Thread: MEET Harry Highback

Nice work Banjo, very detailed pictures.
What further work do you expect to do on the head?

Love the shot of a handful of sparkplugs, reminded me of a posie of flowers. ....ok it was just a thought.

Lucky the carbon tax hasn't started yet, you'd be up for a few bucks.

I reckon YELLOW would be the go!!!

Originally Posted by The ho har's

be a devil and paint it yellow


It would be a good talking point..like the hot rods with chrome ones

Mrs hh

FUNNY you say that the side covers where chrome i painted em yellow cause why would you put chrome on an old landy..

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Nice work Banjo, very detailed pictures.
What further work do you expect to do on the head?

Love the shot of a handful of sparkplugs, reminded me of a posie of flowers. ....ok it was just a thought.

Lucky the carbon tax hasn't started yet, you'd be up for a few bucks.

Just basicly clean it all up make sure theres no movement in the valves side to side. Run a heavy duty wire wheel through the ports to clean em up.Use a brass wire wheel on the face of the head & i'll clean up the valves on the big bench grinder using a brass wheel on it..Then i'll regrind the valves which is borring & tediouse ..Then i'll give it a coat of paint & chuck in on & button it up..

Originally Posted by banjo

FUNNY you say that the side covers where chrome i painted em yellow cause why would you put chrome on an old landy..

Then it would be shiny like something else of yours.


Paint it yellow.

Are you going to redo the valve seats for ULP or leave them as they are? Methinks it would be a good time to do them while it is out. Although with no cross member under the engine in a landy, at least you can do most stuff with the motor still in place. I've often thought about what benefits could be gained with one of the larger sumps as there is room to fit it under there. A bit more oil in reserve for when you are off road. Or just plenty more to leak onto garage floors, carparks, etc!

Originally Posted by pfillery

Are you going to redo the valve seats for ULP or leave them as they are? Methinks it would be a good time to do them while it is out. Although with no cross member under the engine in a landy, at least you can do most stuff with the motor still in place. I've often thought about what benefits could be gained with one of the larger sumps as there is room to fit it under there. A bit more oil in reserve for when you are off road. Or just plenty more to leak onto garage floors, carparks, etc!

I would like to do the valves for ULP but the cost is way to dear at $600 to $700 the quoted me & i can justify that cost so they will stay the same for now..
As for the larger sump that is the best way to go as oil isnt just for lubrication it does help cool the engine to some degree i have seen some where people have cut the bottom off the lump of 2 sumps & joined them to make it larger but these days you can buy them done & they have the extended oil pickup.

Originally Posted by Stuuu

Then it would be shiny like something else of yours.


Paint it yellow.

Na that be you i GOT more hair than you..