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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: Mark on December 27, 2008, 00:42:23 AM
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Update from today and yesterday:
Shims that I had to get made up
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/shims.JPG)
Valve clearances set and cams torqued up
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/camstorqued.JPG)
Fidanza vernier pulleys on
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/pulleys.JPG)
Timing belt
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/belt.JPG)
Bottom timing cover and crank pulley on
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/bottomcover.JPG)
Had to bolt a bit of iron to the head to mount the magenetic base of the dial guage to so I could find true TDC in order to degree the cams properly
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/magnetic.JPG)
degree wheel in place
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/degree.JPG)
lightened flywheel bolted on with new ARP bolts
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/flywheel.JPG)
And the 525 lb/ft clutch
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/clutchon.JPG)
And thats it! Just the manifolds to go on, bolt the gearbox to her and shes going back in the car.
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/mr2/alldone.JPG)
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looking good.... tho why the "Fidanza vernier pulleys"
are they lighter or something ? Im guessing they give better timing adjustments (dont know what the originals were like) but is that about it ? iirc from your other posts they cost a small fortune ?