Block painted with Ceramic and curing

[Brosky]

The block was painted and cleared yesterday. Detailing will begin as 24 hours passes.

Assembly will start later today and into next week.

First down, inside the twenty yard line.

 

[tdskip]

Nice!

Thanks for the picture Paul.

 

[kodanja]

how pretty!

 

[Tomster]

Seems like a lot of cylinders to fit in my 4A....
Vry! nice!

 

[dklawson]

It looks great both inside and outside. How did you get the water jacket so clean?

 

[Flinkly]

is that a dirty oil pan that used to be black? and now with overspray? tsk tsk. i expected a chromed oil pan...

 

[Brosky]

Flinkly,

That pan is just a dust cover. A chrome pan would be a waste, in my opinion.

This is the pan that will be installed. It has a bung with a fitting welded into each side, in the event that I wanted to run a Goodparts oil separator line back into the pan. I could then mount it on either side of the engine, or route the return line to either side.

It is powder coated red to match the color of the engine.

 

[Brosky]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]How did you get the water jacket so clean?[/QUOTE]

Doug,

It was boiled in an acidic bath for over 6 hours, then a de-rusting chemical bath for another 8 hours, after which it received at least three hot soapy baths designed to remove particulate from grinding or machining operations from any orifice or surface of the block.

 

[toysrrus]

Hi Brosky,

Everything really looks "OUTSTANDING". The Ceramic coating (Paint) or whatever it is should be quite impervious to heat and last quite awhile.

Can`t wait to see the final assembly with the Triple SUs etc.

Best Wishes,

Russ

 

[Tinster]

Totally awesome Paul, it looks like a brand new
factory engine. I hope you get years and years of
fun driving.

regards,

d

 

[2wrench]

Looking great, there, Paul. Keep on posting.

 

[NutmegCT]

Paul - all that work, all that care. Looks *so* excellent!

(so ... how many weeks has your wife been away on a cruise?)

Tom

 

[Brosky]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:](so ... how many weeks has your wife been away on a cruise?)[/QUOTE]

Tom,

She told me today that it better be ready for the Lighthouse Cruise through Cape Cod next weekend or we would be driving the entire route with all of the other LBC's in a Taurus!

That means we're going away, one way or another! :lol:

So let the weekend get a ways begin. Like Dale's cruises, these are my paybacks, but as long as driving the TR6 is involved, it's not so bad.

 

[rufus1120]

Motor really look great. Just a though, I thought that all triumph motors were painted black.

 

[Brosky]

Rufus,

Welcome to the Forum.

You are correct, all Triumph motors were painted black.

I do not have a "concours" TR6, but rather one that is modified and improved for safety and performance, therefore I chose to do the engine in red. If I was a purist, it definitely would have been black. But if you look at my website, you will see that I'm far from a purist.

And I just think that having it painted black is boring, but that is simply MY opinion and carries no weight except in my garage.

I think that some of the guys here refer to these as "Resto Mod" cars.

 

[Tom74TR6]

Paul,
I would think the next purchase would be a trailer - the car is too nice to get dirty on the road.
Looks great, look forward to more pictures.
Tom

 

[Opa]

i personally enjoy resto mod's as you put. i like the creativity that guy's put into their cars.
BTW you're doing an absolutly beautiful job of it!! Hope you and your Mrs.get alot of enjoyment out of it.I know me and my mrs. have out of mine,and will continue to do so.

 

[bunzil]

Wow! You're going to put oil in that thing? It would look great with a piece of glass on it an used instead as a coffee table. Either that, or leave the hood off the car.

 

[Brosky]

No trailers and no displays!!! I just want to get this thing running and drive it.

 

[MTribe]

Hey Brosky, what type of cam gear is that on there?