We've finished it now, what do you think?

2.5 Hawkeye block stripped out ready to work on



Mahle pistons



Subaru gaskets, new water pump



ARP's



RCM oil pump



Short block assy



H beam rods



Head before



Head after



Building it up



Nice clean bits



Coming together



Details..



RCM headers



SC46



Washed engine bay, all ready



And the finished result! Complete with Perrin intercooler. Understated, just how I like it



More details..







And the figures, mapped by Martyn using Syvecs.








Many thanks Henry, it was a pleasure!

 

Nicest looking wagons straight from the factory now with a stunning engine bay to match!

 

Lovely car, Is this a GB270?

 

One of my favorite cars and such a sleeper!

 

Yes, I have to say I really like these.

 

lovely motor with a sweet build ...

 

Alan you are a genius & whatever you do you do it with absolute excellence.

Your attention to detail is second to none & it is very encouraging to know that there are people like you around who are proud of their work, refuse to cut corners & are totally genuine.

To be perfectly honest it is refreshing to know people like you are around & I always look forward to the pics & work you highlight especially that scooter!!!

Keep up the great work you do & thank you.

 

Unfortunately Alan likes it so much he won't give it back! Only joking. The finish of the build is even better 'in the flesh' so to speak. The engine bay is just so much tidier as well - now looks like it's been laid out properly rather than just put together. It's also not just finished well where you can see it - when changing the oil the finish underneath is just as good with nice little details like heat wrapping back to the sports cat (Milltek exhaust so the cat is in the mid pipe) rather than just the headers and up pipe.

The car/engine was perfect from when I picked it up at 50 miles from ET and is getting better all the time.

The clutch does/did have a bit of judder when in heavy stop/start traffic (having to lightly slip the clutch) but this is going as the clutch beds in.

Can't wait to pick it up today (Alan???) and hopefully give it a bit of a run.

I can't fault the overall service from everyone involved and would thoroughly recommend AJ/ET - there's a definite pride/confidence in their work rather than 'just one of many' approach.

Fortunately for me AJ/ET are 30 minutes away from me as well.

 

wow that is fantastic work well done

 

Are you still running the 5 speed box?? or have you changed it.?

 

Still running the 5 speed - was going to either have the 6 speed or something like an Albins uprated 5 speed setup put in but will keep the standard box until/if it goes - if it goes in six months (or earlier) I've lost nothing and if it lasts then happy days. Whilst I will use the car and the power available it won't ever be launched and no traffic light GP's and so on.
There seem to be a lot of differing stories with 5 speeds and the difference in 5 speed boxes (original 5 speed, Newage and Hawkeye) and there was a post on here sometime ago where the late Harvey Smith and Duncan at Dynamix (I Think) both stated that they had only seen one respective Hawkeye 5 speed failure each and there do seem to be quite a few people running decent power on 5 speeds (Martyn J being one of them on his classic - 2 years I think he got out of it but with some repairs - but not completely sure).
It'll be a good test to see how long it lasts

 

your car looks fantastic, I bought my gb270 as I dont like 6 speeds, find red instrument lights harder to "glance" at, and the gb270 seemed a great deal with all the extras, rear tints, alacanta/leather, satnav etc, and was near enough same BHP, but with more torque than the sti. will be interesting to see how the box copes,

 

Looks fantastic I have spoken to Alan a couple of times now and I have to say he is very helpful and patient even when you think your asking something daft lol second to none service and knowledge oh and note to Alan I received the ed3 valve the other day all is well now cheers

 

Hats off to you Alan for the finish on that, it's not always something you see to go that extra distance after a build adding that thoughtful clean fresh finish that I feel is a must these days.

 

Beautifully finished as usual the chaps. It's all in the detail.
Looks like a job well done

 

wow i really like that top work chaps

 

Beautiful.

Congratulations.

Enjoy.

 

Have used Alan / Engine Tuner myself many times and agreed both himself and Martin are excellent and nice guys too which helps!

 

That's an absolute work of art. What a sleeper!

Gonna catch a lot of people out in that!

 

Fantastic - exactly what I'm after at the mo - perhaps with not quite so much poke, but none the less, top marks all round

 

****! The quality of the machining! The cleanliness. The fresh nuts and bolts!!
Beautiful a credit to Alan!

 

very nice, so clean! got a soft spot for the GB270 wagon in grey too..

 

Beautiful!, a work of art

 

Many thanks for kind comments, which I'm passing on to the chaps who do the work! It's a family business, and all my staff have been with us for many years. Our Andrew is responsible for the engine machining and building in this case, in fact his face accidentally appears in one of the pictures above!

 

Very impressive looking build there, just wonder if you could on me a quote for basically the same spec rebuild on my hawk eye sti. This is exactly what I'd be after.

Thanks tom

 

PM'd!

 

: thumb:

 

Very very nice Alan & impressive power! I thought it was the GB270 too when I first saw it, really nice looking wagon. What exhaust is that and how noisey is it in the cabin? (if its not a blitz, otherwise I already know the answer!)

 

I love that !!

 

Simply awesome. Loving the detail. I wonder how much a rebuild like this would cost. ?