A Small update :-)
I have the head back from ALD Developments and its looking brand new. Uprated valves, ported and flowed :-))
No pics yet as i dropped the head straight over to Andy Cowen (C&C Engineering) he is making me up a Phenolic Intake Gasket.
I could not buy the bushes i wanted for the engine mounts so thought i would have a crack at making my own, i mean how hard can it be
The LR discovery rear arm bushes fit the Metro LHS mount, well with a bit of work! I wanted the hardness rating to be 70
Not to hard but stiffer than rubber, but the ones i managed to get hold of very very soft.
Used a plastic tub , some resin plaster and giving the existing bushes a good coat of release agent.
the finished moulds needed a bit of work to iron out the imperfections.
When i mixed up the poly i found i had been sent the wrong pigment
I asked for a solid yellow colour but the stuff they sent just turned the poly transparent yellow!
I coated the mould with release agent but the fecking thing was solid when i tried to remove them! the spray release stuff they sent was kak tbh, i recon the resin plaster just soaked it up so i would of been better of covering them in Vaseline but hey you live and learn.
Wish they were both the same colour as G/Box mount but i'm not making another mould so will have to do. G/box all went well till the rear mould started to leak about half way thru pouring the poly, made a right mess but managed to clear up most of it while it was curing.
AN fittings have arrived to make up the power steering pipes / clutch pipe. Found some local guys who are doing the lot for me at a very good price, they even delivered them to my door as he lives round the corner and was passing on his way home
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