September 2003

I've got really fed up now, so I'm starting to try and catch up with some work on the car now, getting colder in the evenings but I may try and get out here to get on with it!

Things ARE starting to happen now though, I finished the head today and started to grind in the valves, then I noted it was a 1.6l head and not 2l DOH!!! So much time wasted on that, guess I'll have to e-bay it and see if I can make a few quid back! Time to start cleaning up the other head I had, and it was AWFUL, however plenty of Jizer (excellent cleaner!) and time later and the head looks pretty reasonable. It also has the pear shaped ports, so I believe it's unleaded which is a real bonus as well! The block that I started to clean up back in February now looks like 24carat gold, the bonus as well on this was that the bores and rings (removed one piston) all look in good condition, so I'm not going to play too much with the bottom end.

205 block and my assistant!

Also I decided I might as well get on and mod the sump while I was working in this area!

All ready to be welded by a profesional (e.g. not me!)

Sorry had to put this photo in, he's so damn cute!

Also this month I managed to go to the Donnington show, great fun and good company!

Appologies but waiter took photo!

At the show I bought a few odd and sods that I need for the car:

On the whole this month has not been too bad, I have actually managed to further things and the engine is taking shape now!