11th May 2011
Rhemac delivered my block, and other parts back yesterday afternoon.
So today I had a day off and decided to set my gear up at Horsepower In A Box and begin working on the block.
Today consisted of cleaning the bores, applying oil to the bores and test fitting the rings. The 2nd rings all had a gap between 0.022 and 0.024", so they were fine. The 1st rings were about 0.012", so these will surely need a file fit which may be done this weekend.
So here is a few pics of the shiny goodness
The block after machining, you can see the 2nd rings in the bores, the girdle in the background with the crank next to it.
Hmmmm, Shiny