Clubman reincarnated

[GTSPhil]

I had to machine half a set of 30 thou thrust washes down to size to get the crank end float into spec.

   


The new pistons waiting to be fitted to the newly machined block.


   


The engine completely rebuilt before fitting the head and studs back.


   

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Hi Miniac

You are right and what sucks the most is having to deal with a client after such a mess has occurred and then I kind of feel responsible (Had my warnings been heeded about the radiator and the fuel pump things could have been much different). The bottom line is the car drove very well before delivery, as I took it to a windscreen specialist to fit the chrome beading for the windscreen and back screen rubbers. That day I did about 50kms with the car and it drove very well. I suspect the client rode the poor car too hard without letting the rings and pistons settle like the instructions said and also maybe a little bit of a over heating did occur, but I am undecided about the overheating though. Non the less, the car is all back together and being a 1275 now has much more torque than before and the new pistons has 4 rings so compression is superb.