I went to the workshop for an update on the engine. Alan had been working on it while I was away. And this is how it looks:

Remember the old?



This was this morning:







I'm sure that you can see the difference. And this made me really happy!

Menno

Edit: on the last pic, at the bottom, there's clearly a set of 'lines or ribs' casted in the tin, like a WiFi logo on its side. What's the function of these lines?

Wowza!!! Looks great!

Looking GOOD !!!!!

I think you are referring to the coil mount area on the fan housing. Much better location as it will not crack the tin as will happen when the coil is on the top tin. Requires reshaping of the end of the coil bracket

Great work.

I would be extremely happy to walk in and see that ready for the car.

Like this: a better location for the coil, a bit more out of the way

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Holy transformation, batman!! awesome!! that is some 914 engine p*rn!
my complements to the builder for sure!

Ditto on the coil mount. Not sure what the wifi logo is for.

What ARE those semi circular castings? Always wondered.

Looking good!

Those semi circles help radiate negative ions away from the coil where they are sucked up in the fan and dispersed over the cooling fins and cylinder heads. This allows for better cooling as the negative ions attract cooler air...

Sharp!

Why didn't I think of that myself! Thanks!

Menno

The disadvantage of locating the coil on the fan housing is that its a bummer to remove when the engine is in the car. The engine looks great!

genius man, its also a wave guide to aide in the flow of the expanding and collapsing magnetic field of the coil. like a phase amplifier

not really.

Eye candy Menno
From your Topic Headline...I was worried that there would be a small animal DOA in the fan housing !
Take your engine builder out for
Marty

When working on the engine, I became aware of something I would never have found with the engine 'in situ'"

The squar-ish thing in the middle where the 4 air intake tubes connect, had a little hole the size of a match head on the underside! So... that will draw in extra air, making the mixture lean!

I didn't notice it before I sent it off to the powder coater. it was so dirty that the hole was invisible. After blasting, the coater called and told me. He welded the hole for me and did a good job with the black powder coating.

Menno

Wow. That's what an engine should look like. Take lots of photos from every angles and create a thread we could use when asking about a part.

Congrats! Leave the engine lid off for awhile!

New engine looks great, but where's the old? All I saw was a photo of a pile of dirt then a few photos a nice engine...

Sweet!

Did you powder coat the fan housing? If so, you're likely to have charging system problems. The alternator's ground path is through the fan housing. Be sure you have good metal-to-metal contact at all points from the alternator housing to the engine case. Scrape off the powder coating where necessary.