Engine update....respray time!

Post by **youngun** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:17 pm

Took advantage of the perfect weather today and sprayed most of the bits of the engine. I used POR-15 engine enamel, which is also metallic...what a job it was to spray the stuff. Still, i think it looks pretty good!
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Post by **alanworland** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:02 pm

Looks good - don't knock it about putting it together! plenty of clean cloth on the work bench eh!

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:19 am

Nice to see it done in components rather than painting over all the gaskets etc. I like to see them! Is the goldy colour to match the colour scheme of the car? I'm looking forward to seeing how it all looks together.

Post by **youngun** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:50 pm

minor_hickup wrote:Nice to see it done in components rather than painting over all the gaskets etc. I like to see them! Is the goldy colour to match the colour scheme of the car? I'm looking forward to seeing how it all looks together.

Well the car is clarendon grey, so i thought that with the engine being a goldseal, why not respray it in gold. I prefer it to the BMC green!

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:18 pm

Makes sense! Although I do like BMC green, and MG red on engines for that matter

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:31 pm

and of course originally the engines were painted all in one go, including gaskets

Post by **youngun** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:26 pm

aupickup wrote:and of course originally the engines were painted all in one go, including gaskets

Bloody bodge up.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:27 pm

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:30 pm

youngun wrote:
aupickup wrote:and of course originally the engines were painted all in one go, including gaskets
Bloody bodge up.

I believe it was roger rust who did a very neat job of his engine.

Post by **youngun** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:53 pm

Ayye, its a personal thing. Personally i cant stand engines that have been resprayed in one lump!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:17 pm

It's an engine - not a work of Art!

Post by **minor_hickup** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:02 pm

bmcecosse wrote:It's an engine - not a work of Art!

I'm no exhaust polisher OCD detailing maniac but I think it can be both.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:09 pm

Indeed - I was only kidding.

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:21 pm

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and some even enjoy the used look of an engine bay

Post by **minor_hickup** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:48 pm

This has inspired me to get on and clean up my 12g295 head that's been sitting about to stick on flebay.

Careful brushstrokes around the plug holes!

MMMMmm, machined surfaces and glossy green enamel!

Post by **youngun** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:09 pm

Hmmm i think ill put my valves back in this weekend....i seem to have 2 sets of stem seals, one is the conventional o ring type and the other is a sortve boot arrangement. Are both supposed to be used in conjunction?

Post by **alex_holden** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:34 pm

minor_hickup wrote:Careful brushstrokes around the plug holes!

I'd have screwed an old set of plugs in and painted over them!

Post by **alex_holden** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:38 pm

youngun wrote:Hmmm i think ill put my valves back in this weekend....i seem to have 2 sets of stem seals, one is the conventional o ring type and the other is a sortve boot arrangement. Are both supposed to be used in conjunction?

I'm not sure if the tiny O rings actually do anything useful. Usually they only supply four of the cup type so put those on the inlet valves.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:27 pm

But they may not stay there - intended for use on guides with a little locating groove just down from the top. No harm in trying - and yes the little O rings do very little.