Thanks, figured as much. Sent a message to Suzistore and they've confirmed the availability. 

Reassembly will start very soon......

You are a font of knowledge Brayden! The pistons are indeed marked 040. Do you have the markings for the main & big end bearins as well? I've been into a couple of parts supply companies here in Cairns and managed to confuse them utterly. Current main bearing shells are marked 0.25, and the conr...

As Brayden said, there are plenty of chinese versions when searched on alibaba. Likewise, new blocks & heads. I think delivery times would be measured in months, though.

As it turns out, the reason the engine wouldn't rotate was corrosion in all 3 cylinder walls. The crank and bigend bearings are worn, but the journals seem okay. I've honed all 3 bores and they have cleaned up reasonably well. Now to identify what size everything is and to find out if it's undergone...

Thanks Brayden, I suspected as much.

The teardown of my recent purchase (86 MB with an F8) is going well - or at least the body side is..... The engine (which will be out tomorrow) turns only about 1/8 of a rotation in either direction and there's a significant *clunk* that stops it going any further. The head is off, starter motor is ...

Thanks mate, info appreciated!

And the disassembly continues................

Gday all, I've joined here because I've recently bought an 86 Mighty Boy as a project. (yeah, I can hear the laughter) I'm no stranger to car restorations and I do almost everything myself, engine work included. I'm in Cairns, am well equipped for the resto, and I'm retired - which is where Crusty c...