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Small update, I moved house on the 27th November and then Xmas so not much done on the car front. but still plugging away at small jobs when i get a chance.

Before i moved i got the engine in:






Mounts made and installed






i centered the engine between the chassis legs using the crank nut and guessed the minimum height for the dry sump to keep the engine low. I can always shim it up a bit.

2 gallon oil tank, an16 fittings, it will probably be sunk down through the panel to provide clearance for the turbo bonnet and lower CoG.





machined and doweled the dry sump pulley



my new plenum arrived, its o.k quality for £200, just needs a bit of internal work.




then cut n shut onto the M30 manifold.

100mm TB



work on the dry sump, its a double taper design with twin scrapers.





welded up and painted with glyptal




triple scavange




came across a second 25% cluster unit so couldnt resist



just need to make an oil manifold to bridge the block's oil ports in the sump before installing the pan. then weld a an10 fitting on the oil filter housing for supply to maintain 50% filtration & instant bearing supply on startup.

love the e12 in combination with these rims , what tires are that?

keep up the good work!

wow! great work, nice details! Did you just clean and brush the gearbox or paited it?

elaxo wrote:love the e12 in combination with these rims , what tires are that?

keep up the good work!

Tyres are std front 225/45/17 rear are 245/40/17 the wheels are rc090 front rims with front centers +20mm soacer, rears are rear rims with front centers with no spacer and clears the wishbone by 20mm.
rear arches are only rolled, not streched.

uwbuurman wrote:wow! great work, nice details! Did you just clean and brush the gearbox or paited it?

gearbox was blanked up, degreased, grit blasted then 2 coats wet on wet with u-pol 2k clear.

only 2 bits starting to cloud after 12 months in storage.

Very nice work!!!

Everthing is so clean.
Great work

Stunning as always, keep on going.

Love to see this one in real life when ready

Every update is stunning a always, keep em coming!

Hi Folks,

Still picking at the build when i get a chance.

head has been, cleaned, pressure checked, skimmed 8thou, valves reground and seats cut.



cam position set


new arp studs


Athena coopering HG installed, had to adjust and hold the rings in position with 4 spots of superglue each.




head installed and torqued 30-60-90lbft.
some wrinkle paint




stainless fittings


test fit of manifold



down pipe is going to be creative, prob 3.5" to 2.25" y piece either side the steering column.


test fitted the huge turbo



Holset he531v, in theory best of both worlds exhaust housing adjusts from 9cm to 20cm so fast spool and high top end flow.....but... its huge & heavy, nearly 20kg.

so a Garrett GT4082 due to get rebuilt is in the post, plenty of comressor flow and change the exhaust housing from 1.34 to 0.82 should give me 8psi by 2800rpm

on the dry sump front:

A bridge manifold is being made for the oil ports in the block where the old pump was.

If i cant get a clockwise direction pressure relief valve for the back of the weaver 4 stg pump, i will just block it off and use an inline petereson relief valve



oil fitting need welded to the oil canister, then a few machining jobs to mount the pump....... somewhere.

Great progress.

WOW... this is gone be a beast!!

Looks great again sir!

That looks lovely indeed