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Surface ground smooth with flap disc then 3 coats 2K epoxy primer, light flat with 800 then 2 coats of 2K vanilla shake. Gun finish
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A few have asked the same question 
Its actually one copper washer, Its called a double crush washer, they seal very well.
The finish is easy to acheive with 2k products, the engine, autobox and rear axle are the same.
Its actually one copper washer, Its called a double crush washer, they seal very well.
The finish is easy to acheive with 2k products, the engine, autobox and rear axle are the same.
Fixed that for you
Never seen a washer like that, I've learned summat new
Every day's a school day around here! 
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it isn't that hard Fixed that for you
Never seen a washer like that, I've learned summat new
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Be a while yet Mike, The details take a fair while, The project is a bit further along than it looks, If i get a chance i will add a bit more.
Hey Langy
you realise there has to be a grand showing off before this hits the road?
few beers maybe a barby?......well at least a cuppa & bacon sarnie
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Thanks Will, They don't have to be this in depth, Its just how i like to do them. To be honest i would like a ratty old pickup as a daily but as i do this for a living it doesnt project the right image to customers
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Yesterday was such a nice day I decided it was time i cleaned my block ready for reboring and hot tanking, Put it on a stand and first job was to remove the various core plugs and gallery plugs and then started zip wheeling the crud off, The caddy block is a high nickel block and quite a good smooth casting, They don't rev very high in normal operation so are not generally worn even after high mileage, I'm boring it 60 thou but decided to mic up the bores and lifter bores etc etc anyway out of interest, I don't know how many miles it had done but there was nothing wrong with the bores at all, they all measured stock with no ovality at all, amazing !!! Shame to bore it really.
Once the crap was off I started to smooth the various casting flash off but got sort of carried away anyway here it is roughed out, just needs a going over with a finer flap wheel and a few corners to smooth out and it should look nice painted.
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Once the crap was off I started to smooth the various casting flash off but got sort of carried away anyway here it is roughed out, just needs a going over with a finer flap wheel and a few corners to smooth out and it should look nice painted.
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Then why not just hone them?
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I picked up a set of new forged Ross pistons that are +60 never been fitted, I paid £300 for them, they are just over a £1000 new, plus it gives me 14 extra cubes total is 514ci
total is 514ci
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I got my steering box bits back from the platers today so bolted it back together, The sector shaft is missing as i'm using a cowl steer setup and it needs to be 5" longer, Its hardened so Steve (rusty coupe) is turning the relevant ends on it as my lathe tooling wouldn't touch it
Its a series 2 Land Rover box which will be mounted on my interior steel framework, the extended sector shaft is supported at the cowl side by a flanged 1" bore rose bearing which again will bolt to the steel frame.
It was in pretty good condition when i got it so just needed a good clean out, a couple of new seals and adjusting correctly.
Outer column is the original land rover with a stainless tube slid over the top, inner column is again land rover, both will be shortened the required amount when mounted.
The rough casing was smoothed off with a tungsten burr in a die grinder, a normal grinder and flap disc and small flap wheels for the corners, It then got 3 coats of black 2 pack epoxy primer and finally 2 coats of 2 pack Off white, Bolts replaced with polished stainless and cover and end plates chromed.
Its a series 2 Land Rover box which will be mounted on my interior steel framework, the extended sector shaft is supported at the cowl side by a flanged 1" bore rose bearing which again will bolt to the steel frame.
It was in pretty good condition when i got it so just needed a good clean out, a couple of new seals and adjusting correctly.
Outer column is the original land rover with a stainless tube slid over the top, inner column is again land rover, both will be shortened the required amount when mounted.
The rough casing was smoothed off with a tungsten burr in a die grinder, a normal grinder and flap disc and small flap wheels for the corners, It then got 3 coats of black 2 pack epoxy primer and finally 2 coats of 2 pack Off white, Bolts replaced with polished stainless and cover and end plates chromed.
