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Originally Posted by dieseldan44
Awesome work Army! Looks great.
Congrats on getting that missing piece.
Are you doing a full rebuild or just the head?
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Unfortunately it turned from just a head rebuild to a full rebuild - the cylinder bores were a bit patchy. You could see where there was ring contact and where there was not... so I ended up getting a re-bore and new pistons which turned out to be cheaper than having the liners replaced here in Holland (this is partly due to high Dutch labour rates and that my engine is a non-turbo OM617 => these pistons are way cheaper than for the turbo).
A full rebuild wasn't the plan - and it has pushed the project from the summer months into the winter months which makes things a bit more interesting when you're battling with crappy weather as well... hopefully in the New Year I'll get to drive my brand new 30 year old car!