Javelin Engine assembly photos
Here are some shots of the engine reassembly process, cleaned and repaired
parts, etc. Engine stats: 390 bored .040 over Click photos below for a
larger view |
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After sandblasting, priming and painting, the left side of engine bay. Click here for a before photo. | After sandblasting, priming and painting, the right side of engine bay. Click here for a before photo. | After sandblasting, priming and painting, the battery tray area. | After sandblasting, priming and painting. |
Alternator after replacement front frame was cleaned and installed. | Another view of the newly cleaned and rebuilt alternator. | Replacement 58cc heads after rebuilding | Another view of cleaned and rebuilt replacement heads. |
These heads are 58cc to lower compression ratio | Freshly honed, new sleeve in #2 (the one on the left here) | Cleaned up and repainted power steering pump ready to go. | KB hyper 28cc step-dish pistons (.040 over) Woo-hoo! |
Bottom side, 3 pistons installed. Note that the numbers on the rod face you. Looking at the left side of the engine, you see the numbers on 1, 3 and 5 rods. The oil hole on the other side faces the other cylinders and cam area. Front and rear counter-weights were drilled for balancing due to much lighter pistons. You can see one of the holes on the rear of the crank. | Holes! Hopefully there will be fire in those holes soon. | Front side showing Comp Cams double-roller chain timing set. (resting on a Comp Cams 256xe Xtreme Energy cam) | |
block and heads together | Comp Cams double-roller timing set | Top end nearly complete. Need a couple more matching intake manifold bolts. Had a "hodge-podge" of bolts. | Finished the front cover and oil pump tonight. |
Hopefully a good pan will arrive soon and I can finish the bottom end. | Brackets and accessories get mounted. | R4B mounted - bolts sealed to prevent oil seeping up past bolts, chrome washers under bolt heads. | |
Alternator mounted. | I cleaned the mount brackets using electrolysis. Took only a couple of hours, smooth finish. | Some electric going back in place - cleaned and new screws. | |
Proper N12Y Champion plugs installed. | Yes, I got the oil senders switched around. Already fixed that. | ||
And now, pics of the engine after it ran for about 30 minutes at 2,000 RPM. | I tried to fill transmission when engine was running 2,000 rpm - resulted in a bit of a spray of fluid all over. | ||
Click photos for a larger view. |