Porks bike carbs and boost project

[pork]

Wouldn't have a clue mate, it's 50 standard, and slow as ****, then it was stupidly quick, that's all I know

 

[SirChris]

Pork is it hard welding it all up? Do you know if your welds are strong? How do you actually test all of that.

 

[padraicR]

Wouldn't have a clue mate, it's 50 standard, and slow as ####, then it was stupidly quick, that's all I know

Hahahaha nice ! lol

 

[pork]

Jus make sure surfaces are clean (paint n stuff) no gaps, plent off penetration (giggedy) as seen from other side.
I went overkill on the mount and welded everything I could, looks pretty ugly, wire feed was playing up again, but to me it looks secure enough, time will tell,

 

[pork]

Primed

 

[padraicR]

What is the final colour gonna be?

 

[MicrAde]

Didn't fancy seam welding the engine bay/strut towers etc while bay was stripped?

Sent by pigeon from t'allotment

 

[pork]

Haha, not this time, I've got limited time in the workshop.

Noone knows I'm here so gotta be done quick lol

 

[padraicR]

You going to make manifolds or get them made ?

 

[pork]

Il make the turbo manifold, better 421 design I've seen

Il get a bogg bros inlet one again, I can make a simple one for n/a carbs, but when boosted it'll pop off unless you use the proper clamps that come with the carbs, plus the cg head has funny shape ports that I can't copy

 

[padraicR]

Cool! At the rate your going at you'll be done in no time ,

 

[pork]

Hope so, things gunna be tight next month or 2 as I'm on holiday. Really wanted things ready for a show, but no chance now

 

[padraicR]

Next year You'll get there, think how awesome you can have it for then !

 

[pork]

Done for now, gotta laquer

 

[l_jonez]

Nice colour choice

 

[pork]

River applejack green

 

[pork]

Rover

 

[Belly93]

I was guna doine green il have t find another colour lol

 

[l_jonez]

Thought it looked familiar, Ive owned/sprayed a applejack mini in the past

 

[pork]

Thought it looked familiar, Ive owned/sprayed a applejack mini in the past

It looks better inside, not as vibrant outside, still cool tho.

Glad I finished in time before wirk on monday

 

[MicrAde]

Should respray the exterior same colour, would look excellent with black bumpers

Sent by pigeon from t'allotment

 

[pork]

Would love a complete respray, along way off yet tho

 

[padraicR]

Pork how much for the ma12 head ? And is it just rings need doin on the dead cylinder? I have somebody interested ?

 

[pork]

I've scrapped the block, but the head is fine, £60 posted sound ok? Cost me that before postage when I bought it, since then I've rebuilt it and spent hours lapping in the valves so its decent

 

[padraicR]

Posted to ireland ? Im texting him again with price

 

[pork]

Yeah should be, I use the courier service from work and it's a flat rate for parcels I think

 

[padraicR]

He said he"ll think about it , but at that price id like it myself ma12 head would have different cams and all so would that leave you with the power an ma12 puts out ? Probably a stupid question but just to clarify ?

 

[padraicR]

Wait never mind iv just thought that through, bore size makes the difference innit? Just goes to show how little i know , still only learning off you lot , at least yer not a pack of hounds like on other forums

 

[pork]

Still fits, works fine on mine, has the better inlet port (no swirl cast, although some people say that helps with atomisation of the fuel)

Had some pics somewhere off the two different ports, there's a thread somewhere too weighing up the pros and cons off both heads,

Think the conclusion was the ma12 head is better than the ma10, due to the ports, and a good skimming to raise compression

 

[padraicR]

It will be considered but i better keep my pennies untill i finish my exams and get some work , i still have to tax/insure/test .... The joys of being 18 :/ rip off insurance , anyways ill let you know about that other guy if he wants to take it whenever he tells me,

 

[pork]

Cool,

 

[pork]

This is what it looks like under the cover.
Pretty clean, looks well looked after.

Question, as I've never worked on a cg before, what's process off removing the head? Tools etc?
Really don't wanna mess this one up

 

[Belly93]

10mm allen socket for the head bolts

 

[pork]

What bout chain?

 

[frank]

end cover off, then 22mm sprocket bolts, then let the chain drop, then 17mm idler bolt, then 10mm cam caps, then 10mm (allenkey) headbolts, then 5 x 10mm outer head bolts neil

 

[pork]

Thanks

In that order too ?

 

[frank]

Thanks

In that order too ?

aye

 

[pork]

Before I get hammer happy, the engines off the gearbox, so if I turn sprocket 22mm bolts, the engine turns, is the a safe way off locking it so I can undo them?

 

[frank]

a 22mm open end on the cam, and a 22mm socket on the bolt neil

 

[pork]

Aahhhhhhh I see now!

 

[l_jonez]

Compared to the 2 engines ive stripped that is spotless.

 

[pork]

Done

 

[pork]

Some white sludge in there :-/

 

[mas12555]

Head gasket must have been gone on it I guess?

 

[mas12555]

Head gasket must have been gone on it I guess?

 

[l_jonez]

Looks like normal alloy corrosion to me, probably from sitting around with fluids left in it.

 

[pork]

Cool, so, I wanna strip it all down, good clean up,

What things should be replaced beings it's all being dismantled?

 

[frank]

Cool, so, I wanna strip it all down, good clean up,

What things should be replaced beings it's all being dismantled?

check condition first eh neil (lookin good so far mate ) and check your ring gaps (especially the oil control ones)
i find that you need about 4 kg of drag on them for a good seal,( and no oil consumption ).
i fit the piston in upside down with just the oil rings to test them, and if its too loose i stretch the expander ring (so that there is no gap (gap shown below )

 

[pork]

Working all day and working on car non stop since Saturday is killing me! So tired, but it's gotta be done.

Been working in engine bay sorting out fueling system with new swirl pot I made, and wiring up O2 sensor and gauge cluster pod better than before

 

[SirChris]

you sir... are the feking man