Engine disassembly

Well, we finally got the engine pulled apart. Due to the amount of oil caked up around the crankcase it made it difficult to find the last 3 bolts but we got there in the end.
Thankfully most of the internals are in good condition. The crank, conrods, pistons and cylinders are ok. There is some wear on the camshaft so I am not too sure if that can be machined or I will need a new one. All the bearings have some wear so those are going to be replaced, as well as the rings. The heads need some work so I will need to get new valve guides put in and new seats also. I might as well get as much done as possible while the engine is out then I won't have to worry about it for a while.

Engine before

We spent a good day just cleaning all the muck off the crankcase. I couldn't believe how stubborn oil could be. Shiny!

Rust

Have started doing some body prep work. There is quite a bit of surface rust on the vehicle. The roof was pretty bad. Luckily it had not eaten into the body work.

So after some "wax on, wax off" with some wet and dry sandpaper it was back to bare metal.

It was just a matter of doing one section at a time and sanding it back until smooth and all traces of rust removed.

Then I applied some rust proofing metal primer for protection and to prevent rust rearing its ugly head again.

Bel says, "It looks like a kid has gone crazy with lipstick"