TAIPAN MK8 SERIES 65 2.5cc DIESEL

My good friend Callum Henderson sent us in another Taipan diesel looking for a new lease on life. Well our E.R. is a little bit swamped at moment mate but lets see what we can do.

Here's the engine as it arrived on our doorstep.

 

O.K, so lets dismantle him and see what needs to be done to bring him back to life.

Well, not toooo bad, case needs a bit of a tidy up and a new crank bush, the crankshaft itself is actually badly worn on both the main bearing and the big end journal so I think we will be making a new shaft. He also needs to have some compression added back into him and the rod is slightly worn out, N.V.A. and some cosmetic adjustments. So well not to much then, LOL.

Here we have the case all cleaned and refinished, main bearing has been resized to take the slightly larger new crankshaft. Back plate has also been given a new lease on life and the cylinder head as well.

Next up is to finish the new crankshaft and front end.