FJ1300 with a European Twist

[aviationfred]

Randy,

Thank you for the heads up on the sprockets. I did not get this set off of eBay. I got them from Bob Weymouth, he listed that he was selling some spare FJ parts.

Fred

[aviationfred]

Nathan, if you are considering investing money into barrels you hope to use without a re-bore, it would be prudent to have them measured first.

Ovality and taper are normal wear characteristics but it needs to be determined if they are still within serviceable limits, needing only a hone. The measuring should be done by someone who not only knows how to measure, but knows how to interpret the readings. A local automotive machine shop would probably do this for free (if they thought they might get work our of it) or for a nominal fee.

It would be a wise investment before committing to freight and/or purchase costs.

Noel

I did some measuring of the cylinder bores and they are all pretty true.

Tools used to measure with.



Fred

[racerrad8]

Randy,

Thank you for the heads up on the sprockets. I did not get this set off of eBay. I got them from Bob Weymouth, he listed that he was selling some spare FJ parts.

Fred

Good deal, if Bob Looked at them you are probably okay, but it is still worth a look to make sure.

Randy - RPM

[aviationfred]

The carbs have been sent to RPM for a total rebuild and set up for the displacement increase. I had an idea to see if the ultrasonic cleaner would do a good job on the braided oil lines from the RPM oil cooler.

I used a 50/50 mix of water and Simple Green.

Here are the results.

[aviationfred]

***Update***

I am being thorough with getting the engine clean inside and out before getting things buttoned up.

When I removed the Oil pump screen, this was wedged in it. There was another piece that was in there also. my guess is that it came from the forward cam chain tensioner slide. When the head was rebuilt 2 1/2 years ago the forward slide was replaced. I believe this is from the old slide.



I can't remember how long ago I installed this, but for $10.00 I figured it couldn't hurt and might help with keeping fine metal particles out of the engine. The magnetic washer that RPM sells for the oil filter does work. In the photos, both sides are covered with extremely fine fuzz. The last photo is cleaned. http://rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=OFM&cat=39






Getting the pistons installed




The wrist pins slide in fairly easy, getting the wire clips installed is a Pain In The Ass.

All four pistons installed.


Fred

[aviationfred]

The new decals have been made and are on their way to me.

[aviationfred]

A productive day..... Cylinder block and head installed this evening. 

[nchattaway]

Wow! Fred, that's looking fantastic! Are you going to paint the whole engine black and machine off the edges of the cooling fins for a factory look?

Be sure to put some dyno runs up when it's all back together.

[aviationfred]

Wow! Fred, that's looking fantastic! Are you going to paint the whole engine black and machine off the edges of the cooling fins for a factory look?

Be sure to put some dyno runs up when it's all back together.

The head will stay un painted. Once everything is together. The lower cases will be painted. The cylinder block hase been painted and the fins on the side have no paint like OEM.

Fred

[aviationfred]

A few more days and the engine will be installed. Waiting on the RPM shim kit and carburetors from RPM.

The new decals arrived today.  Not quite a perfect color match, but I am still happy with how they turned out. A big thank you goes out to Jeff Shaw (Jeff0308).

[aviationfred]

I spent the day installing the cams and getting them timed. I found how much of a pain in the a** the cam chain tensioner install is. 

Continued on with putting the oil pan and clutch cover on.

Here is a Public service announcement...... For ALL members here that are not original owners. During your next oil and filter chain. Remove the oil pan, and remove the oil pump screen. Clean the screen. I found a good bit of stuff hidden in the screen cavity.

Fred

[SkyFive]

I spent the day installing the cams and getting them timed. I found how much of a pain in the a** the cam chain tensioner install is.  

Continued on with putting the oil pan and clutch cover on.

Here is a Public service announcement...... For ALL members here that are not original owners. During your next oil and filter chain. Remove the oil pan, and remove the oil pump screen. Clean the screen. I found a good bit of stuff hidden in the screen cavity.

Fred

This was my oil pickup when I disassembled my FJ100. The debris was so excessive the screen was sucked in rendering it useless. Probable cause was the previous owner left the crankcase vent open with no filter.

[aviationfred]

The engine is now complete, minus one part that should be here tomorrow. I plan one giving the paint a few days to cure before it gets installed into the frame. I am getting stoked to get this thing broke in and then really get into the kookaloo zone.

[fj johnnie]

 Very very nice.

[ribbert]

The engine is now complete....

Fred, now that you're almost there, how about posting your proposed running in procedure and the reasons why.

This is a genuinely interesting subject and I promise I'll stay out of it.

Noel