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  1. Oil Pan 04

    by , 20-02-2012 at 10:32 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    As some of the parts arrived today,
    decided to finish off the Eng/Transmission mount area
    ahead of the drive shaft overhaul.



    Heat shield for front header installed with new bolts.
    Although it’s been treated, it will corrode again within a short period.



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    Engine/Tyre
  2. Drive Shaft 01

    by , 18-02-2012 at 10:30 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Drained the MTF. As always, any trans fluid smells bad.....





    Finally, the MTF strainer cover came off.
    It was heavily corroded and didn’t want to come off.
    There were tiny particles and metal
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    Driveshaft
  3. Eng Fire Up

    by , 18-02-2012 at 10:29 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    After spending some time on how to fire up the engine under current condition,
    re-connected the O2 sensor and started the preparation for the fire up.




    While trying to re-install the battery, found lots of packing foam under it.
    This is the cat sand like material covering the entire battery when you buy
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  4. Cooling Sys 03

    by , 17-02-2012 at 10:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


    Was having problem accessing my web album but seemed to be improved so hope it will stay like this….



    Time to replace coolant hoses, header tank, tank cap, thermostat, etc at the engine bay.




    Found that one of the fixing bolts for the header tank was cross-threaded so had to repair it.
    Nothing new to
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    Categories
    Cooling
  5. Cooling Sys 02

    by , 15-02-2012 at 10:51 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    While servicing the cooling system, there is not much to report.
    Just keep removing the old parts and replace them with the new ones.

    It’s a very time consuming task. For me, I normally require 8Hrs to complete it.




    Addition to the most time consuming two hoses at the Eng Oil cooler,
    these are the remaining
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