1600 mild street engine buildup

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:48 pm

It has a set of SS trumpet exhausts on at the moment.

Let me see if I can get it test run next weekend at Dave Rowley's place just to make sure all is good don't want to sell anyone a lemon.

buggyfan · Post by **buggyfan** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:36 am

Edmond wrote:Its going to look even better once the powder coated tin is on with a few chrome bits sprinkled on it
So far I have invested R13500 in this engine but it was built from scratch and I did a few extra things to it a stock rebuild wouldn't get(balancing,strengthen valvetrain,W100 cam,8 dowel and lighten flywheel etc)
Also curious how much an engine would sell like this as the basic long block itself cost about R9500 just in parts

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:16 pm

Looks like Slak is taking this engine.

Its going to get test run at Dave's on saturday, big up to Dave R for letting me use his test stand for nothing I've just got to hook everything up on it by myself.

Post by **slak** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:08 am

Thank U for starting the motor for me i really apreciate it alot

Yugan · Post by **Yugan** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:05 pm

Hi ... if Slak didn't take this engine ... I will immediately take it of your hands ... kindly let me know and goodluck with the surgery. I'm positive your daughter will recover 100%.

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:02 pm

Yugan wrote:Hi ... if Slak didn't take this engine ... I will immediately take it of your hands ... kindly let me know and goodluck with the surgery. I'm positive your daughter will recover 100%.

Slak is still taking it but I didn't get around to run it and break the cam in on saturday, had no help to load and unload it.

Thanks

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:26 pm

Well I ran the engine on Dave Rowley's test stand all went well so we broke the cam in by running it at 1800rpm for 20 minutes.

The carbs need to be fine tuned as well as a few glitches on the linkage but otherwise it ran well and is really smooth.

Here's a short video of the engine running, the clicking noise is the electric fuel pump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUwm6LKo0oY

Post by **Tony Z** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:32 am

Sounds good Edmond. Must break your heart to have to let it go after all the work.
I know its for a good cause but I am sure you must be a little sad.

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:43 pm

Tony Z wrote:Sounds good Edmond. Must break your heart to have to let it go after all the work.
I know its for a good cause but I am sure you must be a little sad.

Yes it really breaks my heart as it took me 2 1/2 years to collect parts and build this engine.

I put many hours into this engine making sure everything was 100%, I was a little nervous when it starting up for the first time but all was good.

The motor really sounded good as the cam break in period was coming to an end.
Big up to Dave Rowley for helping out with the cam break in he made sure the carbs were set right and made sure the engine stayed at 1800 rpm as well as constantly monitoring the engine throughout the 20 minute period.

Good news is that the doctors bills are about R4000 less than what was quoted as the doc did not need to shorten the femmer bone and put a plate and pins in it so I might look around for a complete s/h engine at some stage if there is some extra money.

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:35 pm

Engine is all crated up ready for its lucky new owner Slak.

I spent the the past 2 weeks custom making a fully enclosed crate for the engine, don't want it to get damaged in transit.

That is the end of this thread for me

Post by **slak** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:32 pm

Thank U for all the hard work U put into that engine, i know it can not
be easy to sell it after all the hard work that has gone into it
just know that i really really apreciate it, that U went out of U'r way to get the
motor started and packed in for shipment ! :10:

U didn't have to but U did anyway ! THANK U

next time U build an engine and need some spares
U'v got first dibs on whatever i have

Hope U'r little girl gets out of the cast soon and things
can return to normal for her and the family she'll
be in our prayers

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:27 pm

Thanks for the kind words Slak.

Im glad the engine is going to a good home, I hope it arrives there all intact.

I might start looking around for a cheap type 1 motor to rebuild, something to keep me busy at night on the weekends.

My daughter has 3 weeks left in the spica cast, then a broomstick cast goes on for another 6 weeks, she is still the happy little girl she has always been.

vader · Post by **vader** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:09 pm

Well Im sure she will adjust quickly and am glad to hear things are working out.
Slak you better take pictures when it arrives and a clip when you start it up in its new home.

Post by **slak** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:16 pm

Will do Vader and will post the dyno results when we get to
That

Edmond · Post by **Edmond** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:48 pm

Slak I hope you post some pics of the engine now that you dressed it up in all its bling for all the other forum members to see

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