Motor & box goes to work monday to get finished off, Engine will be cleaned, Cooling pipes brazed up for hose lip, Exedy clutch fitted (maybe a flywheel lighten), Engine mounts fitted while the box gets the shaft play sorted out, Hopefully if i get that all done on monday then it will be in monday night.

I didnt end up taking the motor to work today so i just took the box up, Found out that the play was due to a worn input shaft bearing so i pulled it apart and now I'm going to do all the bearings, Pics:

 

All external parts stripped off:

 

The gunk that was inside:

 

Gearsets:

 

The case in the washing machine:

 

Tomorrow i will order the bearings and clean up the housing so it looks like new (i think), Just gotta measure number 2 & 3 synchro to make sure they are fine.

ooo lookin good homo !

 

Fresh Gearbox - Yummmo

I quite literally shivered when I saw the gunk. Ewww. How many ks on the box? I drained the oil from my 400k box today and it was clean as can be, and I never changed it.

I quite literally shivered when I saw the gunk. Ewww. How many ks on the box? I drained the oil from my 400k box today and it was clean as can be, and I never changed it.

 

I would not have a clue.

Todays lunchtime efforts turned out good, I did a quick blast just to take all the crap off, Bearings are ordered and are on the way, Some pics...

 

 

Well it has a bit more bling than what i thought it woulda, I was gonna do the gear housing black to break it up a bit but the aluminium will do fine:

 

And finally i got this in the mail today:

 

 

 

 

Will be replacing the thick gaskets with some softmounts.

ooooh, that gearbox is all sexy now :D

 

Good to see more goodies have arrived!!

Did you glass bead that gear box or use oxide?

 

As it came up really GOOD.

 

cameron

bugger me.. what did you use to clean that gearbox? ima get me some :hmm: Great effort :D

Did you glass bead that gear box or use oxide?

 

As it came up really GOOD.

 

cameron

 

Glass polishing bead, Our blaster is water and air but i painted the box with aluminium paint to give a better shine.

 

 

bugger me.. what did you use to clean that gearbox? ima get me some :hmm: Great effort :D

 

As above.

Ah, so not quite just cleaning. Was bout to say.. Still looks tops though. Whats next on the list?

Ah, so not quite just cleaning. Was bout to say.. Still looks tops though. Whats next on the list?

 

I thought i made it clear in the post i did with the pics that the 1st pic was the quick clean and i just went with all aluminium.

 

Next on the list is to take the engine to work and modify the cooling pipes and give it a general clean up, Hopefully i will kit the carbies next week.

New bearings came today but i only pressed one bearing onto the shaft in my lunch hour, Tomorrow the box should be complete again.

Nice work buddy.

Oh yeah no more input shaft play in the gearbox, It will be fully assembled tomorrow and the motor is going to work tomorrow for sure.