Here we go again

[red85]

What the heck is that doing off the truck again?

what's going on here?

Here she is spitting out her heart

Let me just say that having an overhead electric crane is THE way to do this!

 

[ZSK]

Getting huge hole in the middle for a blower?

Holding your work benchdown because that "little motor" parts won't be needed?

Better than an underhead crane?


PS

 

[red85]

I just finished prepping a kickass set of heads for it. I bought a complete gasket and seal set since there were a few leaks that were driving me nuts. I'm on the lookout for a gasket set for the C4 as well. It has a few leaks and I'm sick of looking at the puddle of ATF. Also the cooler lines weren't routed very nicely, so this is my chance to fix that too. There's some wiring that needs to be cleaned up and a couple of little things that I've been meaning to do for a couple of years. All in all, this little mission is to clean up my little mechanical pimples LOL

 

[camma83]

What i really like is that roll up extension cord thingie on the back wall above the wrenches ... looks to me your havin some fun. Also didn't see any beer laying around so you must mean business. good luck on the project

 

[Mutant Pony]

I get all my tranny gaskets from ATP. Ask your local parts store for ATP. There pans gaskets are the best in the world.

 

[red85]

didn't see any beer laying around so you must mean business. good luck on the project

I definitely mean business on this. The wobbly pops are what likely caused those leaks to begin with. I basically quit drinking this New Years so stuff like this is an indicator of how things are changing for me.

 

[Thumper113]

What the heck is that doing off the truck again?

I'm thinking...................................................

Stroker???

 

[red85]

I'm thinking...................................................

Stroker???

No not this time. The stroker is truly a long term project. This time it's a 10:1 bullet that I plan on flogging at the strip. Checked all my bearings and they're perfect. I will have to take before and after pics of those heads though. When I first put that engine together, I thought I was using truck heads. I was wrong because when I pulled it apart the heads were E6SE's. The pistons are true flattops from FRPP. Makes me wonder what happened to my truck heads. Oh well, the ones that are going on are pretty damn good. I used some templates I had and they match my intake and exhaust, perfectly. I took out the thermactor bumps and cleaned up all the casting imperfections in every port. They are now comparable to a ported set of GT40's.

 

[Thumper113]

No not this time. The stroker is truly a long term project. This time it's a 10:1 bullet that I plan on flogging at the strip. Checked all my bearings and they're perfect. I will have to take before and after pics of those heads though. When I first put that engine together, I thought I was using truck heads. I was wrong because when I pulled it apart the heads were E6SE's. The pistons are true flattops from FRPP. Makes me wonder what happened to my truck heads. Oh well, the ones that are going on are pretty damn good. I used some templates I had and they match my intake and exhaust, perfectly. I took out the thermactor bumps and cleaned up all the casting imperfections in every port. They are now comparable to a ported set of GT40's.

Right on Phil Can't wait to see & hopefully watch & hear a video

 

[red85]

I put the new heads on it last night. I have a whole mess of new gaskets to go into it yet. I'll take some pics later on today. I'm still deciding what colour to paint it. I have high heat gold and a little Ford blue left. What do you guys think?

 

[rangerslim]

what color does blue and gold together make??? yes, that's what I would do.....lol..

 

[tpking]

what color does blue and gold together make??? yes, that's what I would do.....lol..

x2 .. dare to be different

 

[red85]

LOL there's one in every crowd. Whoops; make that 2! I think I'll just paint it high gloss black.

 

[red85]

I got the engine all put back together last night. I took the valve covers to work with me today and polished them and clear coated them. Here are a few pics:

This is pre-polish and clear coat BTW

 

[Thumper113]

Looks purty Phil!

Uh, when are we gonna see a vid clip of the startup?