Well, its been a busy weekend for the chariot of rough love!
Saturday saw the fuel tank out and inspected. We replaced the o-ring and resealed the connection, to try and eliminate the petrol issue.
Seems okay now, although it was losing a bit after Scotty drove it (while chasing me in the 340rr), but since then its been fine and nearly fumeless. Fingers crossed. Job took best bit of 4 hours though and that was with an expert on hand! (not me
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Last night Robin arrived, his first move was to present me with an FHM calendar for the garage! Quality!
We set to work on the 135r engine, taking it to bits to install the verniers and 285 cams. A few weeks ago i was nervous about changing throttle bodies, so this was quite a step up!
One of the best bits about doing this though is Robin being able to chat you through what everything does, what its relationship to other parts of the engine is, and what impact it will have on perfomance! It was a Jedi masterclass!
I had the throttle body out, blade out for measurement and then on to the inlet manifold, which also is now off the engine. Taking the cams out and following the 26 screws in order of release , went well and confirmed our initial optimism that the engine does look in great condition.
Putting the timing belt on was a PITA but the Chief engineer soon had it sorted.
Now we need the bits from Geary and we are good to continue our mission. Clam will be off shortly, and my learning continues.............I'll be heading over to the darkside when i get on track at Oulton
