Busted out the ol ring groove cleaner and spent the evening cleaning up the piston, they will get one more finish clean before getting put in
EL CAMINO White lightning our 81 street/strip car
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Busted out the ol ring groove cleaner and spent the evening cleaning up the piston, they will get one more finish clean before getting put in
Mine has hung on the wall for the last 15ish years that way I don’t have to move it constantly 🤣
Might actually find a spot in the little tool box I have dedicated to tools/specialty tool that don’t have a case/home that aren’t used much
I have along with a lot of other parts. I am doing what the budget allows for at this time. This will not be the final form of this engine.
Just saw them as a cheap upgrade without the dish to raise compression a little over reusing what you have. I had a set in my 350 when I got it. I would use them again in a street rebuild. My advice don't get crazy in it. I will be the first to admit, as a bracket racer I upgraded myself to where it became too expensive to maintain. I wish I had gotten to the upper 10's and stayed there.
I don’t remember what happened to the stock heads I got with this motor but they are long gone,
Goin old school I have a set of 416 heads that are going on there for now. Which will bring the compression up significantly, Yeah small valves and runner but he’s 14 no need to get nuts and end up having the car too fast
eventually it will get a set of nice aluminum heads, been eyeing up a couple of the top end kits but the budget doesnt allow for that at this time
Cleaned up the crank tonight
Quick hand polish
Before
After
Quick hand polish
Before
After
Cleaning cleaning and more cleaning, got the short block reassembled, new bearing, rings, plastiguaged it and clearances are money!
Ran through the heads, unshrouded the valves some did some casting clean up, not really talented enough to port them so only really just cleaned things up. Lapped the valves, got valve train cleaned up
Got my cam ordered just a little guy right now. I know these heads can’t handle much lift
Summit 1102
Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 278/288, Lift .421/.444
Decided to go with some roller tip stamped 1.5 rockers figured a nice little upgrade from the 40 year old stock ones
New aluminum intake
Picked up a set of flowtech afterburner headers for $60 off market place, funny looking but did some reading and sounds like they fit great, guess we will find out.
Getting pumped, I am a little gitty, can’t wait to slam it together and get this moving! Just gatta measure pushrods and get those comming and all the nickel and dime shet that add up quick
Ran through the heads, unshrouded the valves some did some casting clean up, not really talented enough to port them so only really just cleaned things up. Lapped the valves, got valve train cleaned up
Got my cam ordered just a little guy right now. I know these heads can’t handle much lift
Summit 1102
Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 278/288, Lift .421/.444
Decided to go with some roller tip stamped 1.5 rockers figured a nice little upgrade from the 40 year old stock ones
New aluminum intake
Picked up a set of flowtech afterburner headers for $60 off market place, funny looking but did some reading and sounds like they fit great, guess we will find out.
Getting pumped, I am a little gitty, can’t wait to slam it together and get this moving! Just gatta measure pushrods and get those comming and all the nickel and dime shet that add up quick
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Getting close, nickle and dime things to come, irritated with myself misplaced the cam gear bolts so I couldn’t get pushrod length today but got some comming
had to set the intake on and loosely put the headers on to see it together
had to set the intake on and loosely put the headers on to see it together
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