I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted!! Feels like it's been going reeeeaaaallly slowly (because it has) - once I started getting the engine back together it took ages. Mostly because I decided I had to make it look purty - it was going just fine before, but sinc everything else was looking shiny and new I had to do something about it. So - jobs done since last post:
- stripped most ancillaries, painted the block
- painted the oil filter housing
- wire brushed and clear coat painted the water jacket T and oil pump (I decided I want to preserve a little bit of the original patina and not have absolutely everything look like new)
- restored the alternator (really just dismantled, cleaned and clear coated the metal + painted the outside surface of the magnet/core, sandblasted and painted the pulley wheel, greased and reassembled; need a new regulator)
- cleaned the heads as best as I could and painted them (3 coats primer, 3 coats silver, 3 coats clear coat)
- powdercoated the cambox covers
- new adjustable camwheels from Vicks, new timing belt tensioner bearing, new auxillary shaft pulley wheel
- painted the timing belt cover
- zinc plating the timing mark bracket and other bits and pieces
And now have installed both windows and weather stripping (I have to go back and adjust the right side - I ordered new winding mechanism from Vicks and undid the clip that holds the wire in place, just before reading the instructions about not doing that until you've installed it on the wheels....)
And last shot - we had our biennial Lancia meeting recently - a very nice Lancia beta with a race prepped engine (twin Weber 44s, dry sump, the whole bit) - how's that for an engine bay?