Posts Tagged cosworth engine
Stripping the shell
Posted by in Uncategorized on November 28, 2009
In preparation for the winter re-shell of the race car Luke and I stripped 90% of the bits from the race car. Engine, box, diff, coilovers, brakes, seat, steering wheel, intercooler, turbo, exhaust will all be used on the new shell which will be built by Enhanced Performance in Sussex. I bought the shell that I’ll use in 2010 about a year ago and stored it. Here are the pics of the strip down. The yellow shell is on Ebay.
Engine with ancillaries getting removed:
Engine and box coming out and empty engine bay
Rear suspension and brakes gone:
Empty tunnel showing the oil and dirt that has built up underneath:
Interior looking spartan:
Car stripping, lights removed, door glass removed:
Fuel system coming out
And here’s the stripped shell on the trailer back in the garage:
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Sump re-fit
Posted by in Uncategorized on February 12, 2009
I bought a cheap gasket off Ebay, fitted the new baffle from Burton power into the sump then refitted it. Then I didn’t like the fit so I bought a Cometic sump gasket which comes with the original Ford seals. And re-fitted it. I hate doing a job twice but I’m satisfied that the new gasket is good. It doesn’t seem to leak – we’ll see what it’s like in use.
Here’s the sump with the new baffle in place:
I also fitted stiffer metal engine mounts:
