Engine photos and mock up

These photos show the engine mock up (above) and as it was before everything was put on. I sprayed most of the components white to keep the engine as cool as possible but this might not have been such a good idea as every speck of dirt will show instantly. Maybe in the future, I'll paint it factory black again..

I also gave the engine a good clean with a wire brush which was really usefull. I just hope the shiny metal won't oxidise again to a darker colour.

I also inserted the distributor but I'm not sure if its in properly as when cylinder 1 was at TBC, the pulley wheel was not where it was ment to be (the notch directly in the centre on the case). So now when I turn the flywheel with a spanner, the rotor arm does not seem to move so something must be wrong.....any help??

Another thing is that my carb is one of a 1600cc bus, It's too big for my single port so I need to find a way to arrange that.

The next thing that needs to be done is an engine flush to remove all carbon and dirt deposits in the engine block and I must find a way to fix my distributor in properly.

please feel free to comment.

Chris