Engine install

Dropped the motor in today.

Took some stuffing around in the morning putting everything back on the motor. The plan was to have siclad help me drop it in.

But then discovered that I didn't have the bracket that goes from the engine mount to the radiator shroud.

Siclad dropped in for an hour or so on the way through.

Had to stuff around and go up to Southport and find one on another motor I have
up there.

The install technique was a new one for me: chain block swung over the I-beam in
the roof of the garage, mini is on caster wheel, slip it in under the motor & lower. Worked well enough to do by myself. Was scheming up how to hook a 12v motor up to the chain block though, since keeping the chain off the bodywork is a challenge. Could be a nice little project later.

Bright work

In between getting 4 stitches in my finger and getting a new set of tyres & oil for the motorbike, I managed to clean up, paint the under side and reinstall some of the bright work on the monster truck today.

The back side of the bumpers and mustache was covered in rust, so I rust converted, then coated in rust inhibiting paint.




Chrome work was polished up with autosol metal polish. Came up ok. Bumper has some dents, may get a new one eventually.

Also polished up one of the flares. Had to take a look at it with this weeks new aquisition: 4 x Yoko A539s.



The wheel isn't on, it's just sitting in there.

Waiting of a new set of front brake hoses to show up, otherwise I would have dropped the engine in today.

Polishing

Started polishing today. Cut back the clear coat with 1000 wet and dry then 2000. The some cutting compound. Notice the difference between the two front gaurds:



The obligatory self portrait:

Engine cleanup

Sprayed the engine today.

The red actually cleaned up quite well, and I was tempted just to leave it like that.




Not sure if I really like the new colour yet.





I need to make up a plate to cover the fuel pump port, and fit a new harmonic balancer before installing.
[8th October]