The heart is back !!
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Chev EK
Re: Chev EK
........................ some assembly required 
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: Chev EK
Oh it’s one of those IKEA motors
Member of WA FB/EK Car Club
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Re: Chev EK
Did it come with an allen key and some vague pictures of how all the bits with funny names go together ????
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: Chev EK
Ha Ha,
Yeah it does have an Allen key or 2 !!!!
Painted in fresh epoxy enamel by brush, I used spray cans on all my engines and was never really happy with the end result so I tried this old school method.
First wash thoroughly, then wax and grease everything, then run a map torch over where you want to paint. Its amazing, what you think is dry and clean the torch evaporates, oil water what ever is left in the cast iron pores.
That done now to the laborious task of ring gapping. Chev parts are easily obtainable, the bore is .0026 thou over to suit the TRW forgies so I got .005thou oversize rings, I'm abaout .008thou too close on the ring gap so each ring must be measured and filed.
See you in a couple of days !!!!
Regards Greg
Yeah it does have an Allen key or 2 !!!!
Painted in fresh epoxy enamel by brush, I used spray cans on all my engines and was never really happy with the end result so I tried this old school method.
First wash thoroughly, then wax and grease everything, then run a map torch over where you want to paint. Its amazing, what you think is dry and clean the torch evaporates, oil water what ever is left in the cast iron pores.
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Regards Greg
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So many cars so little time!
Re: Chev EK
Ring gapping 
not the most fun that could be had Greg
not the most fun that could be had Greg Member of WA FB/EK Car Club
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Re: Chev EK
Delicate stuff. I wonder what Neil uses to gap rings on them ship motors, 9" grinder?
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EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: Chev EK
Clay you wouldn't want to know buddy, they're another beast altogether mate
Member of WA FB/EK Car Club
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Re: Chev EK
So no updates for a while but I have been tinkering away !!
Engine measuring and checking for clearances and then assembling.
Got the heads on today and have checked the rocker tip to valve geometry. I need 7.200 pushrods which I have ordered.
Not much work to do now, might be back in next weekend.
Greg
Engine measuring and checking for clearances and then assembling.
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Not much work to do now, might be back in next weekend.
Greg
So many cars so little time!
Re: Chev EK
Me thinks the engine tinkering is your favourite bit. Got yer tickets yet???
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EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: Chev EK
Plasticine smooshing is cool… and even cooler when there is still plasticine on top of the piston after rolling it over 
Button it up, bed it in, then itching to run beside this thing at the Creek. Suspect I may get my butt kicked, but two early Holdens heads-up is way cool.
Cheers,
Harv
Button it up, bed it in, then itching to run beside this thing at the Creek. Suspect I may get my butt kicked, but two early Holdens heads-up is way cool.
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
Re: Chev EK
Building away, had a small wait time on pushrods.
Turns out standard length so thats a bonus for next time round.
Hated the dirty look of the intake so just painted it, makes the engine look really small.
Rolly Polly cam needs rolly polly rockers, or is that rockets ?????
Finished,nearly so back in it goes this weekeknd hopefully.
Greg
Turns out standard length so thats a bonus for next time round.
Hated the dirty look of the intake so just painted it, makes the engine look really small.
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Rolly Polly cam needs rolly polly rockers, or is that rockets ?????
Finished,nearly so back in it goes this weekeknd hopefully.
Greg
So many cars so little time!
Re: Chev EK
Got dyno time booked mate ? Haven't seen your entry for Fins on the River yet ......... 
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
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Re: Chev EK
Looking good Greg, curious to know what sort of clearance do you now have between piston and valves?
Stephen
Stephen
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
Re: Chev EK
Hi Stephen,
I have about 120 thou on the inlet with 60 thou radial clearance.The exhaust has about 260 thou and does not register with the clay.
It worried me a little but after reading copius amounts of data it seems I have nothing to worry about in this regard.
The consensus is that checking with soft and light checker springs as aposed to the normal springs, will give you an extra 30 thou clearance. Apparently the resistance in the valve train, chain stretch, deformation of the push rods and flex of the rocker studs actually retards the timing when the engine is running. When the timing is retarded that gives you more PTV on the inlet and less on the exhaust, hard to measure that although !!
Love this video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUYn5kFFb5s
Regards
Greg
I have about 120 thou on the inlet with 60 thou radial clearance.The exhaust has about 260 thou and does not register with the clay.
It worried me a little but after reading copius amounts of data it seems I have nothing to worry about in this regard.
The consensus is that checking with soft and light checker springs as aposed to the normal springs, will give you an extra 30 thou clearance. Apparently the resistance in the valve train, chain stretch, deformation of the push rods and flex of the rocker studs actually retards the timing when the engine is running. When the timing is retarded that gives you more PTV on the inlet and less on the exhaust, hard to measure that although !!
Love this video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUYn5kFFb5s
Regards
Greg
So many cars so little time!