well after geting the g40 i started to do sum work to it

1st thing wos take the dash and carpet out so i can weld a new battery tray in

think this is the worst mk3 battery tray i hav eva sean

after doing that i took the engine out coss there wos just somthing not right with it.

and got the head off and found this.

so that rearl pissed me off and then i looked at the head to find it cracked betwean the valves and up to the spark plug hole

so after all that i wos in a realy bad mood.. more work to folow...

Edited 10 December, 200916 yr by 13kpologt

Ouch not good when an engine reaches >600 degrees

Cheapest option would be to find a spare G40 block with head, but if you are determined have a really good car then overbore and forged pistons is the way.

Wossner do forged sizes 75mm (stock 1272cc), 75.5mm, 76mm and 77mm (1341cc) which you should be able to order through performance engine builders fairly easily.

I think PhilJ has a new set of the Accralite 77mm forged pistons for sale, although with the higher CR these produce i'd go with a standard head gasket if chosing a turbocharger as a blower.

can you put liners in?

oh dear, someone had a leaky battery!! trying to save weight?

melted piston club member. hope i never end up there..

Not good Ross, I've still got a scrap block and head that looks exactly the same lying in the workshop.

I picked up a good spare engine and dropped it in after fitting a flowed and rebuilt head.

1341cc has to be worth a shout though if you are going to hang onto it for a while.

Al

ah, thats abit pants

will explain why that cars never ran right! lol

fix it up good n propper with a 1341 conversion

ah, thats abit pants

will explain why that cars never ran right! lol

fix it up good n propper with a 1341 conversion

i dont wont to go near 1341 i wont to ceap this a standerd g40..

Yeah...keep it standard Ross,be good to have another "G" at a meet.

er - it wasnt me!

....Really

We all know the way you thrashed the pants off of that car Andy!

....Really

We all know the way you thrashed the pants off of that car Andy!

no wonder it neva made it to a polo show..

it will be as sweat as a nut when i am finished with it..

or next week there will be a post up saying "work finished on the g40"

Check out that rust!!!

Check out that rust!!!

its an easy fix. got the welder there it will be fine

Look at this hard work you're doing for me and my new G Bless you Rossy

Look at this hard work you're doing for me and my new G Bless you Rossy

your worth every penny.. and all the time in the world..

well today i thought i wood do some more work so i started by taking out the melted piston to see how bad it wos

also picked up some bits after geting powder coted

and striped and re taped the loom

cleaned up the manifold and gave it a bit of paint

thn striped the new head and get it ready for puting the valves back in

Edited 6 August, 200917 yr by 13kpologt

excellent progress! what the hell is that bit next to the rear waterpipe? it looks like some kind of bar but i cant for the life of me work out what it is?

its the wee bar that goes under the fule tank

ooooh powder coating in gloss black

very nice.

how many loom re wraps is that now 4??

that melted piston is abit of a mess!

Glad its coming along nicely

So you found a PY head???

So you found a PY head???

the heads are the same as a 1.3 only thing that is difrent is the valves and i am just puting the g40 valves in it

Not forgeting to swap in the double valve springs and camshaft as well :)

So you found a PY head???

the heads are the same as a 1.3 only thing that is difrent is the valves and i am just puting the g40 valves in it

The sodium valves will have to be used but i think you will have to have the valve guides worked for the larger valve???

no you dont.