C3 Race Car Build

[Oneball]

Piston rings gapped. Just waiting to get the crank back from balancing.

 

[Oneball]

Picked up the crank from balancing today.

Dropped in and checked bearing to fillet radius clearance.


Caps on and torqued


And end float checked.

 

[Oneball]

Pistons in


Cam in



TDC centre set



Check cam timing, when it seems a long way out it’s probably because a muppet is measuring the exhaust lobe rather than inlet. Reset and 2 degrees advanced.


Knocked the sprocket round to -2 and started again. 0.5 degree retarded. Jobs a good un.

 

[Nick B]

Top quality photos as always.

 

[Forrest Gump]

What Cam have you put in?

 

[Oneball]

What Cam have you put in?

Sorry top secret, but it’s a full race cam so not really much cop on the road.

Didn’t like the timing chain to block clearance so removed the sprocket and masked everything and ground.


Looks better



Heads on temporarily to check for valve to piston clearance.


All good



Heads back on with gaskets



And check pushrod length, the current ones are too long so cut and shut one to get the required length to test and will order some in the week.


Oil pump on


But pick up won’t fit.

 

[Oneball]

New pushrods arrived so top end together, waiting for oil pick up now.

 

[Vettemike09]

This seems like an interesting set of magazine articles for Vette News. I am sure Mark Eaton would love to work with you on doing something for fellow club members

 

[Oneball]

Inlet on, rocker covers on. Fluffed putting two front oil seals into the timing cover, no idea why, never done that before. Another one ordered.

 

[Nick B]

Looking good, keep the updates coming.

 

[Oneball]

Rollcage coming along.

 

[Daytona Vette]

Me thinks it is going to be noisy in there, ah! but what a sound!

 

[Oneball]

Me thinks it is going to be noisy in there, ah! but what a sound!

With racecars it’s usually transmission noise but we’ll see. I’ve got an old but unused rally car intercom which I’m going to put in.

After making the mistake many years ago of putting stuff in the passenger seat area on the mini I’m fitting two seats from the off with this.

 

[Oneball]

Still waiting on oil pick up. But almost there.

 

[Oneball]

Rollcage and seat mountings in.

 

[johng]

Have you got the pedal box and brake booster in yet? If not, it looks like the roll cage will make an uncomfortable job even less comfortable! Seat mounts look nice and shiny

 

[Oneball]

Yep they’re all in. I’ve actually managed to get the booster and pedals out and back in again in about half an hour.

Shiny stuff will end up painted black I think.

 

[johng]

Yep they’re all in. I’ve actually managed to get the booster and pedals out and back in again in about half an hour.

Show off!

 

[Daytona Vette]

i AM LIKING THE PRETTY SOCKS ON THE PLUG LEADS - NOT SEEN IT BEFORE - GOOD IDEA

 

[Oneball]

i AM LIKING THE PRETTY SOCKS ON THE PLUG LEADS - NOT SEEN IT BEFORE - GOOD IDEA

They’re an insulating boot to protect them from the exhaust heat.