Today I spent the ENTIRE day working on the heads. It’s the first time I put the shims in and got everything adjusted right. A few shims I had to surface grind as those were the ones I didn’t have on hand. 2 buckets had to be slightly surface ground also, so the shim was above the bucket. I couldn’t imagine doing it without the tool that allows for removal of the shims without taking off the camshafts. It was hard enough having the tool and getting all the right shims in place.

I finally have all the parts for the engine and started that as well as finishing the gearbox. A few steps on the engine aren’t done in the exact order. because i forgot to get the new bushings hones so the wrist pins would fit. I ran them over to the machine shop and had an hour to kill so started working on the timing chains. I went to the cad plater yesterday in LA so I took the front hubs apart so I had more for the load I brought to him. He’s great. Drop stuff off, go to lunch come back and it’s all done.

Work is moving forward. This past week I took a break from refurbishing parts and actually put a few on the car. I reinstalled the 2 piece tub and riveted in place. Fiberglassing the seems to follow. I reinstalled the rear inner fenders which are a little tricky to get back in lining up the old rivet holes. Next is the pedal board which is a straight forward task, then the steering. I learned from last time to make sure all the parts easily slide together easily before you install. You need to start from the steering rack and individually slide each part in place working towards the steering wheel. I also stripped the aluminum gas tanks with aircraft paint stripper and a power washer. They cleaned up fairly easy. On the bottom of the pedal board there is a ring nut which socket is difficult to find but is a Ferrari tool FR 104. Luckily my friends at Cavallo Motorsorts in Carlsbad loaned me one. A decision has to be made soon on weather or not to replace the wiring harness as it is one of the first thing that need to be installed.

Here are the positions of each gear

I haven’t posted for awhile, but work has been progressing. The gearbox is back together and engine assembly starts next week. I’ve put the pedal board back together and am working on the steering. I labeled the gears in the photos, I hope they’re correct.

The gearbox is ready now ready to be reassembled and as soon as my camshafts arrive after a little rework at megacycles the engine will be ready. I put new small bushed in the rods and the next project is steering.