<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Looks like they rattle-canned the whole thing. Oil pan, front plate, timing chain cover. Typically, the block is painted before assembly and not after. That said, it’s your car and if you dig it, that’s all that matters <div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">~Steve<div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 28, 2023, at 7:39 PM, Dave Riddle via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">After pulling the motor last January, waiting until May for the Machine Shop to have room to take it and then waiting until July for them to get started on the teardown the wait is over. Get the TR3's motor back tomorrow! As discussed on here decided to have it painted a similar yellow as the car to make it very easy to spot any leaks. Plus the engine bay should not be a dark hole with all the reflected light off the motor<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Machine Shop sent me this pix this evening<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><div><image001.png></div><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><div><image007.png></div><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.microworks.net/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><div><image002.jpg></div></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dave Riddle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Business IT Consulting<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Office: 480.610.8234<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 602.692.5276<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">eMail: <a href="mailto:dave@microworks.net"><span style="color:blue">dave@microworks.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://www.microworks.net/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.microworks.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><div><image003.png></div></span></a><a href="https://www.acronis.com/en-us/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><div><image004.png></div></span></a><a href="https://www.clio.com/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><div><image005.png></div></span></a><a href="https://www.citycommunications.com/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><div><image006.png></div></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/steve@artwithcars.com</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>