Long time for an update but I’m going full steam to it right now..<\/p>\n
I started putting the rods on the crank shaft only to find that the bearings supplied were undersize.<\/p>\n
But it was ok, the guys at V&T did a good job so the main bearings were .25 and so are the rod bearings, just a pain in the ass.<\/p>\n
Here is a video of what the issue looked like:<\/p>\n
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Anyway i went to Euro Imparts on main north road (enfield) at lunch one day and picked up the correct size bearings.<\/p>\n
Here is a video of how it should look:<\/p>\n
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Yes i do realise that the rods dont spin as freely as you would normally see if i were to lube with oil, but i am lubing with molly grease<\/p>\n
that is a little stickier (but offers great protection when your gaining oil pressure when turning it over for first time<\/p>\n
(note not turning over with spark plugs\u00a0attached).<\/p>\n
Below we have the inside of the case all put together and ready to go.<\/p>\n
Thats the permatex aviation sealer\u00a0around\u00a0the outside, almost a perfect\u00a0equivalent\u00a0to the sealing liquid they used in 1968 when they built the motor.<\/p>\n
The other side of the case Moly lubed up with lifters in ready to bolt back together. (don’t forget the oil (return?) thingy down the\u00a0bottom\u00a0otherwise you could be in a\u00a0very\u00a0bad place \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n More aviation Sealant on this side (i really want as few leaks as possible)<\/p>\n![\"img_6344\"](\"http:\/\/www.vwgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/img_6344.jpg\" "\\"img_6344\\"")
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