Mk1gaz's new engine build

[Darran]

pulley

Cheers Mark . Toby Kent has made me this as well in a bid to save alternators from certain death (killed 6x of them in 3000 miles ) . It's a larger pulley wheel which will slow the alternator down by 20% so they will stay under 7000revs at all times . Hope it works as i'm sick of spending money on poxy alternators when i could be buying something nice instead . Foooooooook me is it shiney , if the classic Ford show is sunny then you best squint or get blinded , lol .



Bling , Bling , Puff Daddy move along as it's not a medalion

Clever boy is Toby.
You'll be a buffy boy let mate....

[Andyc]

that sounds lush

[mk1gaz]

do the alternators vibrate apart?
welding the through bolts helps!!
exhaust is nice, under axle is the way foreward.
got a 2 1/2 inch system and prepfab box on my pinto and that aint quiet either

lol , ear muffs are the way forward more like !!!!!!
I used to smash the alternator casings at the top but got a Gartrac nylon tension arm and that cured that problem . Now it's the 8500rpm gear changes that kills them and they just stop working after a few miles . The new bigger pulley should slow the alternator down now so they should last a few years (pray)

[mk1gaz]

that sounds lush

Cheers Andy , sounds better (and louder) in real life . I scattered all the foxes out the park on saturday night as i went past . About 10 of the buggers ran out in one go holding their ears , lol

[mk1gaz]

Clever boy is Toby.
You'll be a buffy boy let mate....

It's shiney like a mirror , i may spray it satin black as it makes everything else look old .

[Northern Bloke]

Cheers Andy , sounds better (and louder) in real life . I scattered all the foxes out the park on saturday night as i went past . About 10 of the buggers ran out in one go holding their ears , lol

The only problem Gaz, is that if you do end up doing a track day it'll probably fail the sound check the way things are going as all circuits are put under more pressure to reduce noise - load of crap

Sounds good though

[mk1gaz]

Well if it did pass a noise test then there's hope for everyone . No chance if the truth be told , the trumpets are 200 decibels without the exhausts 200 mixed in . Concords quieter !!!!!!

[mk1gaz]

An action shot from RetroFord mags new Facebook page
V8 M3's are trailing in the dust !!!!!!

[mk1gaz]

I've had a slight problem getting the rings to seal properly since the last alternator broke . On a fuel injected car if the alternator fails the voltage dropping from the normal 13.8volts down to below 12volts causes massive overfuelling and eventual bore wash . I drove mine over 100miles with it misfiring and overfueling like fooook last month as the RAC refused to tow me home from the M1 as the car's modified (tossers) . Anyway i've stripped the engine and found this so i will be getting the bores re-honed this week and fitting it all back together ready for next weekend .

[yellowcustom]

what a shower of ****s for no towing you cause its modded!
once you get here sorted you should go round +smokeout there office entrance with a nice burnout!

[mk1gaz]

Ha Ha FPMSL , that's a great idea . . All my cars are always modified and it's the 1st time i've been refused a tow home by them in 15 years . Think i just got a jobsworth patrol man on his way home after a long shift or something . I'm blamming him though for my polished up bores .

[mk1gaz]

Anyway i've shown the engine to the engine man and he reckons it's alright and not fully run in yet . So putting it back in the car ASAP and then getting the external oil pump checked out as it may not be sucking enough oil out the engine at high RPM . So the RAC man is off the hook again

[mk1gaz]

Engine is back in again so i now need a £150 head gasket and a £400 dry sump oil pump .

[Andyc]

Engine is back in again so i now need a £150 head gasket and a £400 dry sump oil pump .

would of been a nice birthday prezzy

[mk1gaz]

would of been a nice birthday prezzy

Too true except i got a shirt that don't fit !!!!!!!