855 t5 Project

[merc85]

Well a few months back i started to Rebuild the Head on my auto engine to fit to my Red 855 t5 manual, After breaking a Valve stem removing the stem seals i head the head sent to a Engineer to sort out my §§§§ up. Other than that ive cleaned ported n polish the head and replaced all the oil seals and gaskets along with new Headbolts even tho they were within tolenrence. is the pics.

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From taking the head off the Auto lump, to starting the clean up, then lightly porting and then polishing more pic's to follow

[T5frankie]

welcome home gav. lol good work mate

[merc85]

More pic's starting to polish

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Now a Ported and polish inlet chamber

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Ported n polished finshed

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[V70 Graham]

welcome home gav. lol good work mate

Exactly what he said :B_thumb:

[merc85]

Engine Build starting with cleaning the rocker cover

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20 Valves to grined in lol dam 40 collets to

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Now starting on the inlet manifold

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more to follow

[WOODY T5]

Hi Gav looks like its coming along nicely well done

[merc85]

Mani porting

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New water pump being fitted
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Flexi plate removal
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New stem seals going in

[merc85]

This is the block, Now to work

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Head all built up ready for fitting
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White block gone white lol
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And a new subframe
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[Jamest5r]

Gav i admire your work i paid someone else lol, but get a photobucket account so i aint got to click on each pic to enlarge does my head in lol

[T5frankie]

wanna sell me the engine? lol

[merc85]

New Head Gasket
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Trail fitment of a kk
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Fast forward to how she is now, Ready for the fitment to the red 855 with a 18t Ported head, ported Mani, skimed head, Gound in Valves,
3" stainless through system. one silencer.

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Will keep you all posted on further work. :)

[merc85]

Thanks Peeps for all the replies, Soz james i aint great with computers lol. Thanks frankie, taking me ages and ages, 2 weaks on the porting and polishing alone.
Done the rear main seal, and All cam seals to. Timing up was a nightmare as i removed the cam pullies and cleaned the timing marks off them PMSL. all done now tho.

Be good to get her running, If she starts of course! pmsl

[Jamest5r]

Thanks Peeps for all the replies, Soz james i aint great with computers lol. Thanks frankie, taking me ages and ages, 2 weaks on the porting and polishing alone.
Done the rear main seal, and All cam seals to. Timing up was a nightmare as i removed the cam pullies and cleaned the timing marks off them PMSL. all done now tho.

Be good to get her running, If she starts of course! pmsl

Nor am i lol but even for me it was simple upload to photobucket then copy and paste simples :) MRP will give you a lesson