A tale of two motors
So finally finished up the motor today. It just needs to be stuffed into the car and all that entails. But meanwhile I thought you would like to enjoy some moto porn. Who doesn't like naked motor pics?
First we have some down and dirty - and when I say dirty, I mean *filthy* - pics of the street motor that got me through the season. New rod bearings, and two head gaskets and about 1/2 lb of red gasket sealer was all the love it got this year.
Greasy, oil seeping out of every seal, rusty bits everywhere. Maybe I should have bought a couple more tubes of gasket sealant. But I can't be too harsh. It did bring me 2nd in the championship this year.
Now here's a face only a mother could love. It makes me want to wash my hands just looking at it.
Finally a side that doesn't look like it's sponsored by Exxon or Shell. After a couple of beers, and last call coming up, you might take it out racing. But you wouldn't bring it home to meet Mom.
And just in case you thought it might be a Pinto or tractor engine, here's the photo evidence buried under the corrosion.
Okay, everybody back from scrubbing their eyes with Lysol? Good, here's the good stuff.
Purdy, isn't she? Block clean and painted. New bearings, seals, etc everywhere. Ceramic coated MSDS headers, tarted up camtower in CFM red.
Driver's side, a nice tasteful mix of different silver textures.
And finally the nose, just before I button the front up and hide those anodized balance shaft pulley covers.
Once this gets plugged into the car and is up and running, I'll take the other motor and give it the same treatment. Down to the bare block, rebuild it from scratch and put it up in the attic. The way it works in racing, if you have a spare <insert part here>, you'll never need it.The only things that break are the things you don't have a spare. So this should be the last motor I'll need for the car...
If you're a racer you probably just blew beer all over your keyboard after reading that statement. Sorry about that, but I can dream. Right now it's the 2012 pre-season, and anything is possible.
First we have some down and dirty - and when I say dirty, I mean *filthy* - pics of the street motor that got me through the season. New rod bearings, and two head gaskets and about 1/2 lb of red gasket sealer was all the love it got this year.
Greasy, oil seeping out of every seal, rusty bits everywhere. Maybe I should have bought a couple more tubes of gasket sealant. But I can't be too harsh. It did bring me 2nd in the championship this year.
Now here's a face only a mother could love. It makes me want to wash my hands just looking at it.
Finally a side that doesn't look like it's sponsored by Exxon or Shell. After a couple of beers, and last call coming up, you might take it out racing. But you wouldn't bring it home to meet Mom.
And just in case you thought it might be a Pinto or tractor engine, here's the photo evidence buried under the corrosion.
Okay, everybody back from scrubbing their eyes with Lysol? Good, here's the good stuff.
Purdy, isn't she? Block clean and painted. New bearings, seals, etc everywhere. Ceramic coated MSDS headers, tarted up camtower in CFM red.
Once this gets plugged into the car and is up and running, I'll take the other motor and give it the same treatment. Down to the bare block, rebuild it from scratch and put it up in the attic. The way it works in racing, if you have a spare <insert part here>, you'll never need it.The only things that break are the things you don't have a spare. So this should be the last motor I'll need for the car...
If you're a racer you probably just blew beer all over your keyboard after reading that statement. Sorry about that, but I can dream. Right now it's the 2012 pre-season, and anything is possible.
The red lipstick made me blush ;)
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