THE BRE BAJA Z - RACING ENGINE
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As Of: 23 Sept. 2006
As Of: 22 April 2008
By: Carl Beck, IZCC #260


Pictured Above: My friend Randy both picked the engine up and took it to Sunbelt in Atlanta, then returned it when it was done. He also stopped by there and took pictures of the work in progress. This was a HUGE help to me! What would we do without helpful friends?


Lift the engine out of Randy's TRUCK.. good thing it had a drop bed... I'm not sure my engine hoist would have reached high enough! Yes, if you were looking closely you caught the fact that on the last page the house was light gray when we sent the engine away last year.. it is now very Orange! (my three month Summer Project).


Pictured Above: Out of Randy's TRUCK {huge truck} and safely in the garage. Just wanted to picture Randy's new 28' AlumiaLite Trailer... aah the things dreams are made of...


Pictured Above: Uncrate the engine... is like opening a Christmas Present when I was 10.


Pictured Above: Sunday morning my son Carl (center) and his wife Christine (Left) stop by. So while they were here visiting with my daughter Mary Alice (right).... it seemed like the ideal time to install the engine. (what good are kids if you can't use them?).


Pictured Above: Mary Alice (age 12) was pretty proud of the fact that she could lift that engine! Of course Carl jr. at 33 is an old hand at installing engines in 240-Z's.


Pictured Above: Of course Mary Alice wanted her Mother (Vicki far Right) to see the first Z engine Mary Alice installed. Mary Alice also rebuilt the front ball joints, polished all the chrome and stainless and next weekend she will help Dad do the brakes. (got to train them while they are young!).


Pictured Above: Well it looks a lot better now than when we started! Still a long way to go... but this is the really FUN part of the project. Note the notch in the aluminum valve cover.


Pictured Above: Here we can see why the valve cover is notched! BRE installed a "spreader bar" between the strut towers, to strenghten the front suspension. Today "strut tower braces" are common practice. Quick-release pins are used so that access to the valve train can be maintained, for needed valve adjustments.

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