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Discussion in 'VN - VP - VG - VQ' started by greenfoam, Feb 10, 2009.

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  1. May 3, 2009 #21
    Leebo

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    Hey greenfoam I'm assuming u have polished heads. what is that worth and did it make a difference much?
     
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  2. May 3, 2009 #22
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    It's for free, I've been in the shed doing them now, one cylinder done so far :p only 7 to go :!
     
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  3. May 3, 2009 #23
    levymetal

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    this is crazy, 355 power for 1/10th of the price. i'm REALLY interested in this, although i'm really interested in everything you do (to your car) :p
     
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    I might be able to follow this build. :)

    Think the last one was over 20 pages lol.
     
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    I suppose u do most of your work yourself.
    good job keep it up
     
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    Yeah, I'm not a fan of having someone else work on your car. If I was still working somewhere with a mill I'd have a go at shaving the the heads myself but this time that will be a job for someone else. Apart from that I'll do everything as usual. I had to stay inside today but tomorrow I'll do another clyinder or two porting the heads :) might have some pictutes tomorrow for anyone interested
     
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    Yeah defiantly i would be if it's not to much effort.
    also i know what you mean now i am not the best mechanic in fact i'm a first yer but when it's my car i like everything to be perfect so you don't have to come back and do it later
     
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    pretty sweet man . pics would be good aswell
     
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    OK here's some pictures of porting so far, taken in the middle of the night with led torches so they appear rough when really are fairly smooth (smooth as they are going to go fresh off the grinding stone which is how I want them). Hopefully I wont go backwards :)

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    mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. memories of 2 days of porting:p and a numb thumb from being on the grinder for too long non stop:thumbsup:

    ports are lookin pretty good jase, only 7 more to go:D
     
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  11. May 7, 2009 #31
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    Only 6 more :)
     
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    good thing you dont drink:p would cost you just as much in beer as it would to pay someone to do the porting for you.

    did you get the heads crack tested first?
     
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    Nup stuff that, this is a budget job, there's no spare money for that kind of rubbish. I'll take my very highly likely good chance that they are all good to go :)
     
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    biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig waste of time if they are stuffed ;) but you dont seem unlucky like me so i rekon you could be fine haha...
    how'd your compressor go keeping up with the die grinder?
     
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  15. May 7, 2009 #35
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    very nice mate, did you touch the valve seats??, what are you doing to do about them
     
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    Compressor is fine it's a pretty big one. Doubt they are stuffed I never heard of a 5 litre having a broken head :) What do you want me to wrap the welders cable around them and crank it and look for cracks:p

    Do about them what?, I haven't touched them yet but I'm not being too worried if I do since it's getting a valve grind anyway, but I wont touch them :) there's at least .000000001 mm between any grinding and the seat so far
     
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  17. May 7, 2009 #37
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    worst case, its good practice.

    lookin good foam, but its making me have bad thoughts about doing work to the bmw motor, which i shouldnt, coz i gotta save the money for the sr :p
     
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  18. May 7, 2009 #38
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    5lt heads rarely crack i dont think ive seen one at work before i have seen a couple of carby heads with cracks though theyd be pretty easy to spot even without soem magnetic powder.
    Anyway looks good foamy
     
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    wooooooo looking mighty fine, foamster! So much meat gone away in places :D
     
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    could you use an elec die grinder with the right stones?? cause i really wanna port and polish the heats, also how much is it to get 3 angle valve grind.
     
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