Why buy cut and coated pistons and head studs when keeping the stock rods? Are you planning on pulling the motor again when you bend a rod or keeping the power levels down and playing it safe?
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buying a turbo or dual fueler are not in my future for a LONG time. i just want to run my race tune without having to worry. besides, im barely over the cost of a replacement motor swap from what ive found available right now. so rods just aren't in the budget right now. if i would of had to replace rods, i would of had to go with a swap.
Just sucks to have to have it rebalanced later when you do need rods.anouther 2,500 and you will not have to go back in it later.
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finished porting and polishing my heads today. they are all back together with new valve stem seals and all cleaned up. i cant beleive i have about 60 hours into these stupid things between disassembly, port and polish, and cleaning and reassembly.
oh well, it was a good learning exp. and i think i did a good job everything else is cleaned up and awaiting motor assembly!!
oh well, it was a good learning exp. and i think i did a good job everything else is cleaned up and awaiting motor assembly!!
went and picked up my motor today:happy2::nanawoot: got a fun taste of L.A. rush hour traffic on the way up there the freeway did a 75 to 25mph speed drop in a nanosecond, and as i was pounding the brakes and watching the truck behind me, i saw a tercel behind the truck swerve left and procede to ram the K rail!!! it was nuts.
anyways back on topic, tomorrow bright and early starting the shortblock assembly ill try to get some pics up tomorrow night. let the fun begin!!!!!
on the way up there the freeway did a 75 to 25mph speed drop in a nanosecond, and as i was pounding the brakes and watching the truck behind me, i saw a tercel behind the truck swerve left and procede to ram the K rail!!! it was nuts.anyways back on topic, tomorrow bright and early starting the shortblock assembly
ill try to get some pics up tomorrow night. let the fun begin!!!!!
got the lifters, cam, crank, oil pump in. pistons are assembled on rods. going to start installing them in a bit, or mabye tomorrow. went slow, learning a lot and triple checking every step i take
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WHAT!?!?!? I could have had him paint my block? DAMMIT! LOL
Im just waiting on my invoice from him and Ill head on down.
Im just waiting on my invoice from him and Ill head on down.
:spit::rofl: ..... Good to see it coming along. Triple checking every thing is the best thing yoiu can do for yourself. Catch any mistakes now rather than after its all back together.
That blue looks good....
That blue looks good....
today progress: pistons, rods installed, head studs, cam gear, cp3 (a new brand) real cp3, and not shown cuz i forgot pics when i left, but front cover and oil pan too
tomorrow gotta get the heads over to a local machine shop to have them resurfaced. should be done by lunch. then install heads, etc
) real cp3, and not shown cuz i forgot pics when i left, but front cover and oil pan tootomorrow gotta get the heads over to a local machine shop to have them resurfaced. should be done by lunch. then install heads, etc
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Man I need to pull mine back out and paint the block.Looks good was wondering when you were going to install the cam gear.
The first pics you did not have the gear on, But you had the oil pump and pickup wheel all already installed.