Sunday, October 5, 2008

Some painting....

OK... Well... don't have the time to do much today, so I thought I'd do a few smallish things today... Besides, Sean isn't around, and I know he's dying to help me re-attach the harness, and start the assembly... :-) So, I'll wait for him.

Today, I mainly cleaned off the engine mounts of any rust or flacking paint. This was done by using a metal brush that can be attached to the drill... makes this job a 10mins job.

Since I had the TwoRUs engine mounts inserts, I decided to remove the rubber pieces that are located inside the engine mounts (Check out previous threads)... Now, WORD OF WARNING: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS before you start the work... :-} I was supposed to use a Hack saw to remove the inner Metal sleeve that holds the rubber in the mounts... this was about a 10mins job, and a log easier. The only thing I don't like about it, is that it will remove some of the strength in these mounts... But then again, if you think about it from a geometric point of view, with a twist of physics... you will realise that the old OEM mounts are not full rubber, and hence the requirement for additional strength... but with the new Full Urethen mounts, the engine mounts are going to be more solid, and hence, don't require the same amount of strength. (Similar to an egg) Pictures to follow....

Mounts sanded back, to remove rust spots and flaking paint....


And some pics of the mounts painted... (Following day...)

Side mount, gearbox below the battery tray....


Rear/back engine mount....


Front engine mount....


And... Of course both inspectors had to come out to inspect.... (The real boss and the fur-ball!!!)


Fur ball looking into the garage and thinking "Sacre Blue, wat-e-Mess!!!!"


... "Are we going for a car-ride after this!!!!!"


Also... As you probably have read from previous posts, I was supposed to send of my injectors to get cleaned, and totally forgot about it.... So, decided to remove the injectors and get them ready to bring to Warren @ Precision Automotive. Removing injectors is an easy task on these engines... Simply 2x bolts, and presto, all 4x injectors can be removed. Unlike the 16v engine, the injectors on the 20v are side feen injectors, and they sit inside the fuel rail. When removing injectors, great care needs to be taken, as they are fragile units. Pic below...


Anyway... that's it for today... Tomorrow, again, will only be a couple of hours...

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