MZ12GT » Cleaned

Cam Housings / Rocker Boxes

mz12gt — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:23:13 +0000

Cam Housing Front

Cam Housing Side

Got new 5MGE cam shaft housings sent from the states. After cleaning them up with oven cleaner and degreaser they are now 90% clean. My previous ones and the cams in them had been deeply scored by grit and could possibly have seized if they were reused.

Assembly – Head – Part II

mz12gt — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:14:34 +0000

Getting ready to finish reassembling the head.

Cam Housing Fitment

Checking the cam housing fitment.

Parts Cleaned in the Yard

Painted and cleaned parts in the backyard.

Rocker Arms in Kerosene

Rocker arms marinating in kerosene.

Cam Covers – Painted

mz12gt — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:02:43 +0000

Painted Cam Covers

This is the initial result of painting the cam covers. It will need a little touch up to be perfect. First I cleaned the covers with a wire brush and then sanded them down. Then I prep-washed with 3M Wax and Grease Remover. Then I did an under coat of 3M Engine Enamel in Aluminium Colour. Then masked the Toyota and DOHC signs off and painted it in VHT Wrinkle Plus Black. Waited 48 hours and then baked them in a makeshift oven, made of a heat gun and a fruit box.

Cam Covers – Cleaned

mz12gt — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:36:55 +0000

Cam Covers

Here are the cam covers from the 6MGE cleaned and with the old paint stripped off. The cam covers on these engines are quite nice. Just need to think what colour to paint them.

Here are some examples from the web.