today was all good and bad news…

good news, got to raceshack and remembered croissants and video tape for the camcorder. bad news, got there late.

good news, fixed all the fuel pipes and clips and stuff.
bad news, the fuel pump weeps fuel (fairly obvious i know but just wanted to clarify that it wasn’t weeping custard or crocodile tears or some other such surreal substance)

good news dropped the engine out without any hassle
bad news smacked my head on 3 tonnes of four post lift.

good news, lifted the head on the engine without snapping any studs
bad news, the barrel sleeves in the case were coming with the head and wouldn’t separate

good news, decided to bodge it and fitted and new waterjacket gasket and used chemseal to fix it all in
bad news, bust on of the exhaust studs on number 3 port

good news, there’s enough stud left that i can lock two nuts on t he stud and wind it out.
bad news, as i tighten up the two nuts to wind out the syud shears off flush with the port flange

good news, conor has a brain wave and tackwelds a nut onto the end of the broken stud
bad news, it doesn’t work

good news, i drill out the old stud without ruining the case
bad news, kevo keeps making fun of me while i’ve got the drill in my hand…

good news, the case saver and new exhaust stud wind in with no hassle
good news, the stage 2 clutch i shipped from KEP in california fits fine and goes in, along with a new clutch disk with no hassle.
good news, the engine is all back together ready to slot back into the bus tomorrow morning

good news !!!!!

🙂

got loads of pictures but am exhausted so probably won’t post any today.
sorry