F40 LM Restoration

Frame it and stick it on the wall. Stunning

 

Stop being a tease!

 

Will I need more Vaseline?

 

Fabulous project Traveller, and thanks from me for sharing and taking us along on your adventure. I can say with certainty that we all are as impatient as you to see her fire up for the first time again! So please in the spirit of how far you've taken us, make sure you film the first firing up, and put it here, so we can all congratulate you (and by proxy ourselves!) on the re birth! ;-)

A question re the cam belts:
How do they get the timing right when they put the belts on? Is there a set position in a service guide or a manual that says the cams have to be at x position and the crank at y position, before they get "locked" and synced together by the belt being put on??

 

See that inner circle of holes in the gears?

They adjust to the cams based upon TDC, by moving that index pin around.

There are "rough" timing marks, but final timing is much closer than those...

 

This is F40 porn !!!!

Excellent thread !!

Can you elaborate how you get the exact timing ?

I'm curious about the overlap between intake and exhaust valves...

 

Well, the actual cam specs on lift and overlap between this F40LM and my 308GTB vary widely , but the pins and degrees of the cam sprockets work in a similar way.

The point is the target is a very narrow margin, IIRC .5 degree of timing, when you are done.

 

WOW!!! I just read all 78 pages in the last 2 days and I've never learned more about so many aspects of high end exotic restoration in such a short time.

Huge credit to you Tim, for having the stomach for such a detailed build. It would have been very easy to short cut a step or two. Realistically, I don't think anyone would have blamed you if you had.

You have a beautiful car there and I'm sure you feel closer to it than you would had you bought a pristine example. She laid there bare and exposed trusting that you would treat her right and you have.

If it were mine, every time I put petrol in those tanks that started this whole escapade and slotted it into that one off reverse gear I would have to shake my head and chuckle a bit.

Enjoy her and thank you for the journey to this point. I look forward to the completion.

 

I wasnt sure if you had a influx of pictures and were just releasing them at a pre-determined rate ( I know I was ordered to do that by my boss) or if you were taking pictures as progress was made.

regardless, still the first forum I check when I log on to the internet! As always, thanks for the updates, and many thanks for reviving the old girl.

 

3 steps forward, 2 back ... Why are the cam covers off, again?
Pete

 

GREAT pictures and progress!

Thanks for the upkeep of this thread.

 

Well that is a very good reason. Of course via the photos everything looks perfect but you are there and know for real and obviously have high standards .
Pete

 

Progress is progress!

 

Amazing! The car already looks great! It has been a great pleasure looking these pictures and to see the car come “back to life” ;-) Can´t wait to see it ready…

 

Delicious

 

Also necessary for the accurate timing of the cams. Micrometers need to be set up in such a way that they measure what the cam / lifters / buckets are doing at specific angles of rotation via-a-vis the position of the crank.

Loving the updates Tim. You've the patience of Job and the wallet of ........... I dunno'

 

Stunning! That's all that I can say. I think I've said it do many times but it's never enough for this build.