine fastener lengths and sizes.

  check out,:     Rivercity fasteners and supply
                       7847 elm st NE
                       Fridley MN, 55432-2528
                       telephone  763-78-2658
  Dakazman

[Chuck Nukem]

Hot dog you will be driving that thing soon! Good job!!

[dakazman]

  Hopefully, 🙏
   
    Celebrating a little victory today with the successful thread repair to the crossflow head bolts. I drilled and tapped in 3 timeserts . After two weeks of setting up with high strength thread locker , I removed the head bolts . Then installed a gasket, head and a rocker assembly and fully torqued .
   I had to remove the top stop of the timesheet so I could set it below head height . I used some anti seize on bolts so if I got any thread lock it would not stick to bolt when removed.

   I now can restart assembly on the crossflow after some polishing of course.
Dakazman

[BDA]

I was going to say that head looks a bit dull! 

[Kendo]

I was about to comment on that, too 

[dakazman]

   😂 guys,  thanks ! 

  It’s a step in the right direction and I have all the parts except for the two Weber 45 DOCE !
I even have an extra gearbox to go on. If it will accept a tc bell housing. I was saving that for a ztec that I found in a local salvage yard. I rebuilt it of course.
  All in all , it’s progress.
Dakazman

[jbcollier]

Valves!  Valves would be useful.  Spings, too  ;-)

[dakazman]

   Absolutely John,  kendo and BDA here are some sneak previews!😂
 The cylinder liners and pistons might help it to 😀 The finished head is on the shelf ready to go in. The one I torqued on is yet to be repaired/ modded.
    I didn’t want to go down the path of assembly and find out it needs a line bore like my other 821-30.
I’ll be sending that out as soon as I find another shop to do a line bore. The nearest closed up shop.
  I wish Mountune was in Florida.
 Those polished parts look pretty sitting on my shelves but really no help powering car.
   Dakazman

[BDA]

So, D'man, are you going to polish the parts of the head that don't show?    It would make it nicer to look at when you take the valve cover off!

[GavinT]

I was going to say that head looks a bit dull! 

Said the same to my mother in law once.
. . . live and learn. 

Found these nifty things the other day and immediately thought of the D'man.
They also come in larger size 'cartridges' for a 1/4" mandril but the 1/8" (Dremel) ones look the goods for all those nooks & crannies on a Renault casting.

[Broadside]

You must be very patient to do all thet polishing!!
It does look fantastic when it's done though

[dakazman]

   Thank Broadside

    There won't be much polishing going on anytime soon  ...after this A/C bracket I'll be able to run the needed lines up to the evaporator.
    then, I can install the completed firewall and the rest of the interior. yes       and all the electrical harness.

   I still have to wait for my headliner to get sewed up. 
   
    After that, start the original motor.{less liner}

dakazman
 

[dakazman]

  Finished the A/C bracket assembly and only need a V-belt change .It fits behind firewall and all though close ,it jumps over the brake lines . I little more finishing work on the brackets to stop rusting only.
Dakazman

[TurboFource]

Nice work !

[jbcollier]

Hmm, the small idler "might" be too small in diameter.  Here's what I had at first:



The belt bending "backwards" over the small pulley led to this:



So I made up and shrank and aluminium piece on to increase the radius:



Problem solved.