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The fittings and fuel level sender...

And some bad news...

The wrinkle finish paint was a great success on the plug cover. However, on the valve cover it was very hard to avoid overspray and the paint wrinkled very unevenly during baking.

Today I removed all the paint with paint remover and took the cover to my painter who does the bodywork of all our cars. I decided to have it painted high gloss black with a mirror finish. Since I intend to have an very clean engine bay, I believe that this isn't overkill.

A few pictures of today's failure...

I got a phone call yesterday from the body shop that the valve cover was finally finished. I decided not to go for the high gloss black. Instead I chose Ferrari Rosso Corsa (DuPont 322). When I went to pick it up, I was afraid to touch the cover. It looked as if it was still wet. The colour is just amazing. I hope you like it too.

I have to use an oil filter take off plate and remote oil filter mount because in its original location the oil filter interfered with the chassis and because I will install the oil cooler kit mentioned before. I chose products from Canton Racing because they simply are beautifully machined parts.

Hello everyone!

It has been more than a while since I last posted here. However, new progress is on the way. The engine is completely ready to be installed. The engine was completely rebuilt, stroked and tuned. This is the result...



As you can see, the redline has been reduced to about 8000 rpm, but the hike in torque is really astonishing. Me very happy!

The engine will be mounted on a test frame. Then I will add rad, oil cooler, fuel tank, surge tank, fuel pump, filter, lines... and all sensors and Stack gauges. When everything works, it will be transplanted into the TR frame. More pics soon!

Regards,
Kristof.