Next installment to keep the thread length shorter. The other relevant threads are: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14067 and viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14282 For painting: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14073
Decided to bite the bullet and have ordered the bolt(s) required to button up the engine cases. Until these arrive, hopefully before Xmas, I will put the case together, hand tighten the bolts - can get a bit of torque when doing this, and install some of the other parts pieces. Have read where heads have been installed and some have loosened then torqued head bolts again. With the number of bolts holding the engine case together, should be okay. Not too many bolt on parts/pieces go between the right/left cases.
Since the weather is getting colder, have started to use a small space heater in the garage. Warms up by mid afternoon to 14/15 degrees C. This is acceptable painting temperature, so will do mechanical in the morning then transition to painting later in the day - want the painting to be over. Only have one small heater, going to get a second.
Decided to bite the bullet and have ordered the bolt(s) required to button up the engine cases. Until these arrive, hopefully before Xmas, I will put the case together, hand tighten the bolts - can get a bit of torque when doing this, and install some of the other parts pieces. Have read where heads have been installed and some have loosened then torqued head bolts again. With the number of bolts holding the engine case together, should be okay. Not too many bolt on parts/pieces go between the right/left cases.
Since the weather is getting colder, have started to use a small space heater in the garage. Warms up by mid afternoon to 14/15 degrees C. This is acceptable painting temperature, so will do mechanical in the morning then transition to painting later in the day - want the painting to be over. Only have one small heater, going to get a second.