Thanks!
I've been gathering a few pars here and there, just to keep the car running.
My next plan is to replace the valve stem seals. I have already purchased the original tools for the job. The engine swap is postponed for now, I need to purchase some parts for the Primera also, so I can't simply afford it now.
[ Dodano: 2017-09-13, 18:49 ]
Well, the valve stem seals got replaced by new ones. The whole thing was quite simple, if you don't count the one crucial mistake that I made. I'll get to that later.
This is how it looks under the valve cover. Basicly this is as simple as it can get.
The camshaft is removed as an assembly. The rockers seemed to be in quite good condition, although I'm planning to replace the camshaft with a one from a Lada Niva. Supposed to bring some low- end torque.
The camshaft itself. Nothing to be concerned about. Things are looking quite clean when you consider the fact that this engine is almost 30- years old.
And finally the cause of my smoke cloud at cold start... They basicly crumbled white removing them.
Everything so far wen't smoothly, but then things took a turn to the worst...
I like to do things in privacy. The last thing that I wan't is some besserwisser giving me advices. This is exactly what happened next. I was just putting the cam sprocket back to the camshaft, when one of my dad's friends came to see what I was doing. He was constantly yapping nonsense and I lost my focus on what I was doing. This resulted in the timing chain skipping a tooth and the exhaust valve of cyl.3 hitting the piston... FUCK!! After I realized what had just happened, I told the guy that he can go and fuck himself. Haven't seen him ever since...
I swallowed my disappointment and pushed the car inside the garage. I searched the internet and found a set of new valves for only 70€. Not bad at all. They we're made by AMP (I think that you know the company). Good quality parts.
I waited until the next weekend for the valve replacement. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the actual procedure, because I don't like to mess my phone's screen. But basicly what I did was remove the cylinder head and all the valves and then lap the new valves with a grinding paste. Now, at this point people say that I should have taken the whole head to a machine shop and have the valve seats machined. If they are worn and burned, then maybe yes, but in this case there was no need for such thing. I managed to complete the task quite fast, it took me only 5 hours from start to finish. Give's you an idea of what it's like to work with a VAZ...
The bent valve.
New exhaust valves.
And intake valves.
Just out of curiosity, I purchased a set of all silicone valve stem seals.
So far I haven't noticed any smoke at startup. The new valves seat perfectly and the engine runs better than ever.
Now, next are some pictures of parts that I've replaced. Again, I don't have photos of the actual procedures, since my hands we're covered in oil, dirt and soviet grease all the time.
I replaced the upper and lower ball joints with ones made by TWR.
Wheel bearings were becoming noisy, so I replaced them also. A kit to one side cost 18,5€.
While I replaced the valves, I also replaced the thermostat. I wish it would be this simple in every car...
The exhaust system has seen better days, the front pipe was snapped. In came a new one made by Fenno-Steel
A new OEM intake pre-heater hose.
I have tried to tidy up a bit the engine bay. New radiator and oil filler caps, new vacuum hoses etc.
East meets west. Or should I say, east meets far- east.
At the moment I am waiting for my new rims to be sandblasted. Then I can have them powder coated at work.
[ Dodano: 2017-10-16, 16:03 ]
The summer went by and yesterday I ended the driving season for the Lada. A bit under 7kkm gathered up in the odometer during the 3,5 months that I drove it. Now I'm gathering up funds and interest to begint the bodywork. Here are a few pics with captions of what has happened since my last post.
The muffler had begun to show it's age, so I replaced it with a one made by Fenno-Steel. Fitment could have been a bit more precise, since I had to reposition the middle section in order to prevent the silencer from hitting the rear floor.
Now it has the world famous lada- tone.
The original motor mounts had pretty much perished. Nothing lasts forever, there lasted for only 29 years...
The propshaft support bearing started to make an awful growl, causing the whole car to vibrate like there's no tomorrow. I replaced the bearing and the universal joints.
The most usual problem with the Daaz-Ozon carburetor is a vacuum leak caused by a distorted base plate. This is caused by overtightening the fixing nuts. A old soviet trick is to use the profile washers of the valve cover under the carburetor nuts.
The valve cover is held by M6 studs.
So they need to be drilled in order to fit them to the intake studs.
The end result looks like it has been there since the beginning.
A new fuel pump was installed to get rid of the aftermarket one.
And the same thing was done with the ignition coil.
I mentioned earlier that I bought a new set of rims. They are of a VAZ-2105 and these were used also in the late 21013 models. They were sandblasted and powdercoated in RAL9016. I haven't installed them yet since I can't afford new tires at the moment...
I bought 3 "new" carburetors, since my old one was in quite bad shape. I restored all of them and installed on in my own car and sold one to a fellow colleaque.
An overhauled Daaz Ozon installed.
As you can see above, the secondary throttle plate is vacuum activated. I replaved the lever in order to make it manual. The engine responds better, but you have to be careful when going WOT, the engine might choke.
I also participated in two events. The first one was a meetup called "Tuning Sucks- Cruising". It's basicly intended for american cars only, but just to annoy all the idiots, I participated with my Lada.
The second event was last saturday, the first ever Lada meeting in my region. Arranged by me. There were 7 cars in total. More would have come, but people either forgot or were too shy.
This was a good point to end the season. This weekend I'll begin with disassembling the interior and planning what to do with the body.