Doug's EA81 Rebuild stuff.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:10 pm

Awesome!

If you really want to keep your engine looking like this, find some clear engine enamel and spray it up. Painted alloy is a pot load easier to clean than non painted - grime doesn't bake on with a painted surface.

Worth the time I reckon, especially if you've blasted it!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers

Bennie

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:59 pm

Cheers fella's

Silverbullet, yeah I spent a bit of time with the pressure cleaner blasting out the galleries. I may still even get some hydrocarbon degreaser and soak the parts completely submerged for a while, just to make sure any oil I missed in the inital wash comes loose and washes out.

Bennie, Deffinately going to paint it, been planning to since the start

. Might go green or blue on the rocker covers and sump. Black hides oil too well. Maybe canary Yellow

.

Here's one for you guys, whats "missing" from this intake?

hmm, maybe this pic makes it easier to see....

Regards

Doug

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:53 pm

well, it doesn't have any swirl generators like I had in some Mazda heads of the 70's ... maybe you have cleaned a little bit of casting outta the way ??

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:12 pm

Here is a stock one. Just removed the cast aluminium where it didnt match the valve seat insert.

Will give them a general polish and remove the odd lump's of casting impurities. Should look good.

Regards

Doug

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:02 pm

Nice work!

Keep it up - I've never noticed this lip, but then again I've not looked at the EA81 heads as I've not had one off yet - and I hope it's going to be a long time before I do!

Cheers

Bennie

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:31 pm

Cheers Bennie! Yeah it looks wrong so I had to fix it

. Figured I have at least a week and a half untill I order some motor bearings, then maybe 2 weeks shipping. Plenty of time to do all the little things that I just dont do if I dont take my time

.

Dont be too sure of that, EA81 is a power house. Managed to snap my speedo cable yesterday. Luckily I have a spare insert.

In other news, went and picked up a box today. Has this on the side,

Hmmm, wonder what could be inside.....should I say?....nah, I think Il just wait and see if I go ahead with it before spilling any beans. Its gonna be shoved back anyway as I need to rewire my whole wagon first. Been putting it off for too long and now its gotten under my skin for the last time.

Regards

Doug

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:54 pm

Subydoug wrote:Hmmm, wonder what could be inside.....should I say?....nah, I think Il just wait and see if I go ahead with it before spilling any beans.

Seems to be a bit of this going around lately

Cheers

Bennie

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:59 pm

Toonga Knows

, funny thing is though, whats in the box is an irrelevant question. The real burning question is Dual superchargers or dual Turbos

.

Regards

Doug

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:09 pm

All I did today. Got stuck doing some stuff around the house.

Red = fast!!!

Regards

Doug

jims · Post by **jims** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:37 pm

They look beautiful, mate! Reading this thread with great interest

James

Post by **Bantum** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:02 am

Don't forget to paint the accesories like pump pully's & brackets in same matching colour ...

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:49 am

Cheers Fella's, Deffinately going to be painting accesories as well, though that will have to wait until I get them off the other motor.

Regards

Doug

60766244 · Post by **60766244** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:56 am

Very very pretty.

T.Farm.Brumby · Post by **T.Farm.Brumby** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:27 pm

Subydoug wrote:All I did today. Got stuck doing some stuff around the house.

Red = fast!!!

Regards

Doug

This is looking sexy as anything. So many killer wasps!

Following this closely, something I might look into in the future.

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:54 pm

Gee, thanks guys! Im quite pashionate of my little car so I try my best.

Regards

Doug

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:27 pm

That degreaser you used sounds alot like truck wash, works great but don't breath it in

Im thinking the rocker covers could be STI pink and the bits and pieces could be 22B blue

I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:07 pm

Yeah Pink and blue would look mint! They are red now though so may as well do the rest red.

Regards

Doug

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:56 pm

Subydoug wrote:Red = fast!!!

Ooooh... So shiny!

Paint the block black, it'll set off the red

Cheers

Bennie

Subydoug · Post by **Subydoug** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:45 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Ooooh... So shiny!

Paint the block black, it'll set off the red

Cheers

Bennie

I did think about that and Indeed It would look mad

. You know what, maybe it might just happen

.

Other thought were along the lines of bolting both my EA81's together. one red, one silver. 3.6L H8. Talk about Torque

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Sorry fella's, no real update on the engine. Still packed up in the back of my wagon from the journey home. Been fixing other toys, one in particular that I have had on the chopping board for a while, then smashed last weekend at 160kmh

. Will most likely be ordering some parts soon.

Regards

Doug

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:45 pm

Black is a great colour to hide oil leaks