05-06-2012, 08:43 PM
OK you wanted Photo's, this is what I been on with, (be warned that there are some epic gaps in proceedings
)
I had a 75k block sat in my garage for over a year and my HG issues has kind of rushed me into building it up, so
Piston as it was removed from the block...............
hock:
![[Image: IMAG0012.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o6sJjSrd168/T8IwimMUQbI/AAAAAAAABqc/3tZWSjSPFps/s556/IMAG0012.jpg)
Piston cleaned up and attached to HDi rod -
![[Image: IMAG0013.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L5nqZceNPns/T8IwijqWHLI/AAAAAAAABqc/OWQAxaFAbP0/s556/IMAG0013.jpg)
And for anyone who cares, an XUD and a DW10 rod side by side-
![[Image: IMAG0014.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZlXBC-EFsp4/T8IwipAsswI/AAAAAAAABqc/QisCh1n70BU/s556/IMAG0014.jpg)
Head mating face and head all cleaned up with painted rocker cover.....
![[Image: IMAG0016.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R5r12ffjo6Q/T8IwiiXHfxI/AAAAAAAABqc/df5uqeo-2nE/s903/IMAG0016.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0017.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3-QeBhBM5zc/T8IwijR3-QI/AAAAAAAABqc/dsxpGNoRudQ/s903/IMAG0017.jpg)
Shiny pistons-
![[Image: IMAG0019.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V34sbFsSwKg/T8Iwii2jamI/AAAAAAAABqc/W8oke-qE7tA/s903/IMAG0019.jpg)
Block all painted up with properly dirty bores
![[Image: IMAG0021.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b8hEkRLFPPg/T8IwiqNsJeI/AAAAAAAABqc/o0MLFSvH_sM/s903/IMAG0021.jpg)
Tidy up of wheels.......(still ongoing hence the random selection on the car currently)
![[Image: IMAG0022.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GbK2xuEaBC8/T8IwihjT4tI/AAAAAAAABqc/_IkqfDSL0-8/s903/IMAG0022.jpg)
Clean and shiny sump before re-fitting-
![[Image: IMAG0026.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WKOS-LvIvd8/T8I1POVc3FI/AAAAAAAABso/zHEXOzYRDe0/s903/IMAG0026.jpg)
Bores honed out, pistons re-fitted and mating face cleaned up -
![[Image: IMAG0027.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SP0phgQM6hU/T8I1PC5uSaI/AAAAAAAABso/AhqyjJDpuns/s903/IMAG0027.jpg)
Built up with head back on block
![[Image: IMAG0030.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-25vcCL-mJ0U/T8I1dnXWrUI/AAAAAAAABtM/rtlqfV9pe-k/s556/IMAG0030.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0031.jpg]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CXbkwfvvSZ4/T8I1PDr9rSI/AAAAAAAABso/l17mustmbAs/s556/IMAG0031.jpg)
Proof of the HG issues
![[Image: IMAG0033.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oGdkKRGxbLY/T8I1PEl-3NI/AAAAAAAABso/XHxI4xygOVA/s556/IMAG0033.jpg)
and then engine change time over this weekend............
I thought I should maybe take some pics............after I had removed most of the front end............fail
![[Image: IMAG0036.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iuXPxZ1Ybko/T85nnhpjvgI/AAAAAAAABwY/oO9FxJGX7Fk/s903/IMAG0036.jpg)
and then the progress........small gap here from the last pic..........
![[Image: IMAG0039.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F4SHdwANLCw/T85nnpRTPHI/AAAAAAAABwY/39wecMSdbPY/s903/IMAG0039.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0043.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YahUJtLkS5s/T85nnoeqNbI/AAAAAAAABwY/qnZ5vzIhgpQ/s556/IMAG0043.jpg)
Then Carl came over and stole my sump from my old engine..........in the middle of the garage...........leaving a huge puddle of oil and an engine to move on my own with no sump :roll: thanks
![[Image: IMAG0046.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rQ1Yrbsu30o/T85nno05kGI/AAAAAAAABwY/ULmRXeMPv1I/s556/IMAG0046.jpg)
and then the next pics I took............notice another small gap here.............
![[Image: IMAG0048.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3zHGJBrUUoQ/T85nnilsttI/AAAAAAAABwY/RKCpMdyEbZg/s903/IMAG0048.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0050.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7HQA5sjnRqs/T85nnhHoNrI/AAAAAAAABwY/46wF4b-fP0Q/s903/IMAG0050.jpg)
so umm yeah. there is a FMIC install and some engine installation went on somewhere in there but I kinds forgot to photograph it
Now stop asking for pics!

I had a 75k block sat in my garage for over a year and my HG issues has kind of rushed me into building it up, so
Piston as it was removed from the block...............

![[Image: IMAG0012.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o6sJjSrd168/T8IwimMUQbI/AAAAAAAABqc/3tZWSjSPFps/s556/IMAG0012.jpg)
Piston cleaned up and attached to HDi rod -
![[Image: IMAG0013.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L5nqZceNPns/T8IwijqWHLI/AAAAAAAABqc/OWQAxaFAbP0/s556/IMAG0013.jpg)
And for anyone who cares, an XUD and a DW10 rod side by side-
![[Image: IMAG0014.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZlXBC-EFsp4/T8IwipAsswI/AAAAAAAABqc/QisCh1n70BU/s556/IMAG0014.jpg)
Head mating face and head all cleaned up with painted rocker cover.....
![[Image: IMAG0016.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R5r12ffjo6Q/T8IwiiXHfxI/AAAAAAAABqc/df5uqeo-2nE/s903/IMAG0016.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0017.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3-QeBhBM5zc/T8IwijR3-QI/AAAAAAAABqc/dsxpGNoRudQ/s903/IMAG0017.jpg)
Shiny pistons-
![[Image: IMAG0019.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V34sbFsSwKg/T8Iwii2jamI/AAAAAAAABqc/W8oke-qE7tA/s903/IMAG0019.jpg)
Block all painted up with properly dirty bores
![[Image: IMAG0021.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b8hEkRLFPPg/T8IwiqNsJeI/AAAAAAAABqc/o0MLFSvH_sM/s903/IMAG0021.jpg)
Tidy up of wheels.......(still ongoing hence the random selection on the car currently)
![[Image: IMAG0022.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GbK2xuEaBC8/T8IwihjT4tI/AAAAAAAABqc/_IkqfDSL0-8/s903/IMAG0022.jpg)
Clean and shiny sump before re-fitting-
![[Image: IMAG0026.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WKOS-LvIvd8/T8I1POVc3FI/AAAAAAAABso/zHEXOzYRDe0/s903/IMAG0026.jpg)
Bores honed out, pistons re-fitted and mating face cleaned up -
![[Image: IMAG0027.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SP0phgQM6hU/T8I1PC5uSaI/AAAAAAAABso/AhqyjJDpuns/s903/IMAG0027.jpg)
Built up with head back on block
![[Image: IMAG0030.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-25vcCL-mJ0U/T8I1dnXWrUI/AAAAAAAABtM/rtlqfV9pe-k/s556/IMAG0030.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0031.jpg]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CXbkwfvvSZ4/T8I1PDr9rSI/AAAAAAAABso/l17mustmbAs/s556/IMAG0031.jpg)
Proof of the HG issues

![[Image: IMAG0033.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oGdkKRGxbLY/T8I1PEl-3NI/AAAAAAAABso/XHxI4xygOVA/s556/IMAG0033.jpg)
and then engine change time over this weekend............
I thought I should maybe take some pics............after I had removed most of the front end............fail
![[Image: IMAG0036.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iuXPxZ1Ybko/T85nnhpjvgI/AAAAAAAABwY/oO9FxJGX7Fk/s903/IMAG0036.jpg)
and then the progress........small gap here from the last pic..........
![[Image: IMAG0039.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F4SHdwANLCw/T85nnpRTPHI/AAAAAAAABwY/39wecMSdbPY/s903/IMAG0039.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0043.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YahUJtLkS5s/T85nnoeqNbI/AAAAAAAABwY/qnZ5vzIhgpQ/s556/IMAG0043.jpg)
Then Carl came over and stole my sump from my old engine..........in the middle of the garage...........leaving a huge puddle of oil and an engine to move on my own with no sump :roll: thanks

![[Image: IMAG0046.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rQ1Yrbsu30o/T85nno05kGI/AAAAAAAABwY/ULmRXeMPv1I/s556/IMAG0046.jpg)
and then the next pics I took............notice another small gap here.............
![[Image: IMAG0048.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3zHGJBrUUoQ/T85nnilsttI/AAAAAAAABwY/RKCpMdyEbZg/s903/IMAG0048.jpg)
![[Image: IMAG0050.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7HQA5sjnRqs/T85nnhHoNrI/AAAAAAAABwY/46wF4b-fP0Q/s903/IMAG0050.jpg)
so umm yeah. there is a FMIC install and some engine installation went on somewhere in there but I kinds forgot to photograph it

Now stop asking for pics!
