Hopefully it comes up ok...looks good on paper but the proof will be in the pudding[:p]

Teflon coated??

Made a bit more progress today, front crank seal carrier and aux shaft seal carrier fitted, oil gallery plugs installed, cleaned up some parts for zinc plating, fitted one rod and piston temporarily , fitted up std pulleys ready to fit timing belt for deck height checks and piston to valve clearance checks. Fitted internal block breather shield. Modified waterpump to clear long studs.

Looking great Phil, good to see some more progress. Just one thing you might want to check with your rods, when my engine builder checked one of my argo rods for my zetec, it had a slight twist big end to little end. Argo were very good about it and replaced it, but it is worth checking.

Its almost done[:p]

The bottom end is now just waiting on the rods to be surface ground to create a little more side clearance...then just to install the pistons and rods and close it up. The piston to valve clearances are also checked and all ok, the new inlet cams have close to 50% more lift than stock cams which created some concerns about whether the new 37mm inlet valves would clear the pistons and if the lobes would clear the head. If all goes well, should be done by the end of next week, then just to paint the block and get it in the car

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Originally posted by Mark

Fit the engine and drive? What other things need to be done?

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The head still needs to be built...custom guides, porting, larger valve seats, some welding in the chambers etc, otherwise just the seat retrim to be finished

Then its on to this little beauty[%]

Rust free and straight...will be restored original with GT options

The bottom end is finished Well the assembly is at least[:p] Next is to deoxidine the outside and get it painted up...will be interesting to see how a 200 block looks in 'Nitro'

Alright!