The oil pump does not matter about timing.......but please lube the oil pump with vaseline or assembly lube to help it create the vacuum it will need to draw the oil up and start pumping it through the engine. So do you have the cam specs to do the phasing/dialling in?

Something that is progressing slowly...............

Nice one, thanx for the update, just shows again, basics first then the complicated stuff.

Why not just line bore the original block?

Do you have access to a good Air flow meter, I would just try that first, swopping it with the good one and re test.

There will be lots of powder coating to come, don't worry you will see it all.

On a 4x4 with live axles.........un-sprung weight is a roomer....lol

Do you have the cam shaft already? Do you have the cam card that came with it?

The belt friction will work the contact surface off to metal again. The reason for me doing this is to get rid of the ugly rust and to prevent it happening. All and all $220 AUD. What you see is not all for the money there is a lot more, I don't know if you checked my thread from the start, I...

They are powder coated, everything is, even the rocker covers, the only thing that is painted is the expansion tank and the crank damper pulley, its done with 2K and that I have done myself, don't have the space for powder coating.

Sorry, the last photo did not want to upload..........so here is the factory look alike....lol

This is a special tool.....lol.....lol...I made for driving the oil pump. I used this tool to prime the oil pump, then fitted the new oil filter and started priming the rest of the engine until the oil came through the heads supplying the rocker shafts. Please be aware that the thread hole...

Here the sump is fitted and the crank pulley..........I also started fitting the push rods here.

Right.........was away for a few days......on training. So got to do a bit of work this morning and will now spend time with the wife so she is also happy. Check it out........ Like I promised I was going to double check the accuracy of my crank pulley timing marks and the marker...

When you are ready for the cam dial I will help you if you want.

I would check for air leaks.

Sorry .........did you buy the vehicle with the non working camera. Check fuse, check earth, check if it did not drown.

Have you checked any thing?, fuses did it work and now it doesn't, or did you

This is sound advice........I have flashy alloys with road tyres for every day and tar road use, but if there is a hint I might go off the tar I fit my steels with the more aggressive tyres.

Got another assembly completed today........