Really do look the business all cleaned up like that dont they :-)

We have a runner!

I'm the assistant here today Elinor, thank you for your kind words.

Well bloody done.

I reckon you 2 have rewritten the SRT book many times over with that one.

Beautiful to see.....well done!

Yes!Yes!Yes!

great stuff, it will be interesting to hear what it all translates to on the road :-)

Job for tomorrow, it was past beer o'clock

I shouldn't be so surprised as I am, because you aren't one to dink around with stuff, Clarke, but when I went to bed you were just getting that engine unwrapped, and here I am having breakfast, and you're finished!!

Time from diagnosis to cure, 16 days by my count! Astounding!

As Grant says, Well Done!
(';')

The "right way". Perfectly cleaned machinery is something to behold.
And the helpful friend. Great example of friends working together, yeah, team work, that is it. Hard to beat.

Looking forward to the chronical of it's first fire up and the shake down run....

Result after the IRS work and more, is one fine car.

Pride, oh yeah, and well deserved....

I'll bet climbing that drive will be easily done from now on.

My compliments, Sirs....

Carl

Way to go lads, that is not an insignificant job to do at home with only 2 people, and you 2 seemed to make it look easy!


All the best with the shakedown runs.


You will walk away with the best engine bay trophy on Sunday at the very least!

My bad, the small issue we had on fire up was a leaking intake manifold.
Removed the manifold only to find the apprentice forgot to connect the vacuum hose to the transmission.

Clarke is usually the guy helping everyone else so it is nice to see the help has reciprocated. It just goes to show he has "paid it forward" so many times it has come back around to help him



Drive on brothers and sisters!!!!

40 lashes with a worn out vacuum hose for ya!!

Didja learn anything from that, Clarke?!
(';')

Lesson learned!

First road test stalling at intersections. Second road test successful up the highway.
:icon _beerchug::icon_beer chug:

That's what happens in the garage... usually caused by lack of food, lack of sleep, lack of beer, or all of the above!


All them nuts, bolts, pipes, wires and hoses, and only one little vacuum pipe left off after what must have been a marathon two man session, I don't call that too bad!!!

Well Alright then!!
We'll expect a photographic record of that historic drive for posterity, Clarke along with a full report.
(';')

For a bloke I met over 40yrs ago and have grown up with thru thick and thin he goes allright on the spanners. a pretty full on last few days playing with his pride and joy [ no not his wife], we have the finished product. congratulations Clarke, enjoy your revamped ride.

12.5 hours yesterday, start to finish. Engine in,out and in again. Up to firing up stage.





Full report: Job done, all good. Drives very nicely.

No camera on the test drive.

But forum run up into the mountains Sunday, so some pics then.

Uh huh,
There's no motivation quite like a Dead Line!!
(';')