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Gordon's VE Regal 225ci Slant 6 Rebuild
After consuming close to 5 litres of oil to and from COTM last year, it was apparent that the VE's slant needed some attention. Raf pulled the head off for a look and revealed that it was one tired old slant in need of a rebuild. As the engine was coming out, the engine bay was tidied up with a focus on maintaining factory aesthetics.
This photo of the engine bay was taken on the 28th of August 2009…
August 2010 - Canton Beach 'Wake Run'. You can see a minor clean …
August 2010 - Canton Beach 'Wake Run'. While the slant idled smoo…
February 2011 - Just another 'pre-rebuild' engine bay shot. The w…
The slant's head is off & ready to be removed from the Valiant so…
What's a 'work in progress' without enlisting the help of friends…
The slant is out for the first time since 1967.
Ready for a blown 572ci Hemi... or maybe just a freshly rebuilt f…
A collection of parts to be cleaned up, painted or serviced.
These next few photos are for reference of the inlet manifold, ex…
A 'Before' shot of the inlet manifold.
An 'After' shot of the inlet manifold. This is the first coat of …
The POR 15 engine enamel is an amazing product that sets flat, el…
One coat is almost enough coverage.
This is after the second and final coat of POR 15 engine enamel. …
The inlet manifold is finished here.
The under side of the inlet manifold. It is now ready to be bolte…
Here is the exhaust manifold after being sandblasted the first ti…
As I was unable to find any facts on the heat tolerance of 'Penet…
The exhaust manifold was stripped of the 'Penetrol' and is ready …
If you look at the very first photo in this gallery, you can see …
This is the first coat of 'Factory Manifold Grey' POR 15 Heat Pai…
The heat paint almost makes the exhaust manifold look brand new. …
It's a very thin paint that really soaks into the surface of the …
This is after the second coat of heat paint. It is recommended th…
The original alternator was pulled apart for cleaning and repaint…
Here is the original 35 amp 'Email' alternator after I stripped t…
I was so disappointed with how the auto electrician painted the a…
I used satin black engine enamel for all the black parts and meti…
The original air-cleaner cover was in amazing shape with no dents…
Here is the base or bottom half of the air-cleaner cover in etch …
I had the radiator reconditioned and a brand new core fitted whic…
So far the biggest disappointment in the whole 'tidy up' process …
Alternator/ignition coil bracket, manifold 'D' washers and lower …
Lower slant 6 engine bracket after the first coat of engine ename…
The alternator & ignition coil bracket mount after the first coat…
The manifold 'D' washers after being coated with 2 layers of 'Fa…
A 'BEFORE' shot of the exhaust pipe which was treated with rust c…
An 'AFTER' with a coat of 'Factory Manifold Grey' POR 15 Heat Pai…
BEFORE
AFTER
Here is the slant back in Sydney from Gown-Hindhaugh Engines (Mel…
From all reports, as far as engine painting goes, this is as good…
The oil pipes were painted but I wanted then as per factory which…
I decided to polish the the oil pipes after I removed them from t…
I used an old photo of a slant taken in 1967 for promotional mate…
A 'BEFORE' photo with the oil pipes still coated in engine enamel…
An 'AFTER' photo where the paint was stripped off & the pipes han…
Here is the end of the oil pipe where it enters the oil filter br…
A collection of engine components finished in 2 Pack gloss black.
The fan has never looked better!
This bracket is attached to the inlet manifold and contains the c…
The fan pulley looking brand new.
The 1/2 inch heater hose brakets (bottom) & manual choke bracket …
I had these original windscreen washer nozzles, washer hose clips…
They came out like new after coming back from being zinc coated a…
The brake lines, transmission oil lines and gearbox kickdown were…
Everyone doing a rebuild loves it when new parts arrive! This col…
The original 2 BBL Carter carby after a total rebuild from 'Carbu…
The original manual choke unit (on left side of carby) was pretty…
Here is the radiator finally finished .Getting the radiator to lo…
One part of paint on the top hadn't fully cured & the masking tap…
Spraying a fresh coat of enamel onto an uncured coat results in t…
After discovering I needed to heat the enamel up to 100 degrees f…
Now cured, I sanded the paint wrinkles out with 850 grade 'Wet & …
It worked! The result was a super smooth finish. The radiator was…
Here are a few parts panted with 2 coats of POR 15 'Chrysler Turq…
This brand new slant 6 water pump came up perfectly with not runs…
The original Bosch distributor after being cleaned of grime and d…
Here is the distributor with the cap off showing the rotor and co…
The rotor is removed to show more of the internals. I decided tha…
A 'BEFORE' shot with the old contact points still in place.
An 'AFTER' shot with the new 'Pertronix Ignitor' electronic ignit…
Here is a selection of parts that just needed some polishing to m…
The oil sender and temperature sender were filthy and looked pret…
The OEM exhaust manifold coated in 2 layers of POR 15 Heat Paint.
The inlet manifold and exhaust manifold positioned together to se…
The Bosch distributor BEFORE.
The Bosch distributor AFTER.
BEFORE
BEFORE
AFTER - The original alternator after being rebuilt. I used VHT '…
AFTER
As a reference, I used this old photo of a slant taken in 1967 fo…
Here is the engine bay freshly painted in 2 pack 'Alpine White' ,…
Under the bonnet was also given the full treatment.
Mick sanded most of the engine compartment back to bare metal and…
After the sanding and removing any surface rust, Mick put down a …
Here are some round manifold washers. There should be three but t…
The firewall loom clips after some cleaning.
Here's the rocker cover after being sprayed with the POR 15 engin…
After the engine bay was painted, the VE was picked up from Mick …
With the K frame, steering box and steering gear utterly filthy f…
Here is a photo of the brake line junction with all the polished …
The steering box hit with a coat of gloss black.
After the engine bay was masked up, oven cleaner and degreaser wa…
Here is the Slant getting to the pointy end of it's preparation t…
Virtually all the accessories are now on the engine with the exce…
Unfortunately I didn't get time to remove the masking before the …
BEFORE
AFTER
Georges idea of how a VE should look.
This is the transmission inspection plate after being stripped of…
Here the transmission inspection plate has been hit with a few co…
This is after the transmission inspection plate has been cured in…
The air cleaner cover was painted with Mopar brand 'Argent Silver…
This is the bottom of the air cleaner cover, which like the top, …
This is the original master cylinder after being rebuilt down in …
While I wanted to zinc coat the lid and lid fastener, time has ru…
When attaching the inlet and exhaust manifolds to the block, it b…
While the new studs were the same length as the originals, the no…
In order to get the correct amount of thread to be able put the w…
To slow things down further,one of the D-washers was accidently d…
The New Zero
Brothers Mede pulling off the manifolds to replace the blown hotb…
With the new gaskets, a bit of gasket sealant and a bit of pushin…
Putting the air cleaner cover was my token effort.
This is the end result of 9 months of farting around which had th…
