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Originally Posted by COLB
So...you are rebuilding the original engine, preserving the S-specs, but are installing the 3.6 to hot rod it?
Very cool project -- but which way are you going, or are you still deciding?
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Until I can get the car down to metal and see its real condition I'm undecided. If it's a good candidate for restoration, I'll restore it. If it's not really worth restoring I'll build it into something that makes you rethink going 100% throttle.
I'm rebuilding the original engine, that way if I ever want to use it it will be ready to go. I'm not sure which spec I'm going to build it to. I'm looking for a 2.4/2.7/3.0 STD/STD crankshaft that I can polish and drop in. I'll rebalance everything, port/polish the heads, rebuild the Webers and then break the engine in on the dyno. I document everything in photos and notes. I'll put it on a display stand and pickle it, release the tension on the valve springs, aerosol oil the cylinders, etc. I'll turn it over every few weeks.
Like I said the 3.6L occasionally smokes at idle. I'll disassemble it and get it to the right person that can take it 4.0-4.1L. I'll have both engines ready to go into something. Just not sure what yet.
I'll do most of the work myself. Any specialized machining including boat-tailing, knife-edging, etc., I'll have an expert do that.