For all us that turn a wrench. If it were only that quick

[ORCoaster]

A friend of mine that thinks I spend too much time rebuilding things mechanical.  He says this clip makes it look super easy. 

Might be a guide for some that haven't been there before and would like to see what it might take to take it apart.

And to think I used to own a Triumph at one time.

Enjoy,

http://www.tvkim.com/watch/2121/kims-picks-engine-rebuilds-itself?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=dotd&utm_content=2012-07-10-fifl&utm_campaign=r

[745 turbogreasel]

That thing has more flywheel than my Chevy

[R.O.R-2.0]

5x the flywheel, for a 5" clutch...

anyone know what that old pile of iron is?

[745 turbogreasel]

A go-cart/tractor half breed disguised as a car, AKA Triumph Spitfire.    My brother DDs one with a Nissan dual cam 1.6, and its been a really solid car.

[R.O.R-2.0]

A go-cart/tractor half breed disguised as a car, AKA Triumph Spitfire.    My brother DDs one with a Nissan dual cam 1.6, and its been a really solid car.

looked like a tractor engine..

[8v-of-fury]

Looks like they did it in one full day, sun up to sun down. I mean if you had all the proper tools and the know-how of that particular engine... One day full rebuild? no problem.

[ORCoaster]

Triumph was not all that bad of a car,  Just that it is English and requires a different kind of automotive care.  And I am not talking about doing everything from the rightside either.  To the English it is part of owning a car to add 2 oz of oil here or lubricate this every weekend.  Not the American way.

I actually had the GT6+ Spitfire.  My girl at the time hated it because where can you go in those bucket seats?

 

[shwak23]

It says it was done over eleven months.

Sent from my DROID X2

[8v-of-fury]

OH WOW.. 11 months?! MAybe the editing was done over 11 months??

[Syncroincity]

Don't forget the Whitworth hardware. I was trying to work on an MG back in the '80s, none of my metric or standard sockets would fit some of the bolts... WTF, over?  

Tractor engines is a pretty apt description, these cars are begging for swaps.
Have you guys seen the Honda V-Tec powered classic Minis?
www.superfastminis.com

That is on my short list for future projects.  

Great video, thanks for posting it!!

[745 turbogreasel]

screw Vtec.
I got to wad this up a few times, but I surprised a lot of street bikes

[rs899]

That Spitfire is a UK version, looks to be a MkII from around 1966 or so, yet the engine has an alternator (rather than a generator).  I have a MKIII hanging up on my lift  that I need to get down and use.  I rebuilt the engine and OD gearbox on it years ago (20 now!) and only put 3 K miles on it since.  Fun car , but really frightening to drive now with SUVs running amuk.

If you want to see a tractor engine, that would be the TR3/TR4 ( got one of those , too.  They actually used it in the Ferguson tractor of the period.  Wet sleeve block that can be rebuilt in the field.

[theman53]

Shaguar

[R.O.R-2.0]

screw Vtec.
I got to wad this up a few times, but I surprised a lot of street bikes

DAMN!!!

[billybobf]

all machine aspects of rebuilding a motor can be done in a day no problem, if you had all your cleaning components, and new parts ready to go, you could easily disassemble, clean, machine and reassemble in 16hr day.  including new kline valve guides, or if it already has press in valve guides just replacing them, surfacing block and head, grinding valves, boring, honing, align honing, rod prep, crank grind and cam grind if desired/needed and assembly. shoot I honestly think anything over 16hrs worth of labor into a rebuild is kinda LAME, but since most of us dont get to use our time that wisely, it seems like it takes so much longer!