KugaWestie Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Inlet manifold all primed up with VHT primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Inlet manifold sprayed in VHT paint and then finished with VHT clear gloss. Now in the utility room to cure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Much more betterer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 I unmasked the inlet manifold tonight I also picked up my modified propshaft today from Bailey Morris. Top marks to them for service and price (half the cost of anyone else). I chatted with Paul Knox at one of the shows this year and contacted him when I was ready and he has done me a really good deal and a 3 day turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Inlet manifold looks fantastic Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, BCF said: Inlet manifold looks fantastic Gary Cheers Barny, yes I am quite pleased with how it has turned out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 A fellow Cobra Club member advised me that the SD1 engine mounts were quite flexible, whereas the Range Rover mounts are much more solid. Considering space in the tunnel is tight on the exhaust manifolds, I decided to change the mounts. So I knocked off the previously fabricated mounts I had made and started again. This time I used thinner metal taking on board @AdamR comments about penetration of the weld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 I pulled the engine and gearbox out this evening as it is time to fully weld the engine mounts to the chassis and finalise the steering rack position and then weld the support in for it. Once they were out I split them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 The pressure plate and the small part of what I can see of the clutch look new. The flywheel is in good condition as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 I cleaned up the gearbox tonight, then gave it a coat of primer Then I used up the rest of the inlet manifold rattle can on the gearbox, the bellhousing is going to be a different colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 I also whipped off the clutch pressure plate to look at the clutch itself. I already knew it had stuck to the flywheel The good news is the clutch is brand new as I suspected So I cleaned the flywheel up and put it back together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 I am starting to feel like I am wasting my time posting on this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, KugaWestie said: I am starting to feel like I am wasting my time posting on this thread Seems pretty quiet at times on the forum Gary and I for one was planning over the festive break to read this thread from the beginning, as think I missed a bit in the middle when I was away. Don't quit with the build as I for one love seeing other cars being built , whether its yours of Chris's Jag, they are all part of a big scene picture . I am sure others will voice the same shortly mate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Mace Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, Thrustyjust said: Seems pretty quiet at times on the forum Gary and I for one was planning over the festive break to read this thread from the beginning, as think I missed a bit in the middle when I was away. Don't quit with the build as I for one love seeing other cars being built , whether its yours of Chris's Jag, they are all part of a big scene picture . I am sure others will voice the same shortly mate ! Hear hear. I for one am enjoying it enormously. I suspect most people are lost for words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfascozzesi Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I am reading but am a bit of a novice mechanic and dont have much to add I am afraid. Love reading this and other threads on what people are doing. Hopefully I can learn enough to replicate. Keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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