Monte Busa

....and the beast is alive! http://vid76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/Aric_Streeter/IMG_4243_zpsqhxdroft.mp4

Any idea why Revilla's links in the first post in this thread dodn't work for me? They won't click through for me. I'd love to see what's been done, especialy on the MFRU and the MAP as I'm going through a very similar excercise now. Cheers, Aric

,,,ok, I answered my own question - the center pin on the switch is the lamp wire. I'll leave this here for posterity.

Does anyone know offhand which wire is the alarm light wire on a three wire Rover inertia switch? Also, how is the alarm light wired? I assume through the alarm wire (which becomes hot when the switch is tripped, to ground? Cheers, Aric

Good tip, thanks F355GTS! I'll try that next.

I did a bit of fiddling on the brake this evening after dinner, and I noticed that they do indeed "pump up", meaning, repeated actuation removes essentially all the free play, staying hard while actuated after that point, but they literally bleed down again in a second or two once I release the pedal...any ideas?

AP Racing rears. No parking brake.

...getting the brakes bled yesterday, I had forgotten what the brake pedal free travel was like prior to the rebuild. The pedal is nice and hard once it starts compressing fluid, but prior to that pt, it has a fair bit of travel - almost one inch (maybe not quite)...keep bleeding? Cheers, Aric

Oil and water plumbing done!

I ended up rotating mine so the solenoid faces downward - it was within 1/16" of the #4 cylinder header tube (4 into 1 race)...good to change it now before problems with heat start. Now it's plenty safe and out of the' way, and I can access the wiring terminals a lot easier now too.

Swaintech coated headers and Merlin stainless box fitted:

The engine's in!

The last bit of engine bling before the lump goes into the car this weekend - a cam belt cover / insert from Arnie Webb (Dog In The Park):

Thanks for the tip on the WOSP starter Mankee. The older starter was getting a little tired sounding on my 1.4SS lump, so an upgrade was in order. Did you rotate the solenoid, or keep it like it comes from the box (upwards adjacent to the block)? Here's mine as it's installed now: Aric

Well I finally got the starter fited, after a disturbing amount of grinding and finishing of a brand new block. I found I had to go almost as far as what is shown on Titanium7s picture - maybe 1/4 or so less on the front most webbing, as I sprung for a WOSP starter, and it's body is about 1/2" smaller diamter than teh standard starter that was on the 1.4 K engine. That was the last accessory to fit after having fit the oil filter head and filter, along with the alternator this past weekend, so with any luck the engine will be back in the car in a few days time and I can finish on the final wiring installation and modifications! Aric