Interesting discoveries

I decided to strip down the engine while I had a quiet few days (I ran out of paintstripper and money!) The enigne is now in pieces, all oiled and bagged up. I diddn't want condensation building up in the cylinders, or any other problems relating to storing an engine out of use.

The sunroof frame, which will be re-used (with wider and longer screws to replace the rusted ones)

The front crossmember was taken off for a few days so I could attact the inner wheelarches

The cylinder head, the valves and rocker assembly were all in perfect condition

The studs coming out... finally I no longer regret spending money on that pipe wrench!

Hello Vicar! a Duplex conversion! Oooh!

and a +.060 overbore. I am beginning to suspect that this is the engine from whenever the car was a hillclimber. The head is a standard later job I think.

The last traces of paint are about to disappear from the top... It's nearly there!