Engine Detailing

75golf said

Wow - that looks just fantastic…. i'm plating some brake calipers right now with i think the same ebay kit - then i will passivate them yellow.
I hope they look as good as your stuff.. Really look forward to seeing your finished Engine.

Good luck with the calipers - plating is diffficult to get right on cast parts :wink:

This is absolutely mint!  When i saw your thread that you had bought a plating kit, i really did want one and still do! Does the fuid go a long way?  I want yellow/gold/green passivation like you have used really.   

OHHHHHHH MY GOD AM BLOWN AWAY with the results pure class there mate :wink: wish mine looked like that

where did you get your replacement rad fan sticker from

cheers

Chris

Thanks guys!

Slavic, the electrolyte solution will last a long time if stored properly. Keep the container sealed with a lid when not in use and top-up with deionized water when the level drops though evaporation. Also make sure when the parts go into the tank that they have been thoroughly rinsed with distilled water. You don't want to contaminate the electrolyte with drag though.

Chris, the fan sticker is from Fly Stickers. Great quality!

STUNNING MATE! :notworthy:  :notworthy:

When do you fancy coming up to costa-del-stockport to do mine, next week is good for me   I do make a good brew

Looks absolutely Spot on Mate. 8)

Can i pick your brains - i was the guy doing the calipers on the other thread with zinc, i went with your hydrochloric acid suggestion for the rust pretreatment and it works a treat - however it seems the surface then needed reactivating as i get all bubbles and no plate once it has been treated this way - did you use another bath to reactivate the steel once acid etched?
Thanks

75golf said

Looks absolutely Spot on Mate. 8)

Can i pick your brains - i was the guy doing the calipers on the other thread with zinc, i went with your hydrochloric acid suggestion for the rust pretreatment and it works a treat - however it seems the surface then needed reactivating as i get all bubbles and no plate once it has been treated this way - did you use another bath to reactivate the steel once acid etched?
Thanks

IMO - you will not be successful in plating cast parts.

If you notice in this thread, all cast parts are painted, your other option is powdercoating, or polishing.

dam if only i had the patience .. stunning mate, top job

Matt

Great job man !!! I whish i can have the time and skills to make my engine to look like that  :punk:

i would not have the patience! ha top work dude

Thanks guys!


Sand blasted exhaust manifold.





Painted with two coats of Por-20 and left for 24 hours to set. Then put in oven at 200 degrees centigrade to harden then allowed to cool down.





Fitted back onto head with new gaskets.

richievr said

all looking goooood so far, reminds me of my last winter !!!



did the same thing to mine, takes a while doesn't it!   but very satisfying when all done.
i may have to visit that site to get some stickers for mine now though..  

what a great picture………..great work dude

Great work - that really appeals to my OCD nature, especially the zinc plating of individual nuts and bolts.

Are you going to drive it once it's finished?

Rich

Can you please stop this build thread as i have enough porblems with chrome bits and now you have given me allsorts of ideas which is not a good thing.
Really great work will love to see this finished.
Slippy8v

anymore updates? i love this thread.....bump to the top

Swallowtail_uk said

anymore updates? i love this thread…..bump to the top

I 2nd that
amazing workman-ship

Ok! A quick update guys!

Rebuilding the Wiring Loom

The wiring loom was not in a great state. The heat from the engine has degraded the wiring insulation over time caused cracking and resulting in electrical shorts.

The plan is to replace the Black PVC Sleeving that gone all brittle, remove all the multi-plug terminals and replace with original ones if still avalible or with replacement ones.


Ordered PVC Sleeving, Terminal Housings, Female & Male blades, Crimping Tool, etc… from Vehicle Wiring Products & The Tool Box Shop




Stripping loom down. Taking careful notes of the wire colours, the plug type, crimp type and position of the originals.




Crimping Tool being used to crimp Junior Timer Contacts




Completed terminal.




Here the Coolant Temp Sender has new PVC Sleeving, 6.3mm Female blade & Cable Shrink Wrap to finish it off



Completed section of loom, all labeled up.







New Junior Timer




Finished loom. The key is to have lots of notes and photos before you start for reference.

Been out of action for a few weeks with man flu! Then a chest infection!

Engine Compartment Painting

Decided to restore the engine bay to its original hue.


The entire engine bay is sanded with 320-grit wet/dry paper




During this process, some rust bubbles were unearthed. This was removed with an 80-grit disc. Then the edges were feathered by hand with 320-grit paper.






Bare metal is sprayed with Self Etching Primer






Next its masked and covered. Then the entire engine bay is cleaned with Eastwood Pre cleaner.




Seam sealer is applied where needed




The bay is primed in a 2K High Build Primer. It dries quickly and is ready to sand within one hour. The primer is flattened with 600-grit paper. Then the entire engine bay is wiped thoroughly with a tack cloth before top coating.



Anti stone chip is applied



Polyester basecoat, colour Schwarz 041 is sprayed until full coverage is completed 2-3 coats.








As soon as the base coat was dry, two coats of 2K Clear was applied five minutes apart








Now the fun begins I can start putting it all back together!

wow thats shiney! looks amazing, good job!

woah , im starting my build atm so glad i read this build gives me the info i need to make my little 1600 8v original oem , thanks keep up the hard work it shall definatly pay off