THE PROCESS
From here:
To here:
And beyond...
The following is an example of a typical fresh engine build which can be tailored to suit individual budgetary or performance requirements.
All of our freshly built engines are stripped & dipped before the inside is coated with Glyptal.
French Flathead engine blocks have the boss removed from the back of the block where clearances may be an issue (&/or to improve the look).
All rough casting on the outside of the block is then removed, before being etch primed & painted.
Then all machining gets done: custom port, polish & relieving, port matching, 3 angle valve job, 1.6 valve seats, boring, valley drilled, girdle with align bore (if required).
Next we move on to the dry install, checking all bearing clearances, weighting valve springs individually, complete engine balancing (pistons, rods & rotating assembly) & lighten the flywheel.
Then we strip it all down again for the final installation, in which all bearings are coated with assembly lube, & all new gaskets fitted before the engine goes onto the test stand.
Once on the test stand all engines have 5 hours running in time.
During which time engines are connected to the data acquisition computer in order to set up the carbs (re-jet) for the perfect air/fuel mixture ratio, the distributor timing & advance curve is set & heads are re-torqued.
They are run for 2 hours with running in oil, which is then drained and refilled with Miller 20/50w classic racing oil for the remaining 3 hours run time.
When customers take delivery of an engine they receive a full data sheet.
