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Following on from our April 7 post showing Lotus TC valve seat removal, installation of 4 new exhaust guides, 4 new exha...
24/04/2026

Following on from our April 7 post showing Lotus TC valve seat removal, installation of 4 new exhaust guides, 4 new exhaust seats and 1 new inlet seat. Nice and easy with the BBQ and dry ice working in unison (the lump hammer is merely insurance, not the default procedure with ambient temps commonly applied elsewhere...). Always an interesting and fun job and the kids get to play with the dry ice afterwards. Just sublime... Sorry (for those that get the joke...)

Holden Six BOSCH HEI distributor nice and fresh with brand new drive gear and all original factory coil loom end fitting...
07/04/2026

Holden Six BOSCH HEI distributor nice and fresh with brand new drive gear and all original factory coil loom end fittings present. Available for sale now.

Lotus TC valve seat insert removal today
07/04/2026

Lotus TC valve seat insert removal today

Another Holden Grey BOSCH distributor finished off this week and set up to run with Ford TFI module controlling < 1 Ohm ...
22/03/2026

Another Holden Grey BOSCH distributor finished off this week and set up to run with Ford TFI module controlling < 1 Ohm primary resistance coil for nice fat spark.

Recently arrived 711M block and steel stroker crank will be the 4th engine build for this customer. Some mandrels spun ...
11/02/2026

Recently arrived 711M block and steel stroker crank will be the 4th engine build for this customer. Some mandrels spun up yesterday to use for rod swing clearance to camshaft checks. Previously line-bored elsewhere. MB tunnels checked and bang on, so someone did a nice job of that. This one will be 1905 cc

Re-drilling and tapping holes this week in 711M block after LHS engine pad height reduction (to bring width across mount...
19/01/2026

Re-drilling and tapping holes this week in 711M block after LHS engine pad height reduction (to bring width across mount attach pads to same as 105E, 120E et al).

Something a little different this week. Some basic tooling manufactured to allow disassembly/de-staking of MK 2 Cortina...
03/10/2025

Something a little different this week. Some basic tooling manufactured to allow disassembly/de-staking of MK 2 Cortina ignition switch with no key. Once the barrel was removed, key number stamping visible and new key ordered on e-bay from very helpful seller www.elocksmiths.com Key fit perfectly and then switch cleaned, lubed and re-assembled. Now back in car and working nicely

More 253. Nearly done now
03/10/2025

More 253. Nearly done now

Final assembly update for 253 Holden V8 restoration and rebuild. Getting closer.
16/09/2025

Final assembly update for 253 Holden V8 restoration and rebuild. Getting closer.

Rockers freshly tipped, rocker shaft end plugs removed, shaft rifle brushed and OD polished, rocker arm bores flex-honed...
16/09/2025

Rockers freshly tipped, rocker shaft end plugs removed, shaft rifle brushed and OD polished, rocker arm bores flex-honed, new plugs fitted to shaft and the whole lot cleaned, reassembled and fitted to current mild 1500 pre-x-flow build. Wade 240 camshaft, 10.5:1, 28/36 DCD Weber (with GT500 choke sizes) on Mk1 GT Cortina inlet manifold and custom set of pipes being made as engine will be fitted to early Classic Capri

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