The build The RB30 engine starts to take shape. The pictures throughout this sequence are not necessarily in order of completion. |
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| Who thought the bottom of a block could be interesting? This one is I assure you! | This is how the block was before assembly began. It had been bored, honed and decked to exacting standards. | |
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| Test fitting the high spec billet steel crankshaft. | Specially made studs are used to help hold the custom bottom end together. | |
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| With the block now totally refurbished and painted to a 'as new' condition everything starts to take shape. | The R.I.P.S billet mains cap system uses more than sixty fasteners in the design which not only provides incredible strength but creates a work of art as well. It is almost a shame to hide it away inside the engine! | |