Thread: Betsy, my 67 s2a build.

Nice work mate. 👍

Looks the goods Rod, very good! Bumnut Blue it is.

Not so good for your back though...

The colour is actually smoky blue from protec paint. A close match for duckegg blue, (duck bumnuts).

Well this morning i got stuck into the cylinder head. I knocked the hot plugs out, removed the locking pins. I had bought a couple wire brushes that fit into the impact driver drill thingy, then i cleaned out the injector holes and glow plug holes as well. Lots of carbon. I remember when i removed the injectors i had lots of trouble removing no 4 injector bcoz of carbon build up on the body of it. I found out why. Some incompetant IDIOT put 2 copper washers on the body of the injector and didnt fit the smaller copper sealing washer to the nozzle. So it filled up the gap with carbon deposits till the leak stopped i presume. The other 3 injectors were ok. Copper sealing washers in the right spots. So i cleaned up the head and cleaned out all the threads and holes. I fitted 6 new brass welch plugs to the top of the head. There were already brass welch plugs fitted to the rest of the head. I knocked in the new hot spots and pins with my leather 3lb hammer and finally got them close as possible to specs above the head face with a block of pine and said 3lb copper side of the hammer. Bit agricultural but thats what the book says. The hotspots have to sit about 1thou above the face. Then i cleaned up all the head bolts, rocker gear and pushrods. Located the position of the 2 studs and nuts. I screwed the studs in with loktite 243. I also removed and sealed the injector studs coz they are screwed into the oily area in the rocker cover. Ok. Then i coated the head gasket with hylomar and fitted it. Then i fitted the head. Oiled the bolts and torqued it down. Then i set the tappets. Taped up the bits i didnt want painted and painted the head. Removed the tape. Looking good. Ran out of paint so i gotta get another can. Few touchups. All good. Took some pics.

Got sore feet now.

A busy day for a change.

Cheers Rod

Made this today out of a d1 v8 front bracket. Paint and fit. All good. A Little progress is better than no progress i spose...

Every little bit helps. More than I’ve done on mine recently...

Hi Rod, having sanded and painted a bracket 3 times recently
I note a small paint run.
Great work though and a good idea using that bracket!

Lifting lug I'm guessing and a nice new fuel pump

Cheers Paul