Page 1 of 1
Engine update....respray time!
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:17 pm
by youngun
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!
YG
http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u118 ... l08003.jpg
http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u118 ... l08005.jpg
http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u118 ... l08001.jpg
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:02 pm
by alanworland
Looks good - don't knock it about putting it together! plenty of clean cloth on the work bench eh!
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:19 am
by minor_hickup
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:50 pm
by youngun
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!
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:18 pm
by minor_hickup
Makes sense! Although I do like BMC green, and MG red on engines for that matter
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:31 pm
by aupickup
and of course originally the engines were painted all in one go, including gaskets
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:26 pm
by youngun
aupickup wrote:and of course originally the engines were painted all in one go, including gaskets
Bloody bodge up.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:27 pm
by aupickup
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:30 pm
by minor_hickup
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:53 pm
by youngun
Ayye, its a personal thing. Personally i cant stand engines that have been resprayed in one lump!
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:17 pm
by bmcecosse
It's an engine - not a work of Art!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:02 pm
by minor_hickup
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:09 pm
by bmcecosse
Indeed - I was only kidding.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:21 pm
by Kevin
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and some even enjoy the used look of an engine bay
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:48 pm
by minor_hickup
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!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:09 pm
by youngun
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?
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:34 pm
by alex_holden
minor_hickup wrote:Careful brushstrokes around the plug holes!
I'd have screwed an old set of plugs in and painted over them!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:38 pm
by alex_holden
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:27 pm
by bmcecosse
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.
