Alex's 360 build thread

ALVO360 · 2018-03-01T00:23:50+00:00

This is where it all began. only 12 days ago on the 24/02/2018. Its had all oils changed, coolant flush leads, plugs, air filter, dizzy cap and rotor, thr...

Vee_Que

Yeah. It's not original. Bugger. Mid thrust motor too.

Slowbrick

Just throw the 531 onto a +91 turbo block and go go go.

ALVO360

Cleaned up the 360 Sump ready for painting:

ALVO360

I pulled the head and sump from the B230ET. Good news is I wont have to swap the intermediate shaft as it has the gear for the block mounted dizzy. Bad news...SLUDGE and SLUDGE and 9mm rods.

Vee_Que

All very odd. The pistons look like B230fb na pistons too. Not that they are weak.

Slowbrick

It will be fine. This is what my B23ET looked like when I first got it.

ALVO360

@slowbrick that is a little reassuring ?
I was hoping the bottom end wouldn't have so much sludge, so I might send this block off to be acid washed and may aswell do the cylinder head and other parts that I don't want to scrub down.
I decided to break from tradition and paint the block and sump blue:

I will keep the valve cover black and consider painting the VOLVO letters blue.

jamesinc

@ALVO360 once you have it all cleaned up, you can keep all that carbon build-up away by changing the oil more often. I do oil every multiple of 5000km and filter every multiple of 10000km and I've had engines that are still spotless inside after several years of use.

ALVO360

Cheers James. I will heed that advice for sure.

ALVO360

Slowbrick;c-137905 wroteJust throw the 531 onto a +91 turbo block and go go go.

do you know of any for sale?

ALVO360

Vee_Que;c-137894 wroteYeah. It's not original. Bugger. Mid thrust motor too.

Can you possibly shed some light on the mid thrust motor comment?

ALVO360

A bit of cleaning today. There's some pitting on the deck but nothing major. I will be preparing the block tomorrow for a respray. I have decided to just clean this motor and replace all gaskets and seals. Cylinders are pretty good. Still has cross-hatching showing and no damage, just normal wear. I will replace the valve stem seals and clean + lap valves + inspect for damage....
I just think it's risky running a freshly built engine before I iron out all the potential problems first.

egads (she/her)

Yup, get it all working with an engine with plenty of headroom for fuckups, good call

ALVO360

Cleaning = painful

ALVO360

Lots more cleaning today followed by some painting. Paint stripper is nasty stuff!
I have decided that while I'm here i will check the rod bearings, pistons and rings for wear.
And clean my garage...again.

ALVO360

It's hard to get a good photo of the true colour (it's a little darker than it looks) because of the fluorescent lights in my garage. But it's looks neat and im satisfied. New Welsh plugs on the horizon, too.

Slowbrick

Redblock Jesus is mad.

ALVO360

I am the Anti-Conformist --> Anti-Christ....dare to be different.

Look how shiny the intake manifold is!!!

ALVO360

Before and after

ALVO360

Does anyone know where to get a replacement oil trap, flame trap or PCV kit for my b230 engine? Are they all the same for the red block engines?

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