This is what UA-cam is all about, love the old school engineering workshops, machine and bits lying everywhere. The wealth of knowledge in this one video is incredible.
Informative, professional and from someone who knows nothing about this i could watch more and more. Adam this is what UA-cam used to feel like to me, so please keep up your content mate. Its nice to feel part of something interesting
Nice old manual engineering ways and methods are the best, Gordon knows his stuff, not many people like that around these days, block is looking good now Adam
Gordon is the last of a dying breed...proper old school engine builder etc & with vast knowledge...always interesting & explains everything! Wondering why didn't use B E though
Another great video! I saw you out and about today in the 2 door down near the beach when I was driving my bus!! I got all excited! Shame the passengers weren’t interested😂
The words I would use are u mate the pistons to the block , loving this build , I started a 500bhp build on a 2.0 zetec turbo , to put in a Escort rs2000 4x4 , with a cossie body kit , I got a few stages on from this , and ended up selling the lot for pennies due to my 1st daughters birth , she’s 15 now , I did get to bring her home from the hospital in the car but sold it all shortly after , some local bloke who had a mondeo 4x4 acquired most of it , gr8 content
Cracking video Adam. The sad fact is though, people with the skills of Gordon are a dying breed, not many youngsters these days wanting to get their hands dirty. They all want to leave school and be professional footballers or managing directors. I work for a company that makes Manipulators for foundries "Impressive bits of kit" and we struggle to get Mechanical and Electrical fitters. Getting a decent apprentice is a bit of a struggle too.
Great video Adam. Gordon is a wealth of knowledge and experience. The way he explains the process makes the video more enjoyable,I think anyway. You're doing a great job.
Old school. Top bloke Gordon with his pearls of wisdom. Tremendous content and really interesting watch not unlike miss 1995 black bra that went missing near the end 👍
Curious what you would do if the previous rebore was bad and out of alignment with the crank - so offset slightly but perpendicular. Or if the block had been bored not perpendicular. The 2nd rebore could get back to perpendicular but it would be offset relying on the first rebore. Love the vids btw.
The bores will always be true and straight due to locating off the bottom face, the only thing that could be out is the spacing between the bores. But the spacing between the bores will be taken up by tolerance built into the rods and pistons I assume. It's a great question though and I’ll ask Gordon when I see him 👍🏼
@@Adam151082 totally agree. Spacing and alignment. If previously bored askew the rebore is picking up off the top of the bore. But will be now perpendicular.
Yes. Inflation running at double up plenty food items and hotel rooms abroad. Price gouging ontop inflation doubling and honest working metal worker business doesn’t even go up 10%. Sad state affairs. And much kudos to home grown normal businesses in the trade keeping things real
Great video Adam that engine will be sweet when finished, even tho You've got your Cossies be nice to have a nice MK2 escort and drop that engine in, especially instead of turboed have it running on 48 carbs would be nuts. 👍
good lad, the technical calendar is not blurred out this time the lads i used to use in the 80s were "thompsons" of sunderland,, one street away from the stadium of light, i had a fleet of pintos to look after, so i have done hundreds of those bottom end rebuilds, sadly they all retired a long time ago - can still smell that stinky cutting fluid aroma are you replacing the coreplugs
Converting metric to imperial its easier to use 25.4. (Metric size in mm ÷ 25.4)= imperial size. Multiply imperial size x 25.4 to get metric size. Just because its easier.
Adam you can’t want anyone with more experience than Gordon he has done all my engines for my rally cars and also my corsa sport I built my engine a year ago used running in oil and it’s sweet am still using running in oil after 1000 miles and driving sensible just take that guys every word and you will have a good engine that will last
The cutter is not perfectly concentric with the bore, it should be clocked in (DTI) concentrically & by z plane. The machine is still imperial lol it must be as old as me 😁😁😁 try 40 or 50 yrs old being a Italian machine, they were metric at this time , 0.01mm 4/10ths of a thousandth of a inch oversize is normal on cozzys
What cc is the engine after all this work ? Or can’t you say till you have finished the rebuild , size of head gasket etc ? Great video Adam I’m loving this engine rebuild 👌🏻
Huge Thanks to Gordon for allowing me to film him working.
You can see my first video with Gordon here
ua-cam.com/video/31NXf2uIMpo/v-deo.html
😊gordon is a genius. You dont find professionals like him anymore
how much did the engine cost 😂
👍
@@SNAFU.. and buy some newer gear.
41 years experience, what a legend Gordon is
It's refreshing to see somebody explaining stuff In such detail without saying "basically " every other sentence.
Loving the 28 year old calendars on the wall 😂 reminds me of my grandads haulage firm when I was a kid
This is what UA-cam is all about, love the old school engineering workshops, machine and bits lying everywhere. The wealth of knowledge in this one video is incredible.
A pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
Great to hear him so happy to have his brains picked as a primary historical source.
Exciting upgrade! Watching your COSWORTH ENGINE evolve with bigger pistons is a true automotive enthusiast's delight. 🔧🚗💥
Informative, professional and from someone who knows nothing about this i could watch more and more. Adam this is what UA-cam used to feel like to me, so please keep up your content mate. Its nice to feel part of something interesting
That floating bikini on Miss 1995 tho!
😂
I can almost smell that machine shop, fantastic stuff! Very interesting project. Keep it up!
Nice old manual engineering ways and methods are the best, Gordon knows his stuff, not many people like that around these days, block is looking good now Adam
Gordon is the last of a dying breed...proper old school engine builder etc & with vast knowledge...always interesting & explains everything!
Wondering why didn't use B E though
Another great video! I saw you out and about today in the 2 door down near the beach when I was driving my bus!! I got all excited! Shame the passengers weren’t interested😂
Being a cnc Miller, love watching this stuff. Always wondered if you clocked the bores up to take them out, didn't know it was done like that.
The words I would use are u mate the pistons to the block , loving this build , I started a 500bhp build on a 2.0 zetec turbo , to put in a Escort rs2000 4x4 , with a cossie body kit , I got a few stages on from this , and ended up selling the lot for pennies due to my 1st daughters birth , she’s 15 now , I did get to bring her home from the hospital in the car but sold it all shortly after , some local bloke who had a mondeo 4x4 acquired most of it , gr8 content
Old guys with old machines with loads of knowledge can’t beat it
What a job Gordon does 👌
Another great video and had me in stitches at the floating bikini you added on the 1995 calendar! Vintage! 😂
The world needs more Gordons. Excellent video. I'm interested in what's in the 'fwd' crates 🤔
Cracking video Adam. The sad fact is though, people with the skills of Gordon are a dying breed, not many youngsters these days wanting to get their hands dirty. They all want to leave school and be professional footballers or managing directors. I work for a company that makes Manipulators for foundries "Impressive bits of kit" and we struggle to get Mechanical and Electrical fitters. Getting a decent apprentice is a bit of a struggle too.
Great video Adam. Gordon is a wealth of knowledge and experience. The way he explains the process makes the video more enjoyable,I think anyway. You're doing a great job.
Thank you Adam for bringing us along big Gordon is a old school master.
Britain used to have many a Gordon grafting away in a shed, sadly loosing valuable people like him. Cracking video Adam.
Just a tip to help from surface rust get hold of some acf 50 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
‘3 point 6 13 half …’ This is engineering maths by witchcraft 😂 Awesome … on an Eyetalian boring bar … awesome video lads 👍👍
Absolutely fantastic as per usual Adam. You should be proud that you’re possibly encouraging younger viewers to get into a good trade . Brilliant
Real interesting content to see stuff being explained and then the machine work being done 👍🏻
The editing on that 95 model poster was pure class. 😅
Miss 1995 may not be so perky in 2023.... 😮
@@stuartbarber7784 surgery and fillers! 😂
This is the art of cars and all out old school engineering absolutely brilliant video and he certainly knows his craft hats off
Could listen to Gordon chat all day. Love this kinda content. Cheers adam.
Cool to see a master at work,abit of old skool 👍🏻
Gordon is a legend and a wealth of knowledge, he should have his own show, would learn so much
Fantastic jobs and thank you for showing these skills. Skills like this are dying out. Worth the money when building engines.
Exciting upgrade! Can't wait to see the power gains and performance with those bigger pistons. 🔥🚗 #COSWORTH
Adam,I lived near Gordon years ago,he’s a engine genius.Ask him about the cars he’s built over the years .great video 👍
Great video Adam. I'm glued to all of these videos.
Glad you like them Frank 👍🏼
Old school. Top bloke Gordon with his pearls of wisdom. Tremendous content and really interesting watch not unlike miss 1995 black bra that went missing near the end 👍
What a gent Gordon is for giving his time up.
Gordon is a absolute master, shame you covered the topless picture in the background 😂
I love watching engineering videos, these guys have so much experience
Don't forget to change all the water and oil core plugs
Its a must to knock out the oil gallery ball plug and bottle brush out the oil gallery
Nice 1 Adam always good 2 see a man with his machines doing what only he can do top man
👍🏼 can’t put a price on experience, love the visits to see Gordon.
Curious what you would do if the previous rebore was bad and out of alignment with the crank - so offset slightly but perpendicular.
Or if the block had been bored not perpendicular. The 2nd rebore could get back to perpendicular but it would be offset relying on the first rebore.
Love the vids btw.
The bores will always be true and straight due to locating off the bottom face, the only thing that could be out is the spacing between the bores.
But the spacing between the bores will be taken up by tolerance built into the rods and pistons I assume.
It's a great question though and I’ll ask Gordon when I see him 👍🏼
@@Adam151082 totally agree.
Spacing and alignment. If previously bored askew the rebore is picking up off the top of the bore. But will be now perpendicular.
Exciting upgrade! Can't wait to see the power gains with those bigger pistons. Keep the updates coming!
Pretty much zero.
Wish there was smell option, bet that workshop smells fantastic!
It does Rab 👍🏼
Nice work gordon 👍 doing a proper job on this ad keep it up
Thanks 👍
Loved this vid Adam thanks ! Not many magicians left around with the tricks Gordon has !! 👌
I said after the 1st video with Gordon,I could watch video's of him working all day long!!
Really interesting stuff bud love the old machines. Great work on the bikini top on the poster lol.😂
£120 + vat, Jesus that's cheap.
Yes. Inflation running at double up plenty food items and hotel rooms abroad. Price gouging ontop inflation doubling and honest working metal worker business doesn’t even go up 10%. Sad state affairs. And much kudos to home grown normal businesses in the trade keeping things real
He is doing it for nothing that's Crazy imagine his power bill. Legend.
Nice price Barum engines would charge about £400 for that
@@tommydee5344 that would totally make sense
120+ vat very good 👍
Definitely done the right thing having the long stud conversion the Engine is coming along nicely well documented Adam 👍
Cheers Pete
Great video Adam that engine will be sweet when finished, even tho You've got your Cossies be nice to have a nice MK2 escort and drop that engine in, especially instead of turboed have it running on 48 carbs would be nuts. 👍
good lad, the technical calendar is not blurred out this time
the lads i used to use in the 80s were "thompsons" of sunderland,, one street away from the stadium of light, i had a fleet of pintos to look after, so i have done hundreds of those bottom end rebuilds, sadly they all retired a long time ago - can still smell that stinky cutting fluid aroma
are you replacing the coreplugs
Converting metric to imperial its easier to use 25.4. (Metric size in mm ÷ 25.4)= imperial size. Multiply imperial size x 25.4 to get metric size. Just because its easier.
I enjoy your content and Gordon is a star. You should have warmed the block after you washed it and before you oiled it to totally remove all water.
Backbone of what great British engineering used to be 😊
Adam great video as always , But l thought you said you already had the block bored and decked down south mate ?
Great insight, however, think you need to get Gordan a new Page 3 calendar, its almost 30 years out of date lol
Adam you can’t want anyone with more experience than Gordon he has done all my engines for my rally cars and also my corsa sport I built my engine a year ago used running in oil and it’s sweet am still using running in oil after 1000 miles and driving sensible just take that guys every word and you will have a good engine that will last
Yes it costs £120 + vat but your also buying 41 years of experience.
Yep, no lube when machining cast iron. Spheroidal graphite is the reason.
Gordon your awesome to watch and easy to understand when your talking
Love the process thank you for taking us on this journey
Thanks for watching David 👍🏼
Get in lad its getting there slowly. Could have left the poster uncovered lol
See you finally have got a ramp Adam 👌🏻
Well Kinda. It doesn't work yet 🙈
You’ll get there. Will make a huge difference from rolling about on the floor. Space for another car in the garage aswell 😎
The cutter is not perfectly concentric with the bore, it should be clocked in (DTI) concentrically & by z plane. The machine is still imperial lol it must be as old as me 😁😁😁 try 40 or 50 yrs old being a Italian machine, they were metric at this time , 0.01mm 4/10ths of a thousandth of a inch oversize is normal on cozzys
What CC does the engine have with these 1mm bigger pistons?
Really enjoyed this one with Gordon, nice one Adam
Glad you enjoyed it Andy
Never fail to put a great video out Ad, I can not wait to see the car that’s gonna go in tho.👌🏻
What cc is the engine after all this work ? Or can’t you say till you have finished the rebuild , size of head gasket etc ? Great video Adam I’m loving this engine rebuild 👌🏻
Good question James. I'm not sure what it would be exactly, I don't think it would change much
@@Adam151082 you changing the bottom end at all ? Or just cleaning it up etc ? New bearings ?
Is john still at engine services ?
Fantastic watch mate, cant wait for the next installment with gordon 👍
Thanks Adam,absolutely fascinating.
Gordon's calendar only 28 out of date. Love these vids with him
Back in the 90's black amd white bikinis were all the rage😂
The editing on the Calendar behind the honing machine😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Seen you at the car barn beamish on Thursday
Really enjoyed watching that. 🙂👍
Great upload Adam👍🏴
6:57 there’s not a man been born yet that’s never made a mistake
Oh! and my Mrs thinks I'm a sad sack watching stuff like this 🤣 I could watch hours of it.
Excellent stuff pal love it 😊
Proper craftsmanship interesting watch nice guy into the bargain
No way "Barum engine's" do that for £120, surprised didn't get the "deck" a light skim for future protection.
The bra blanking the calendar made me laugh 😂 engine looks sweet too 😎
The cover up of the naked lady calendar 😂😂
Awsome vid and what än amazing tallented man Gordon is.!! Hahaha love the bikini top done on miss 1995 calender girl🤣
Smooth censoring around 23:00 😂
This fella has some experience adam, that topless calendar is the same age as me 😅
You gonna give the block and head same colour as original or something else ?
Probably same as original fella 👍🏼
I hope Gordon has a couple of apprentices 👍🏼 these skills need to be passed on & on 👀
Makes me want to rebuild my cosworth :-)
1995 was a good year!
Definitely 😂
Interesting video, thats a good price 👍🏻👍🏻
Amazing old fashioned engineering
Love The Job 👍👍👍👍
Hey I'd be interested in the average mpg of both of your sierra cosworths.
Another really interesting video - thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Stu 👍🏼
Masterclass of Mechanical engineering.
Hats off to your editing team again ha ha