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Offline TurboFource

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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #525 on: Wednesday,April 20, 2022, 11:23:33 AM »
Planning on gray ......
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #526 on: Wednesday,April 20, 2022, 04:04:34 PM »
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #527 on: Wednesday,April 20, 2022, 05:04:10 PM »
Pretty!  :beerchug:
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #528 on: Friday,April 22, 2022, 08:55:45 AM »
Ooooo... purdy.  8)
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #529 on: Sunday,April 24, 2022, 12:39:28 PM »
Chevy orange now gone, head painted today and hopefully the block tomorrow.
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #530 on: Sunday,April 24, 2022, 01:20:47 PM »
I'm at the same stage with my block and head though mine only has the machine shop work residue to clean off. What method did you use to clean the head/block surface and did you use a primer? My block will also be some shade of grey.

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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #531 on: Sunday,April 24, 2022, 01:53:58 PM »
Joji,
I scrubbed it with a Scotchbrite pad and Simple Green and then hosed it off.
Let it dry and cleaned with alcohol in a spray bottle. I am using Dupli-Color with ceramic
engine paint, it does not say to use primer. It said it’s for manifolds etc… I will be trying to duplicate the Lotus gray since it has a blue tinge to it…..hope to try that tomorrow and will post results…
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #532 on: Sunday,April 24, 2022, 05:19:22 PM »
Lotus engine grey is Ford engine grey.
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #533 on: Monday,April 25, 2022, 01:12:02 PM »
Painted first coat on block today (just went with Smoke Gray since I already had it), baked paint on head since my wife was at work today
and I wasn't.... ::)

Amazing how much better things look with a coat of paint!
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #534 on: Monday,May 02, 2022, 04:29:36 PM »
More parts cleaned and painted, finished painting block, cylinders honed and threaded holes in block have all been chased....
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #535 on: Monday,May 09, 2022, 04:42:25 PM »
Rings hand filed to fit and deburred. Epoxy repairs to some pits in the timing cover
and painted.

Hope to start engine assembly next week....
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #536 on: Monday,May 09, 2022, 06:39:11 PM »
Great stuff, Turbo! More fun ahead!
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #537 on: Thursday,May 12, 2022, 04:44:23 AM »
997, 998, 999…..1000!

A thousand posts and still having fun 8)
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #538 on: Saturday,May 14, 2022, 04:38:23 PM »
Removed the last of the Chevy orange paint off the high volume oil pump, and water pump pulleys.

Crank in block and caps torqued...spins nicely.

Rings on pistons, Pistons on rods.


Challenged by Literary today to drive it around the block in 6 months......
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Re: Europa TCST
« Reply #539 on: Saturday,May 14, 2022, 04:55:59 PM »
Moving right along…

Ok! Six months! We’ll be expecting your report!
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