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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:21 pm

After loving Geoff's engine build thread I was pondering what else I could do to my new engine while it's sitting around waiting to be installed.

Rather than painting my water pump pulley I decided i'd try polishing it.

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Perhaps I might drill a dozen holes carefully and evenly around to lighten it a bit. The difference wouldn't be worth the effort but I might do it for some practice.
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Postby Boags » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:30 pm

You're just as bad as Uncle Arthur... Actually, maybe not, he tried to polish the oil return fitting from the turbo... :shock: :lol:

Looks schmick though! :mrgreen:

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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:35 pm

Yeah it's getting quiet bad :oops:

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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:37 pm

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Postby pixola » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:15 pm

Hey Dave,

Does that polishing technique work on non-car bits ?
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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:23 pm

I dunno mate, your on your own there :P
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Postby broady » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:24 pm

I'm not sure if you want that answer on the public forum or not :lol:
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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:34 pm

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Postby Boags » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:41 pm

HAHA! I was just about to ask why you hadn't blinged those! :lol:

Chrome paint or polished?
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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:47 pm

Polish
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Postby CT » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:55 pm

Okibi wrote:Polish


Waaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands!!!! Impressive effort though I'm glad I'm not trying to keep it looking that way once it's actually a running engine :shock: 8)
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Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:02 pm

I'd much rather be driving it.
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Postby bruce » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:54 pm

Bring it up to Cairns with the high humidity and the sea-air and watch it oxidise overnight !
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Postby Fatty » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:46 pm

um, where is the water pump pully on the engine?

on the front of my car there are two belts. one goes left and drives the alternator. one goes right and drives the aircon. where is the water pump, and it's belt ?
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Postby Okibi » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:52 pm

Above the crank pulley / harmonic balancer.
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