AE86 GTV-Multipoint Cage, Beams, AP Brakes & Brides

[Conrad]

Update time....

A few of the freshly powder coated brackets and various housings off the engine arrived back, looking like new















Next Up.... I planned to go and visit the fabricators (surprise visit) to see how much progress they hadnt made and then on to the engine builder to drop off the freshly powder coated brackets. So up at 5am and off I went, drove the 175miles to the fabricators.......

So first up....

The rear axle has now been powder coated



The shell has also now been undersealed underneath, in the arches and round the sills ready for all that British weather. Better than from the factory I suspect







Other than that not much else has been achieved bar the installtion of the Tilton Pedal Set and Remote Resovoir assemblies into the engine bay










So I had a few words with them and told them to get cracking, the engine is ready in 2 to 3 weeks and I want the shell back to a rolling shell before this!

Anyway, off I went, a further 85 miles to the engine builder.... during my cross country tour I spotted this old skool yank on a trailer, very cool





Drag Monster!

Arrived at the engine builder, dropped off the engine brackets and it seems like he is making good progress.

Beams block is now torque plate bore and honed to suit the new pistons and is freshly painted in black of course



In reality, it was a good job I decided to have the engine built, it turns out after we stripped and inspected it that the main bearings were suffering some severe wear (abused when cold) and goodness knows how long they would have lasted! Anyway, a polish on the crank and some new bearings will take care of this

The rotating assembly is all balanced up now, individually componants first and then as a complete unit, including the clutch



A picture of the new TODA forged pistons as they arrrived and before he does his magic on them (not allowed to take pictures afterwards ) Likewise a picture of the new forged rods (600hp capable and light) before he plays with them.





Headwork is also well underway.....







Well, thats all for now folks but with the engine getting built in the next two weeks and some work on the car hopefully occuring soon, the next month should get interesting

Cheers for looking!