The heads are now in for work and rebuild. Money dependant - it could be ready for the Brewery Tour at the end of the month. Sods Law dependant - it could be in pieces for the Brewery Tour at the end the month. Should have the short block rebuilt this week.
Diddy, sadly the old girl went to a new home this weekend. Twas a sad day but I couldn't keep hiring cars for work so it was a choice, buy a new car or get a T5. Simple choice really. We made a little profit on her at the end of the day but that wasn't the point. The new owners used to run a bug called Gerty so it was meant to be. They are just as passionate about them so she went to a good home. I'll get a 'project' of some sort in the future ;-) Now, back to Matt's thread. Cool looking stuff mate.
Like Tezzah says, he's gone the cheats route. I'm not building to give anyone a run for their money (or anything else) just to help her cope with today's roads and a little fun.
The small end bushes have been pressed out and new pressed in - they will be reamed to accept the wrist pins tomorrow. The short block should be complete on Thursday.
No rev counter planned but already have the rolling road in mind. That's why I was able to recommend that chap to you.
Just a tip, he said he can squeeze more out if he can measure the RPM. I have a meter you can use in the back which measures RPM, you can use that for the day of you want to, it'll do the job.
