sorry to dig up an old thread guys.....however i do have an update for you
irokin: you don't have to read it if you don't want to........
thanks to jamie and the help and guidance of the rollaclub team i have successfully completed the 4K - 5k engine transplant, although i had a few problems straight after dropping the engine in, i have figured them out, (i'll list them below) after a couple of months of driving the car i have seen a great improvment in power and torque, most of the time fuel consumption is pretty high, however that is to be expected with a 4.1L falcon webber sitting on top of the engine. For now the engine will stay as is, and i will start to fix up the interior.
the problems i talked about before included the sump gasket leaking at the back of the engine, at first we thought is was the rear main seal. but apon inspecting it (after removing the gearbox) it was a relief to find that it was only leaking a small bit.
the other problem as mentioned in other posts was the car puffing out blue smoke, after a chat with jamie the other day i decided it was time to do somthing about it. last weekend my brother and i removed the valve springs (with a valve spring compressor) and found out that when the head was done up there was no valve stem seals put back on. Jamie told me to try using ford cortina valve stem seals however they didnt really fit well and my brother ended up going back to his workshop and bringing back a set of nissan pulsar ones (he seems to think they were off an N14 engine). they were the press on type and took only a couple of minutes to do each valve stem.
so i am proud to say that i have learnt alot about K engines, thanks to the rollaclub and my brother.
CHEERS....THANKS GUYS!!!!!