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Re: AW11 Restore Sunday, August 14, 2016 10:50 PM (permalink)
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Small update, all parts aquired.. just waiting for block, flywheel & cyl head to come back from machine shop.
 

 
Got hold of a brand new set of genuine smallport pistons.

 

 
More to come soon ;-)
 
 
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Re: AW11 Restore Monday, September 12, 2016 0:44 PM (permalink)
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Whilst waiting for some machine parts to come back, thought I'd a least make it a little nicer to look at when its finally rebuilt.
 
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AFTER a few coats of etching primmer & heat proof paint.

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Re: AW11 Restore Monday, September 12, 2016 2:23 AM (permalink)
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Looks great! What paint did you use?
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Re: AW11 Restore Monday, September 12, 2016 4:04 AM (permalink)
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Looks great! What paint did you use?

I use etching primmer followed with VHT heat proof caliper enamel.
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Re: AW11 Restore Wednesday, October 19, 2016 11:03 AM (permalink)
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Got a few parts back, just waiting to clear some room as to start this smallport rebuild.
Got all parts now, so a few weeks this one should be up and running :-)
 
Ah... maybe a little longer, my mate has to completely rewire so it takes the smallport engine.


 
Found out that Im a flywheel & pressure plate short on this build....will need to source one & have it machined.
 
More to come.
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Re: AW11 Restore Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:51 AM (permalink)
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good progress Mike!
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Re: AW11 Restore Saturday, November 05, 2016 11:16 AM (permalink)
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Got a little more done today... starting to look like an engine again.
 






 
Just waiting on a flywheel which got held up thru E-go, and a manifold flange (thanks Knightrous), Oh and a sandwich plate, which sits behind the flywheel - let me know if anyone has one, looks though it was missing, or I've miss placed it somewhere :-(

 
Plans if all goes well, should be up & running by end of Nov ;-)
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Re: AW11 Restore Sunday, November 13, 2016 0:00 PM (permalink)
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Ok, quick update:
 
Got a 'sandwich plate' in the end, installed machined flywheel, new exedy clutch plate & throw out bearing.

 
I had to source a spacer exhaust flange otherwise the aftermarket extractors were failing on the starter motor. The extra flange gave it an 8mm clearance gap ;-)

 
Engine complete with gearbox, just need to have the body harness loom slightly altered to suit the 4age smallport engine & its ready for installation.

 
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Re: AW11 Restore Sunday, November 13, 2016 1:14 AM (permalink)
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Looks good :)

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Re: AW11 Restore Sunday, November 13, 2016 3:38 AM (permalink)
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Not long now and it will be running mate, bringing it to WP in January? 

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Re: AW11 Restore 1989 Sunday, November 13, 2016 4:04 AM (permalink)
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Fast Eddie

Not long now and it will be running mate, bringing it to WP in January? 




Nah not this one, but yes the other 2 aw11's I'll be bringing over 😉


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Re: AW11 Restore 1989 Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:32 PM (permalink)
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Little more progress yesterday,
 
Out with the old radiator hoses, in with the new!


 

 
A quick mock up to pressure test the radiator before its install. 

 

 
Just to finish up hooking up hoses, adding & bleeding fluids, finishing wiring (not me thankfully) & give it a crank over :-)

 
 
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Re: AW11 Restore 1989 Thursday, November 24, 2016 4:15 AM (permalink)
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The Wiring nightmare begins.. This one is a little more complicated as I want everything to function correctly as it will be a road registered car, unlike my track aw11's with smallports you can remove a lot of junk / wiring as its not required.
 

 

 
 
 
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Re: AW11 Restore 1989 Thursday, November 24, 2016 4:25 AM (permalink)
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Looks like fun :P

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Re: AW11 Restore 1989 Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:56 PM (permalink)
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Small update: mechanically all finished, just gotta get the air re-gassed, take down to local exhaust shop for some slight pipe fabrication & it should be already to start the run in process!
Thanks to my mate 'Rob' who did all the wiring conversion and assist throughout the whole process 😉.
Once it comes back from the exhaust shop, a full interior / exterior detail & it should be sweet!



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