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Jellybellys LD Diesel Front end resto begins!!

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Jellybelly has joining the Turbo Diesel Club!!!

looking good jb :)

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Roof rack looks great. Are the wooden slats brush painted ?

DubPartz

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no mate spray 2k laquer :)

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I have a roof rack project in the garage and yours has inspired me to finish it !

DubPartz

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if you need a hand with the wood i can machine you some new stuff :)

just need to wait for my grandad to finish my feet then it will be going on :)

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jellybelly said

if you need a hand with the wood i can machine you some new stuff :)

just need to wait for my grandad to finish my feet then it will be going on :)

Great stuff, will give you a shout. Thanks  :D

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Good Progress jelly

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Feeby

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a bit more has been done over the past few weeks :)

New ICE install :lol:



and this weekend i have been getting it ready for the daily roads :) been undersealing. well not underseal, i've been told my a few people that this isn't the way to go, so this is old engine oil with a little deisel that has been spray on :)

hopefully i've been told correct :lol:

Before:



After:





also bought from the states a Girling caliper rebuild kit :) which should hopefully stop my rattling brakes



enjoy!

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Been told by numerous "older" car enthusiasts about the old engine oil and diesel thing supposed to be alright for cresoting fences too!!!! it stands to reason that it should work. stereo is looking fresh as well mate.  :D

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blans, glad your motor is back working again :)

the mot guy told me this, my grandad and my dad reckons it's the way to do it and it's free :)

just need to finish it tomorrow

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Just read this all through purely because it's a diesel! I admire the way you can get things clean with the newness refitted. I've not got skill or patience to do it.

Just a thought on your brake issue - you have the diaphragm vac pump which is notoriously bad. Perhaps you have very little servo assist?

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Well done Jelly,

I am not going to be too far behind provided the Guru has is blessing on Feeby :mrgreen:

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Feeby

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thought i better update this thread

well stanford hall didn't go so well as i broke down on the M1



not good times

got it home and did a compression test and something wasn't right

so the engine came apart











cyclinder head off and on the bench



normal cracks inbetween the valves



and this crack around the injector housing



so after it sitting in peices for a few month while prparing for the AGM, now it's over the rebuild will begin :)

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Replace the head and thats it.

The engine had a lot of life in it still

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Feeby

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already on it mate!! head is being welded as we speak

then a skim

then it's ready for the rebuild :)

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Was trying to find this thread a couple of weeks ago to see if you had any progress on it.. nice to see you are back on it!  :D

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picking the cyclinder head up from the welders today as he has fixed the cracked injector seat

also big thanks to GSF Leicester for helping me source all the parts i needed. Finding piston rings for these deisels is a bit tricky unless you wanna pay £200+ from VW

so after my holiday this will be going back together :)

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right then progress today :)

pistons all cleaned up ready for the new rings



new rings fitted



the bore before the honing



then after a quick hone almost as good as new



heres a bit of a problem

the top of the block looks like this



but then the gasket looks like this



seem theres a few holes missing in the gasket and they are also not as big as the holes in the block

what you rekon???

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Good work, re HG, take old one to supplier and match up?

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The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.

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