October 31, 2018 – Intake Plenum Cleaning & Engine Update

Continued cleaning and polishing the intake plenums today. They started out like this (this photo was taken when I was removing the drivetrain in 2017): With some de-greaser and lots of brushing/wiping, I got them looking better (the one on the left here has been cleaned, the one on the right is untouched): With some […]

October 26, 2018 – Engine & Steering Rack almost ready!!

David just sent me a photograph of the rebuilt cylinder heads (they have new stainless steel exhaust valves in them now). They are ready to be attached to the engine. He tells me he plans to bench test the engine in the next 2-3 working days!!!!! Here are some pictures of how the heads looked […]

October 18, 2018 – more engine rebuild progress!

David sent me some new photos of the engine being reassembled today! Here is the block with new cylinder liners bored: And here are the pistons with new rings which have been fitted to the bores already: Here is the crankshaft being test fitted in the bearing journals: Here is the crank being assembled with […]

October 17, 2018 – New Air Horns!

One of the original FIAMM air horn trumpets was missing when I got the SM. You can see how they looked in the picture below: I looked on line for a replacement trumpet and stumbled on a brand new pair of trumpets on ebay that were missing the compressor – my compressor is fine! They […]

Mid-October 2018 – Fuel Injection System Cleanup

David sent me some shots of the fuel injector rail and manifold as he was disassembling and cleaning it – the injectors are being upgraded by David. Here is how the manifold, fuel rail & injectors looked before cleaning (the injectors and fuel rail are sitting upside down on the manifold in this shot): And […]

Early October 2018 – Engine Rebuilding Starts & Re-installation of LHM Reservoir and Cooling Overflow Can

David has kicked into gear on the engine rebuild! He sent me the following shots of my engine block with new cylinders installed. The steel plates bolted across the cylinders are a factory tool called “compression plates”. They simulate the presence of the cylinder heads which, when torqued down, compress the cylinders. David tells me […]

Mid-September 2018 – Driver’s Side Wheel Well Area Cleaning

With the oil cooler area cleaned up, I moved on to the wheel well area on the driver’s side. First I finished refurbishing the fender/wheel well panels that have the rubber panels for the steering to go through. Here is the driver’s side panel with newly riveted rubber section (I did the same thing […]

August/September 2018 – Oil Cooler & Electrical Relay Area Cleanup

The SM project languished in July due to too many other obligations on my schedule. In August, I started back up with cleaning working my way to the driver’s side of the engine bay and then on to the driver’s side frame horn area. Here is how the driver’s side of the engine bay looked […]

June 2018 – More Engine Disassembly & Firewall Heat-Shield Cleanup

Got some photos from David Hume @ Excelsior Motors showing the engine block being readied to have the cylinders removed. You can see the pitting in the old cylinders – they are all being replaced with a brand new set of cylinders… I was also informed that the steering rack is rebuilt and ready […]