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Once the build begins, I will start a enw thread on the Engine Rebuilding Forum for that content. The body and other cools stuff will stay on this thread. |
Damn Kenik,
Those look awefully tasty!!! You are making me reconsider...."does my '67 really NEED a heater???" |
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I'm assuming Steve or Jeff have been involved all along from intake to compbustion chamber to exhaust, right?
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Great stuff
Very inspiring. I will be looking forward to your updates.
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A little delay today. There's a 10 week wait on the rods...so the build won't start at least until then. Oh well. Stay tuned, as the best things come to those who wait. :D
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Man, how time flies when you don't have any to spare!
I am getting back around to getting my hands dirty, versus buying parts (there's been plenty of that, too!). I spent the last few days in my off moments breaking the edges of my JE pistons to make sure there are no hot spot issues when I build the motor. Every set of JEs should have this done! My process: 1. Use a fine toothed, high speed steel dremel bit to break the edges of the valve pockets 2. Use 100 grit sandpaper to hand smooth the edges into a nice even fillet. 3. Double check your edges against a light - once the shadows break evenly across the entire edge, you are good to go. 4. Finish up the entire piston with 320 grit to remove any scratches for a nice, even finish. What's next? Pistons will receive the full coating treatment. Parts update: got a complete set of '78 turbo brakes, the kind with the flat hats and floating rotors. These are the ultimate brakes for 15" wheels! Stay tuned. Now: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1256226528.jpg What they originally looked like: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1256227190.jpg |
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I can't believe I have missed this thread until now....
How about your engine specs these days ?! There was a whiff of change in the air not so long ago..... My build is underway as we speak :D |
I'm IN! Great Build!
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I am in for your build - looks awesome. Go Kenik go!
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This will be a great engine build.
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Kenik,
Tony (Wolverine) stopped over yesterday and mentioned something about your engine build thread, so I thought I'd check it out. That will be an insane engine, when complete. Your attention to detail on the JE's etc. is setting the bar high. Regards, Al |
Very nice!!! Jeff Hines did my rebuild a while back 2.8L 22k on it now going strong ! suscribed
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Very interesting, sub'd, Good Luck!
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I am going to start a side thread really soon to catalog the engine build, over in the rebuild forum. I am just getting the garage set up so I can stay organized, then we will get rolling. Thanks to everyone for sticking with me! :)
Stay tuned, as this is going to start soon. I will start with the parts picks cataloging and detailing all of the goodies. As you all know, no expense has been spared in designing this motor and I have taken over 4 years collecting and preparing parts. This is going to be a heck of a lot of fun! |
Here's what a $25 Ebay jewelry scale gets you - engine measurements down to .1 gram! Interesting what you find out when you weigh your internals:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...n/IMAG0194.jpg Interesting weights - some are really close, but of course, you always have an outlier. :) CC'ing is next - then I will know where I can remove the weight: under the dome or off of the dome. |
Very cool Kenik. I'm going to get me one of those scales.
Al |
OK, so here are the tallies:
Pistons: 419.9g 419.9g 419.9g 419.6g 419.4g 418.5g Rods: 539.2g 539.1g 539.1g 539.1g 538.6g 538.1g Pins: 109.1g 109.1g 109.1g 109.0g 109.0g 108.9g |
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