bobdunn

ok i figured out pictures , that,s me with my 500 euro mkiv 75 spit, bought stripped down to the chassis . in Ireland you can,t sell the nice number plate . not brave enough to add up Canley invoices . But this is my saturday escape from the school run .

Die grinder works fine . the winch part of the set up looks ok and over designed ,I hope to use it and two rollers .

Sorry about the winch , my sister in law had a winch fitted to her honda jazz to get a grant . it weighs 2stone and lifts 25kg and you think i am having a laugh ! . I took it out the other day . i,ve found a pal with a big compressor so die grinding time .

Yes the fan. just an idea from talking to an expert, all this porting and polishing is to get air to flow more quickly or maybe a ram pipe from the front scoop . One mod was forced on me by the lorry driver who turned up with the engine , the wax stats were bent, so i have new std jets and needles . In the 70,s a pal of mine at LandRover was working on water injection and i also hear that it has been used in irish rallieing .This engine is a bit like the guy who built a boat in his front room, its on a strong wooden bench 36" from a wooden floor and its getting heavier . One plan is a shopping bag winch from my sister in laws car. Hands up if you have any experience of shopping bag winches .

Hi I,m in the process of making a 1500 engine for my (mkiv 75) . All with small money. I started with a dolomite block, i,ve put a mkiii 1300 cam in on canley bearings . i,v put pinto seals on the inlet valves . i,m using a 1300 flywheel with bored out fixings (this saves 1.5 lb on std 1500 ) All bright ideas are welcome . I have fitted a small fan in the inlet , and lastly got an air die grinder to polish stuff .