Donnelly Engineering

08/10/2026

🔥 THIS AIN’T YOUR EVERYDAY 1HDFTE SHORT BLOCK! 🔥

This thing is being built to PARTY — and we reckon it’s going to do plenty of it. 😈💨

Built around a Torrisi Motorsport rod & piston combo, this 1HDFTE is getting ready for some seriously spicy injectors and plenty of punishment!

🔧 THE GOOD STUFF:
• Forged rods
• Custom pistons
• O-ringed block
• Block acid dip & clean
• Polished crankshaft
• Torque plate honed block
• Block surface machined
• Genuine oil pump
• Genuine 100 Series injection pump
• acl race series bearings

No shortcuts. No cutting corners. Just a properly prepared short block ready to handle some serious diesel abuse! 💪🔥

Now all that’s left is to feed it some spicy fuel and let the fun begin! 🌶️💨

This one is going to be an absolute weapon.

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01/10/2026

🔧 1HD-FTE CYLINDER HEAD OVERHAUL 🔧

Check out this 1HD-FTE cylinder head we recently overhauled for the legends at HD Automotive! 💪

We carried out a complete strip, inspection and rebuild, including:

✅ Strip & report
✅ Hot wash & hand clean
✅ Crack testing
✅ Pressure testing
✅ Surface head
✅ Cut seats & synchro
✅ Grind valves
✅ Set tip heights
✅ Fit new valve stem seals
✅ Fit heavy-duty upgraded valve springs
✅ Final clean, paint & assembly

Another cylinder head brought back to spec and ready to get back to work! 🔥

Need your 4WD cylinder head checked, rebuilt or upgraded? Give us a call and see what we can do for you.

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28/09/2026

🔥👌🏻 let’s go racing

24/09/2026

🔥🔥🔥 lachys fte patrol getting dialed 👌🏻

18/09/2026

Reefline Marine

🔧 3RD / 4TH YEAR MARINE MECHANIC APPRENTICE WANTED ⚓️

Reefline Marine is growing!

We’re looking for a motivated 3rd or 4th Year Marine Mechanic Apprentice to join our team at D’albora Pacific Point Marina, Steiglitz.

We’re after someone who:
🚤 Has a genuine passion for boats and the marine industry
🔧 Takes pride in their workmanship
⚙️ Has good mechanical knowledge and practical skills
💡 Enjoys diagnostics and fault finding
📈 Is keen to learn and continue developing their skills
🤝 Works well within a team
🏁 Is looking for a long-term career in the marine industry

What we offer:
✅ Great team environment
✅ Wide variety of boats and marine engines
✅ Mechanical, electrical, diagnostics & rigging work
✅ Exposure to Suzuki Marine and other major marine brands
✅ Ongoing training and development
✅ Modern workshop environment
✅ Long-term employment opportunity

📍 D’albora Pacific Point Marina – D4.6
80 Cabbage Tree Point Road, Steiglitz QLD

📩 Send your resume to:
[email protected]

📞 0412 522 552

If you’re passionate about the marine industry and ready to take the next step in your apprenticeship, we want to hear from you!

⚓️ Join the Reefline Marine team.

16/09/2026

09/09/2026

Lockie’s tidy 80 Series came in for one of our Drive In, Drive Out 1HD-T Performance Packages — and that’s exactly what he got! 🔥

Upon strip-down and inspection, unfortunately we found a few underlying issues.

First, the harmonic balancer had come loose and damaged the crankshaft keyways. With the engine having already had another rebuild during its life, we also found the block was already at maximum oversize and required re-sleeving.

We then discovered that following the previous engine failure, the previous engine builder had fitted an unmatched set of connecting rods, with the rods varying by around 50 grams across the set. This certainly wouldn’t have helped engine harmonics or overall engine reliability.

So, we got stuck in and carried out the following:

🔧 Machine & Engine Work
• Acid dip chemical cleaning + sandblasting
• Crack testing & pressure testing of cylinder head
• Full cylinder head reconditioning
• Re-sleeving all 6 cylinders
• Boring & torque plate honing
• Final cleaning of all components
• Measuring all clearances
• Assemble long engine + fit all bolt-ons
• Refit engine to vehicle
• Fit front-mount intercooler
• Road test vehicle
• Vehicle taken to Elite Diesel Performance for bed-in process and run-in tune 🔥

Components Supplied:
• Genuine crankshaft replacement
• ACL Race bearings
• ARP head studs
• Spool H-beam connecting rods + ARP rod bolts
• Genuine thermostat
• Genuine gasket set
• Genuine timing kit
• Genuine water pump
• stainless steel welch plug kit
• genuine harmonic balancer + bolt, washer & keys
• Genuine late-model pistons
• ADS Injection reco injectors
• ADS Injection 200 hp injection pump
• UFI 18G turbo + fitting kit
• PDI front-mount intercooler

And the result? 😮‍💨🔥

This 80 Series is now making 183 hp & 539 Nm, running 21:1 AFR and 19 psi of boost, while pushing those big 35” tyres.

There’s still plenty more fuel and boost left in it for down the track — but for now, once Lockie gets some miles on the new donk, we’ll see what this thing is really capable of! 🔥

Another 1HD-T brought back to life and built properly. 💪

Donnelly Engineering — Automotive, General & Marine.

25/08/2026

Spray welding seal positions on Muir gear ⚙️ Marine Solutions Australia

26/06/2026

Very well said PowerHouse Engines

23/06/2026

📢 we are hiring 📢

🛠️ Are you a first or second or a trade qualified fitter & turner? There’s an opportunity to join our team!!

What we are looking for:
✅ team player with a positive work attitude and attention to detail
✅ passionate about your career
✅ have a car licence
✅ ready to learn

If this sounds like you, let’s chat!

Please email us a resume and a short description of yourself to:
[email protected]