Lauren's 1985 Kouki Trueno

[Lauren]

This is what happened on the Saturday.

Have to say a massive thanks to all who came to the bearding party and a huge thanks for all your help. Thanks, Alex, John, Steve, Lee, Tom and Mark of course. I could not believe the speed it went back together!

Sump and flywheel on:


Clutch on and aligned by eye(!)





As the block came out of a friend's MR2 we had to put bolts in where they had never been before for the AE86 engine mounts. Mark had to modify a bolt and use it as a tap. PITA but we got there in the end. This sort of thing is typical of what happens when messing about with 20+ year old parts!


First attempt at putting the block in:


Then the cavalry arrived in the shape of Steve and Lee and well, we found out that the bellhousing cover plate was catching on the banjo on the steering rack for the power steering so it was out with the grinder to modify it slightly as it was the one thing stopping the engine mating up to the bell housing.



Inspection of Mark's grinding. Was it enough? Not quite so more grinding required!


Steve and Lee help lower the block in and line it up. with 6 of us it became a lot easier!



The pic from above. Love it that John's legs are poking out from underneath:


Steve's arm poking up from underneath. Steve enjoyed some love from Indy whilst he was under there, getting various orifices cleaned!



Mark cleans up the head face in prep for putting it on:



Guess which cylinder had the problem!


Bearding:


Alex, Mark and I put the head on:


Bearding at it's best:



Me putting the cams in:


Mark putting the first (or was it the second?) ninety degree turn to finish torquing the head:



John tightens the bolts for the cams (HKS cams back in):



Indy in the driving seat:


Cam covers are just resting on at the moment to keep the dust out. This was close of play at 9pm on Saturday night: