Preparing my Spider 2000 for the Track

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Will01
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Re: Preparing my Spider 2000 for the Track

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Nice work.
Also I am very jealous of the machinery in your workshop. I need a lathe. Keep up the good work
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Thanks Will and Charles, I'm really eager to get this engine built and back in the car so I can drive it again.

I pressed on (literally) with getting the guides in today, and started on the seat cutting.

Chamfering the guide bores
Chamfering the guide bores
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Deburring and cleaning up the guide bores with 400 grade
Deburring and cleaning up the guide bores with 400 grade
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Pressing in the guides after lubing with 'copaslip'
Pressing in the guides after lubing with 'copaslip'
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Very satisfying to 'feel' the guide gradually squeeze in as the press pump handle is worked!
Very satisfying to 'feel' the guide gradually squeeze in as the press pump handle is worked!
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Fully home with insertion tool bottommed out setting the depth. I'm glad I bothered to spend the extra time on the tool, rather than having to constantly measure.
Fully home with insertion tool bottommed out setting the depth. I'm glad I bothered to spend the extra time on the tool, rather than having to constantly measure.
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Finally, all the guides in.
Finally, all the guides in.
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Using then Neway cutters to start recutting the seats. 20 deg top cut, 45 deg seat, and 70 deg throat.
Using then Neway cutters to start recutting the seats. 20 deg top cut, 45 deg seat, and 70 deg throat.
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Taking the 45 seat out to valve full valve diameter.
Taking the 45 seat out to valve full valve diameter.
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I need spin up the valve grinder tomorrow to clean up the valve faces, and flex hone the guides to fit the valves. Then I think I will check the stem heights to see how consistent the seat depths are.
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MODEL POST!!

The new 'GC' at work here!

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Great to see your thread is active again Simon, you're work is truly first class!

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be nice to see Simon at GCRE one day would it not Phil??

(Phil is a frequent visitor and often lends a skilled hand at my Lincoln works..)


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Hi Simon, it'd be good to meet you, especially as you're relatively near. Guy's coffee is actually pretty palatable!

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Thanks for the kind words Guy and Phil. It's been quite I while since I last visited GCRE. I think it was to have Guy run some flow tests on a Merc 320 cylinder head for my Crossfire, but I do remember the fresh coffee! I definitely need to make the effort to pay another visit, especially as I'm not that far away and have an ever increasing list of parts I need for the build.

Speaking of which, I've got a bit sidetracked with fixing up the old Wolf valve grinder I've had sat on the bench for years. I'll post up some progress pics later this evening.

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ah, the Crossfire, yes I remember vaguely Simon!

Too many years ago!

Be nice to see you again,

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Thanks Guy, I will definitely be up to see you at some point with a shopping list!

Having now got the head pretty much done, I spent some time refacing the valves (after having to rebuild my grinder) but was a bit concerned about the amount of material I had to take off the exhaust valve faces so will be opting for new ones. I have also spent some time prepping the crank and working out locations for the crank sensor as I'll need to commit to welding the toothed wheel in position before balancing. I'll post up pictures of that later.

In the meantime I have started work on a big wing sump as I want to get all the dirty fabrication out the way before cleaning everything up for the build phase. It's a composite of the various designs in Guy's books and the threads on this forum.

The old battered sump pan
The old battered sump pan
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I cut about 20mm off the height based on the details in Guy's book. I ran some insulation tape around the perimeter as a guide for the air saw.
I cut about 20mm off the height based on the details in Guy's book. I ran some insulation tape around the perimeter as a guide for the air saw.
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The rear edge near the drain needed to be flattened
The rear edge near the drain needed to be flattened
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I opted for a 3mm thick base, which was easy to cut with a jigsaw
I opted for a 3mm thick base, which was easy to cut with a jigsaw
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Checking the flatness and fit of the base
Checking the flatness and fit of the base
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Shortening the baffle support. This was actually bent form all the sump damage
Shortening the baffle support. This was actually bent form all the sump damage
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Figuring out how much to shorten the oil pump pickup
Figuring out how much to shorten the oil pump pickup
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Cutting the oil pickup
Cutting the oil pickup
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Planning and making up the sides. I went for 1mm steel as it was what I had
Planning and making up the sides. I went for 1mm steel as it was what I had
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Both sides bent up
Both sides bent up
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Checking the oil return and dip stick positions to plan the trapdoor positions
Checking the oil return and dip stick positions to plan the trapdoor positions
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Cutting the trapdoor holes
Cutting the trapdoor holes
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Making up the trap doors and hinge brackets. I opted for 1mm steel with 4mm down for hinges as that was what I had to hand.
Making up the trap doors and hinge brackets. I opted for 1mm steel with 4mm down for hinges as that was what I had to hand.
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I self-tapperd the hinges in so I could adjust the positions. I'll plug weld them on once everything is lightened up and free moving.
I self-tapperd the hinges in so I could adjust the positions. I'll plug weld them on once everything is lightened up and free moving.
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Welding the trap doors to the hinge pin
Welding the trap doors to the hinge pin
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Both trap doors in place
Both trap doors in place
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I still need to drill some vent holes and trim up the sides before I can start tacking anything together.
I still need to drill some vent holes and trim up the sides before I can start tacking anything together.
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Next job will be to tack the oil pickup in place, reposition the oil return and start looking at extending the interval baffle to enclose the pickup.
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I made a bit more progress today by adding tacking the oil pickup in place and starting on the internal baffling.

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Tacking the vertical baffle extension in place
Tacking the vertical baffle extension in place
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Checking baffle and pickup height. I left an 8mm gap as Guy suggests.
Checking baffle and pickup height. I left an 8mm gap as Guy suggests.
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Small section added to extend the top baffle, picking up on the trapdoor hinge mount. This will need a bit of fettling when I reshape the oil return tube.
Small section added to extend the top baffle, picking up on the trapdoor hinge mount. This will need a bit of fettling when I reshape the oil return tube.
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Still need to drill some vent holes for the side boxes and make up the tops of the boxes, by have now run out of steel!
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Simon - excellent work, well done indeed.

I love it when folk have a go themselves, learning new skills and techniques..

btw have fun getting the oil pump bolts out!!

well done indeed...

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Wow. Very nice work. That looks really great and very impressive. Always great to give such a new thing a go.
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This is a real pleasure to watching your job dear Simon. Please share with us a results of yout job, it is looking very good.
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Thank you Guy, Will and Piotrek, I find this sort of thing a nice break from the day job.

I spent today trying to finish off the fabrication of all the sump parts ready for taking together.
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Self-tapping the wing side in place so I could make templates for the box tops.
Self-tapping the wing side in place so I could make templates for the box tops.
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Cheap profile gauge was very handy for tracing the curve of the sump sides.
Cheap profile gauge was very handy for tracing the curve of the sump sides.
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Refining paper template before transferring to steel
Refining paper template before transferring to steel
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Checking the fit against sump profile
Checking the fit against sump profile
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Near side is a lot curvier than the off side
Near side is a lot curvier than the off side
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Air holes and scallops added. I decided to fix the forward trapdoor hinge mounts with M4 bolts to all them to be fitted after painting.
Air holes and scallops added. I decided to fix the forward trapdoor hinge mounts with M4 bolts to all them to be fitted after painting.
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Threaded plate tacked in place
Threaded plate tacked in place
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One of many trial fits back on the block
One of many trial fits back on the block
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I now have pretty much all the parts made ready for prepping and tack up before welding. Still need to add the drain plug.
I now have pretty much all the parts made ready for prepping and tack up before welding. Still need to add the drain plug.
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I repeat myself, really great work. You have done a really nice job on this sump. It will look great and work great on your track car for sure. Nice one
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