Weekend
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| The 2.0 engine case
came back to us from the machine shop. Freshly dipped, this case
is beautiful. Now we'll start putting it together from the bottom
up. We are considering a super-charger kit on this engine, but I'm
waiting another Weekend for research before committing. |
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| All the flares are
finished. The welding is complete and Matt was able to grind down
the welds smooth. Very easy process, and I'm thrilled with how they
fit and compare with our existing GT and M471 cars. With a little
seam seal on the underside, all four will be done. The car looks
a little funny with the small wheels and tires now, but that will
soon change with the Kinesis 17x7 wheels in the front and 17x9 in
the rear. What a great look this will make. |
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| You can see rust already
building up from where we have left the car in the rain this past
Weekend. Some primer will fix this right up and halt the process.
Since we will media blast the whole car later, a little primer won't
matter at this stage. You can also see where Matt has done a little
more patching and finishing up the new floorpans. I'll still need
some seat hinges, but that's minor. |
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| Shawn painted
the engine sheet metal with our Wurth Zinc paint. Matt was busy rebuilding
this engine from the bottom up. As you can see this is just the standard
rebuild. Nothing fancy here, just great work from master mechanic
Matt. This will be a good solid engine, please email if you're interested
in owning this engine as it will need a good home soon. |
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| More engine coming
together. New 2.0 heads and valves are added. Matt is flying putting
this engine together is fantastic time. I think we'll be able to
put this engine back in the car, if we desire, by next
Weekendend! Or we can chose to roll it around instead. |
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| Since we were rebuilding,
why not update the stock engine a little bit with a big
bore kit, part number 039198075A96.
This kit will add a little more power and well worth the extra work
at this stage. |
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| Just a spray or two
more of the Wurth
paint, part number GR1012,
and the engine is together. We'll add the sheet metal next Weekendend
and you'll see how quickly this engine has been completed. As we
completed this engine, we've talked about adding the Competition
Fuel Injection Kit, part number MB31431.
Rolf is a big fan of the kit. If we do take advantage of this highly
acclaimed kit, it will go on the new engine and not the stock engine.
I'm not sure how I feel about altering the engine lid to take this
kit as it will be higher than a normal fuel injection. |
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