"Once Upon a 40"

[Grahame Burchell]

Thanks to J Tee, I have restored the front Number Plate bracket he gave me.



Some other Brackets also plated.




and about 6kgs of nuts, bolts and washers.

BEFORE



AFTER


Now who wants to help me sort into different size's?

[Grahame Burchell]

In between renovating my Kitchen   I did work on the LX

[Rob Wright]

 Looking  .With all the newly Pasivated pieces .
 That Protusion Height sounds good .Dont forsee an issue there .

[Shaun Cullen]

What did you do to the dipstick Grahame? Looks very nice.

[Jonathan Tee]

Yellow passivated

[Grahame Burchell]

I had 2 types of passivating done. One is "Yellow" and other is "Bright". The dipstick has both.  

[Grahame Burchell]

Now that the Ford motor is sold, I need to pull it out, hopefully this week-end, and then the body wil come off. 

[Jonathan Tee]

When we going wif smurf to panel man?

[Grahame Burchell]

Soon soon, in fact ASAP 

[Grahame Burchell]

Pulled the Ford out this morning, (complete with gear box)

[Jonathan Tee]

Good update 

[Pierre Bester]

AHHH! 2 layers of Cape Times!!

[Theo Marx]

  Keep it up now !

[Grahame Burchell]

Now that the wife has given me some time off - I'm back in the workshop, and time to assemble the 2F

After receiving the sub-assembly (crank, conrods and pistons) back from the Engineers, (last year)   I fitted a new cam, and then the valve gear cover and sump (oil pan)

Time to turn over the block.




I used "Comp Cam" engine break-in additive on the cam lobes and the New lifters.



Lifting the head into position,


and all torgued up


Everything is new, All valves, valve springs, valve retainers, cotters cam, cam lifters, pistons, rings, and bearings etc - nothing spared. And all genuin Toyota Parts 

[Theo Marx]

Well done, Pappy !