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Front and engine of Ford Cortina Mk1 GT, photographed at Wheels Day, Aldershot, UK, April 2007. This one has a 2.1 OHC in it, with 94mm pistons, Burton BF63 crank, GP1 head, twin 48s, dry sump





Escort Mk1 Mexico photographed at Wheels Day, Aldershot, UK, April 2007





Official publicity schematic for engine assembly and front suspension for Fiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC





Engine bay and front suspension of 1967 Triumph Spitfire (Mk 3). This one is very original (same owner since new).





Engine in Ford Granada Ghia Mk 1, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Engine in Triumph TR8, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Rear of custom 1959 VW Beetle 1200 Deluxe, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007. Engine was built by John Maner Racing (90.5x78mm; 2007cc. Full-flow AS91 case with secondary mocal oil cooler. Engie 125 cam. Twin Webers. Compufire Ignition module. 153bhp @ 5300rpm). Gearbox...





Engine of custom 1959 VW Beetle 1200 Deluxe, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007. Engine was built by John Maner Racing (90.5x78mm; 2007cc. Full-flow AS91 case with secondary mocal oil cooler. Engie 125 cam. Twin Webers. Compufire Ignition module. 153bhp @ 5300rpm). Gearbox...





Engine in Opel GT, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Engine in 'DTV' Vauxhall Firenza, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Engine in 1973 Vanden Plas Princess 1300, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Front view of 1973 Vanden Plas Princess 1300, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Engine of BSA TB2/10, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007





Engine bay. One day I will paint to match!





Maserati engine in Citroen DSM27 cabriolet, photographed at Classic Cars night at the Ace Cafe, north London, July 2007





Detail of Maserati engine in Citroen DSM27 cabriolet, photographed at Classic Cars night at the Ace Cafe, north London, July 2007





Engine in Trident Clipper, photographed at the Uxbridge Auto Show, July 2007





170V Pre-war engine bay





OM636 Marinised diesel engine





M136 Petrol engine





Engine in 1931 Singer Junior 8hp, photographed at Classics on the Common, Harpenden, UK, July 2007





Engine in Auburn 851, photographed at Classics on the Green, Watford, UK, July 2007





Engine of Lamborghini Espada, photographed at Classics on the Green, Watford, UK, July 2007





Engine in 1966 Datsun 2000 Deluxe Six (P130_Cedric), photographed at Classics on the Green, Watford, UK, July 2007





Front view of 1966 Datsun 2000 Deluxe Six (P130_Cedric), photographed at Classics on the Green, Watford, UK, July 2007





Engine in 1946 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup truck, with 6-cylinder 95BHP engine (116" wheelbase), photographed at Classics on the Green, Watford, UK, July 2007





A pic of the Camaro's engine bay. Looking at this closely (god knows whe it was taken), I think it was taken before the Speedway 4-bolt 350 was put in, possibly when we were thinking of doing a race with the two-bolt just to get it running





Engine of 1951 Bentley Mark VI Six Bore Standard Steel Saloon (chassis nr B432NZ, 4557cc engine), photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007





Engine of Jensen 541R, photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007. This 541R is a multi award-winning car (including Louis Vuitton 2002), and has an Austin 4-litre engine with Moss gearbox with overdrive





Engine bay of Jensen 541R, photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007. This 541R is a multi award-winning car (including Louis Vuitton 2002), and has an Austin 4-litre engine with Moss gearbox with overdrive





Engine in 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo, photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007.





Front view of unrestored Morris Minor Series II pickup truck, photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007.





Engine bay of 1975 Citroen SM EFI (UK spec), photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007





Engine of 1975 Citroen SM EFI (UK spec), photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007





Engine of Morgan Sports three-wheeler, photographed at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Front view of Morgan Sports three-wheeler, photographed at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Engine of 1925 Bugatti Type 35 (owned by Duncan Pittaway), photographed in paddock at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Engine of 1930 Bugatti Type 50, photographed in paddock at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Front view of 1928 Morgan Super Aero (owned by Sue Darbyshire), photographed in paddock at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Front view of 1935 MG Q-Type (owned by Tom Dark), photographed in paddock at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Side/engine view of 24-litre Napier-Bentley (owned by Chris Williams), photographed in paddock at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007





Engine of 1911 Knox Type R (7166cc engine), entrant in 2007 Paris-Peking Motor Challenge, driven by Michel Laarman(NL)/Antonius Poelsma(NL). Photographed at Goodwood Revival, UK, September 2007.





Ad for Plymouth Fury engine. Appeared in Motor Life magazine,





Engine of 1933 Singer 14 Saloon, photographed at Annual Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park, UK, August 2007.





Volvo Amazon 'Ruddspeed' - Engine





Original Ruddspeed engine photo





346ci Flathead engine in 1948 Cadillac Series 61 Fastback (Club Coupe). Photographed at Barons Auction, Esher, UK, December 2007





346ci Flathead engine in 1948 Cadillac Series 61 Fastback (Club Coupe). Photographed at Barons Auction, Esher, UK, December 2007





748cc engine in 1959 Renault 4CV. Photographed at Barons Auction, Esher, UK, December 2007





Engine of 1947 Plymouth Convertible, photographed in Ealing, west London





Fenton aluminium head on engine of 1947 Plymouth Convertible, photographed in Ealing, west London





Edmunds carbs on engine of 1947 Plymouth Convertible, photographed in Ealing, west London





Engine in 1970 Triumph GT6 Competition Coupé, photographed at Bonhams auction at Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, March 2008. According to the catalogue, "This car combines a rolling chassis, purchased by the current owner in 1997, with a race-prepared engine and gearbox that he had been using in another GT6 racer....





Front view of 1970 Triumph GT6 Competition Coupé, photographed at Bonhams auction at Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, March 2008. According to the catalogue, "This car combines a rolling chassis, purchased by the current owner in 1997, with a race-prepared engine and gearbox that he had been using in another GT6...





Front view of 1970 Triumph GT6 Competition Coupé, photographed at Bonhams auction at Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, March 2008. According to the catalogue, "This car combines a rolling chassis, purchased by the current owner in 1997, with a race-prepared engine and gearbox that he had been using in another GT6...





Engine of 1938 Tatra T97, photographed at Classics on the Common, Harpenden, UK, July 2008

Running report entries

• Engine problems And it was all going so well(ish). First the good news. Quite a bit of progress in the past few days. After a final going over by Mark, the rear is all done, except for fitting the petrol tank and the clearancing. The lower of the two flutes on the...
• Shiny mechanical bits! I went on a 500 mile round trip earlier this week to pick up some new running gear. All of it was rebuilt possibly as long ago as '88 and has not been run since. The engine has a fairly high spec but I'll know for sure what it all...
• Engine rebuild: starting to plan Now the Amazon is well on the way, thought it was about time the Camaro got a little attention, so headed down to my lock-up garage to do an assessment of what needed to be done. My excuse is that I've been busy, I've been distracted, and the lock-ups 25...
• Balancing the Amazon's engine As part of Doing The Job Properly I'd decided that given we were going to have to rebuild the Amazon's engine (see here, we'd do it properly, which meant balancing the crank, flywheel, pistons etc. Inevitably it was not going to be that easy. First the flywheel bolts were not...
• Engine rebuild: first assessment Got the bulk of the block disassembled this afternoon -- removed the timing chain, sprockets, cam, oil pan and pump, and nearly all of the pistons (just had one left when I had to call it a day). Although it'll be difficult to say for sure until I finish the...
• Engine rebuild: Re-boring, old cranks and hot cams I finished off the disassembly of the 350 two-bolt on Friday, and took a bunch of measurements (rough ones, since it was only with a pair of callipers) to try and get a better idea of what I was dealing with. Over the weekend, I then had a look through...
• Engine rebuild: update This'll have to be a quick one. Picked up the re-bored block on Monday -- the shop had done a great job, even hot-tanked it (though I said I couldn't afford it, they did it anyway, gratis). It's now 0.060" oversize and looking so much better. Still some cleaning out...
• Bits and pieces It's been a long wait for the Amazon to come back from the shapers, where it's being prepared for painting, but it looks as if it will be back this week, and then there's probably about 3-4 weeks of painting. In the meantime, Lance and Mark at Romance of Rust...
• Engine rebuild: this valve will need replacing Just had time this evening to take out the last couple of valves of the 350's heads. I used an oversize G-cramp to push the one of the valves down, thus releasing the bit of broken piston that was stuck between it and the seat. The second valve was more...
• Engine rebuild: slow progress Spent a day on various car bits, including the engine (the first time I'd touched it for a month or more). Basically I'm waiting for the crankshaft/reciprocating assembly to be balanced, and it's still at the machine shop. I can't complain too much, because they're giving me a very good...
• Rebuild update: Firing up the engine After searching high and low for set of good rocker arms for the B18 in my Amazon (the existing ones had lost their hardened face), I finally found a set at ClassicVolvo.com, and at a very reasonable price too. Tht was all the engine was waiting for, so just over...
• More painted goodness When we fired up the engine after the rebuild (see previous post), the IPD rocker cover was unpainted and only held in place by my fingers. Well, now it's been painted and very nice it looks too. After looking at countless different options, I decided to go with the body...
• Engine rebuild: more (slow) progress It's been a while since I've posted on the rebuild of the 350 Chevy from the Camaro -- in part because progress has been pretty slow. I got the reciprocating assembly back from the machine shop eventually, but they'd done a pretty damn good job -- and had to work...
• First-time fun: fitting the cam bearings The past couple of trips down to Romance of Rust (where I'm rebuilding the Camaro's 350 in the corner while my Volvo Amazon is rebuilt) have been taken up with fitting new cam bearings.  For those who've never done this before -- and I hadn't -- it's a tricky, fiddly...
• Engine rebuild continues: crank in, pistons half done After the fun with the cam bearings, fitting the crank was relatively straightforward, though first I had to remove the flywheel and damper that had been put in place when it was all balanced. Still, the second time round that was a fair bit easier. Then it was just a...
• Spoke too soon: problem with a conrod Well, turned out things weren't going to be so easy after all. When it came to torquing up the conrods on the crank, the lovely smooth action I had disappeared, and things seized up so much, I just couldn't move it. Seems to be number three conrod, which from the...
• Back on track with the engine rebuild Quick update: Turned out there were two problems with the conrods: numbers 3 & 4 had each other's caps (that'd have to be my error -- no other explanation possible), and the big end bores were out of shape. In fact, the machine shop said it was a good job...
• Engine rebuild: Heads on Progress got delayed again. Both by life, and the need to get a new set of rocker arms. Turns out the old ones I had were not going to work, as they'd been separated from the hemispherical fulcrums on which they rock, and hence were no longer matched pairs. This...
• Engine rebuild update It's 2-months since my last post about the Camaro's engine, but there's a good reason for that. Or, rather, there's a reason. Try as I might, I just couldn't get the darned thing to start. After much struggling, a fair bit of head-scratching about what went where, draining the fuel...
• It starts! Quick post re the engine rebuild. Had to go down to the lockup today and yesterday for a few hours, so after fastening all the accessories, wiring up the dizzy/coil and filling the engine with coolant, I plucked up the courage to try to start the rebuilt engine. And you...