I sent the engine to the machinist a few days ago. I should get it back in about two or three weeks.
And I made a little proggress on the rallycar. Mainly painting a few bits and pieces, and preparing the sump guard. I found the old sump guard but it was missing quite a few bits and pieces, so I needed to make those.
Some of the old pistons and a new Ford SOHC / Pinto piston.
The 1700 cc cranckshaft will need some grinding. Especially the center main bearing neck shows visible wear.
Original and slightly lightened flywheel.
All the machining will cost me about 400 euro. I thought about having the engine balanced, but it would have cost me several hundred euro so I decided to do without it. I will get the high output oil pump though. It will cost around 100 euro but it’s the wrong place to try and save money.
Painting the doors. Interior is going to be white.
And the exterior of the doors is going to be orange.
Rear fenders painted.
I already painted a good pair of front fenders but decided not to put such good pieces on the car. So I will recycle a couple of not so good Saab 95 fenders…
And I made the old sump guard ready for installation:
The sump guard was missing quite a few bits and pieces. Basically I only had the aluminium.
New steel rails made of flat iron stock.
For the rear support I’m going to use these Mitsubishi truck engine mounts. Should be strong enough.
Upper side of the sump guard.
The nuts used to attach the steel rails need some protection.
The ideal way to attach the rails would be to use rivets with the heads sunk in. But welding a little flat piece in front of the bolt head should keep it from tearing away too easily.
