twofiftyeight
05-02-2009, 11:19 AM
Just completed my first BBC rebuild which went really well by the way. Hoping to run it next week. This is actually going in the 1980 Hornet II. A few of you may have seen my previous post with the restoration of the boat.
While installing the risers, i noticed that there is quite of bit of play forward backward and side to side between due to the extra space in the bolt cutouts on the riser flange. I'm assuming that proper alignment is critical to avoid water leaking into the exhaust. I centered the riser as best i could and used a bit of high tack on both sides of the gasket. Am i worrying about it more than i really need to? Or is there a science to getting these things aligned just right?
Thanks.
Here are a few pics of the engine
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/DSC02933.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/DSC03021.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/Picture004.jpg
While installing the risers, i noticed that there is quite of bit of play forward backward and side to side between due to the extra space in the bolt cutouts on the riser flange. I'm assuming that proper alignment is critical to avoid water leaking into the exhaust. I centered the riser as best i could and used a bit of high tack on both sides of the gasket. Am i worrying about it more than i really need to? Or is there a science to getting these things aligned just right?
Thanks.
Here are a few pics of the engine
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/DSC02933.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/DSC03021.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/xiduse42/Picture004.jpg