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No I don’t. That’s what I’m trying to source through a previous owner. Will keep you posted.

I’ll keep that in mind, cheers Julian

Rego was in NT and QLD I think??
1969 model, have vin and engine numbers.

I have a feeling this may be the hardest chapter of my haf restoration!! Making it legal for me to drive the haf on roads!! Firstly does anyone know any corrupt car licensing businesses that I could bribe??? I know my haf has been registered before and have been told if I can find any proof of this ...

Thought I would let you all know that engine is back together, refitted into the haf and purring like a kitten!!! Have re torqued head bolts after first getting engine to temp, will then redo after around 100 kms. No sign of any oil leaks as yet, so pretty exciting!!!! Now to try get it registerered...

Ok, very sorry, the head I got was a 70mm head from dale, not 90mm!! Now you can understand me jumping dynastart wrong way round! Obviously then had to be machined out to 80.5mm, and just skimming push rod tube. The gasket being a suggestion or recommendation to try and preserve the head from any we...

I got a replacement head from dale that was 90mm I think so had to be machined to fit the 80.5mm piston liner or barrel or whatever you call it???
All of this a bit over my head unfortunately!!
I just want to put engine back in and go driving!!
Boo hoo hoo!

Hopefully you can see the machining has just broken through to the push rod tubes! And there is no step in that head for the barrel. Is this a concern do you think??

Thanks for all the input. I will relay this all back to machinist and try get a clear reason for him suggesting the gasket. Thanks again. I think his concern was his machining got so close to pushrod tubes he maybe couldn’t get the facing he wanted?? I will try take a photo of the heads for you! Spe...

Valve guides have all been replaced and reamed, heads look great. I think because he didn’t want to machine any further due to possibly putting hole in pushrod tube?
I think the idea was a malleable gasket that could mould a tiny bit over small lip?
Jeweller cousin has been able to make gasket.

I’m back!!!! My engine is back from machinist! New 80.5mm pistons, one new head from dale that was for 90mm pistons machined back to 80.5mm. New valves, new rocker shafts, near new everything. When machining heads just skimmed valve guides, suggested to put a copper head gasket in as a almost consum...

So there we have it!!! I was making it drive backwards by continually powering up dynastart, and let’s just say that’s what stuffed the motor!! Sorry if I confused everyone and thanks for everyone’s help.

Crankcase was disassembled and all broken parts found! Once I find some pistons I can afford will put it all back together!!!!

Motor did run for maybe 20 seconds and seemed to be under petrol power, I was stupidly trying to keep running by manually throttling at carby!

Thanks for replies, I am fairly sure I have bearings right way round, flywheel end bearing is the only one I could potentially have got wrong but Dale seemed to think the locating pin was offset so could only go in one way?? He was going to check or if anyone knows would be great to find out!! If be...

After reassembling bottom end on my haf I have about 1mm end float. I can hear a small knock as I take it up from one end to the other. Manual says .2mm is perfect, Dale seemed to think extra play isn’t too much to worry about but as heads are still off it is quite easy to strip back down and possib...

TDC sorry, not tech!!

I’ve been waiting for this moment where I might actually be able to help someone out!! Pulley has a key way to align mark with tech. But is a standard thread, normally super tight. I had to use heat with a heavy rattle gun. No other tricks, my pulley was still reasonably tight on crankshaft after bu...

Read in workshop manual end float of camshaft should be .2mm, and be adjusted by shims!! Would you shim on the inside of the flywheel end main bearing or am I getting ahead of myself???

Have reassembled bottom end and tightened flywheel and pulley nuts and found 1mm of play in the crankshaft inside casing!! I didn’t disassemble crank, just removed and cleaned everything out! I assume this play isn’t right?? Only thing I can think is main bearing at fly wheel end is around the wrong...