Drax's JUN Prelude: Papa Smurf edition

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:08 am

I hope it's something minor.

Post by **Drax** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:53 pm

finally got it on the stand a few days ago

sump off....hmm suspicious

oh hello my fubarred main bearing

this looks to be the cause, a knackered crank seal

damage to the crank

and block started to melt

other half of the now melted bearing

ah well, these things happen. hence the request for a replacement h22 bottom end, hopefully njord has a good spare i can purchase. i doubt ill find a replacement h23 or f22b crank so ill be going down the stock bottom end and 11:1 pistons i have for now. ill transfer the balance shaft delete over as i can take the girdle with me, plus the oil pump with the blanks and ill just tap a new hole and blank it in the new bottom end for the last BS delete bit.

if i didnt have the gearbox probably costing a fair bit to repair i was considering 11:5:1/11:6:1 pistons but that's not affordable right now.

also need to likely look at doing the ABS delete while the engine is out as that hasnt worked in a while, a smidge weight loss there.

Dino · Post by **Dino** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:13 am

Mate.. that is gutting. At least you know the problems and causes and hopefully fix

Post by **Drax** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:47 pm

Dino wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:13 am
Mate.. that is gutting. At least you know the problems and causes and hopefully fix

yeh just one of those things, teaches me a lesson for next time - just missing driving the lude and desperate to get her ready asap for 2021 meets, shows & drives out....oh and more track days

Post by **Drax** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:51 pm

as i was stripping the old block, we can see more of the meltyness that happened to it

but anyway, onwards - the new bottom end from njord i cleaned up, stripped the pieces i didn't need

started to paint it, primer on first

then it started to snow

Post by **Drax** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:54 pm

SO!

since the last update i managed to find an F23 bottom end i can use as another Frankenstein build, so 4thGenPhil kindly collected it for me and ive grabbed that from him.

got it home, stripped it down and found the crank is a 55mm main so wont fit in the spare H22a (50mm main) block from njord, but Phil had a spare H22a7 (take 55mm main) in which it would fit, so after arranging a mate who worked nearby to collect this i picked it up from him and i've started to clean this one up instead.

next step is splitting the old h22a pistons & f22 rods plus the f23 pistons & rods from each other, to then mate the f23 rods & h22a pistons together. also, i found that the old block didnt have all of the BS delete kit in place i thought it did, so i sourcing the missing 4x dowels i need for the girdle, before yet again tapping the block to fit the threaded tap in.

HOPEFULLY i may have some progress soon....

oh, and i'm buying a 5g off Sailor - collection next Wednesday. i will hopefully fix this (as its a non runner) and use it as a temp daily instead of the dizeasel

Post by **Drax** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:58 pm

so, managed to get the F23 rods off ready to fit to the jdm 10:6:1's

started cleaning up the ATR block

primer on one side

plus put in the 1/4 tap for the BS delete kit in the block

Post by **Drax** » Wed Mar 31, 2021 9:24 am

1x rod & piston split ok...3x more to go then 4x more times putting them back on the f23 rods...

Post by **Drax** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:21 am

All rods split and F23 ones mated.

also, a few more seals for the build arrived thanks to Amayama Trading

Post by **Drax** » Wed May 05, 2021 9:28 am

put the bottom end together enough to move the pistons

then plopped on some oily playdoh for claying the top end, just one piston

i did get the head on after this but i was tired by this point, i'll do more soon.