10-05-2018, 01:44 PM | #57 | |
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I will just make it easy on myself as you suggest and talk to the experts at Circle D and feed them the necessary parameters they need to make a recommendation. I will probably also ask the senior techs at JPC what they think. Who knows maybe they will agree.....which would give me a solid warm-fuzzy feeling. |
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11-25-2018, 07:06 PM | #58 |
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Well apparently my car is a magnet for bad drivers. Someone hit my car on the way home from work in rush hour in the left rear quarter panel. I just got the car back 1 week before after getting all of the body work repaired from the last snafu..
on a positive note; I took advantage of the circle d black friday sale and ordered a 258mm stall for the car. I will install it as soon as it arrives!
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12-26-2018, 04:13 PM | #59 |
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So i've been pretty busy on procuring parts. as of now the plans are adding port fuel injection with a built motor. the engine build will be studs, pistons & rods and a healthy camshaft. i'll have the cylinder heads cnc ported by a friend for some flow improvements.
i have the main studs torqued and will drop the block off to have the mains lined honed, quick hone & cleaned
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01-04-2019, 04:06 PM | #60 |
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So like every project; made some changes to the plans. I decided to gauge and do most of the cylinder block work myself. I bought a nice .0005 bore indicator along with a ball hone tool.
I got the heads back and the cnc port job looks terrific. After i lap the valves i should have them put back together in a day. the cylinder block gets washed tomorrow and i will start gapping the rings and checking the crankshaft clearance in the block as for the fuel supply, i'll be using an A1000 drawing from a 10 micron filter which will connect to a sump style feed/return block. the intake manifold and injectors was straight duplicated from our friend Parish8's pioneering. grab a napkin to catch the drewl from the pix below:
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01-07-2019, 02:33 PM | #61 |
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rotating assembly is installed in the block and all the clearances/tolerances look pretty good. I installed some of the oil/water plugs into the block and now have to wait for the lifter trays & camshaft to continue.
While waiting for the parts, i will continue to finish the fuel system plumbing and test for leaks.
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01-14-2019, 02:30 PM | #62 |
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just waiting for the camshaft to arrive on wednesday to finish putting this new motor together. in other news; the motor was picked this morning.
I also ordered bmr engine mounts so the turbo oil drainback hoses have more clearance. Before they were touching the right hand exhaust downpipe.
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01-14-2019, 04:37 PM | #63 |
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looking good. better hurry up, spring is right around the corner!
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dropped a valve in the 6.2. now running a drop in rods and piston 5.3
best et 5.83@121 with the 5.3 http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465472 |
01-16-2019, 08:50 AM | #64 |
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So happy I found this thread. Can't wait for the next update. Good luck man!
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01-16-2019, 08:56 AM | #65 |
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Same, keep grinding!
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01-17-2019, 06:05 PM | #66 |
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Soooo.... Like every project... I have ran into a little problem. The camshaft wouldn't slide into the block like it should have. The bearing on journal #1 is too tight on the camshaft. i removed it and ordered another from the local stealership. Hopefully tomorrow it will slide in with no issues. According to the dealer and brian tooley racing; I have the correct bearing parts numbers and they are installed in the correct journals. phew..
After I removed the #1 bearing; the camshaft slid into the rest of them without any trouble. I am crossing my fingers that bearing I had just happened to be a dud. I am taking my sweet old time and finding missing parts in the process anyways.. the cylinder head alignment dowels are missing and various bolts for the front/rear covers are missing too.. slowly but surely the motor will come together lol Here's a little pic for you folks. I wouldn't normally do this kind of picture but since the bearing was so tight, I had to snap a pic. Also never-mind that I didn't put the engine assm. lube on the camshaft yet
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01-18-2019, 09:58 AM | #67 |
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obtained the new bearing and checked the size. looks good. i guess we will never know if i got a over-sized bearing or if i damaged it installing it. nevertheless full steam ahead
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01-22-2019, 01:29 PM | #68 |
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I got the converter installed yesterday and the head bolt threads chased today. I think I'm making pretty good progress. Now i'm just waiting for the push-rods.
Also got the oil pan cleaned and checked the pickup tube screen. there was 1 large aluminum chunk from when i drilled and tapped the pan for the oil return lines; other than that; looked beautiful.
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01-29-2019, 07:23 AM | #69 |
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This thing ought to fly! Awesome build!
What kind of increase do you think you will see with the new engine over the stock one?
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01-29-2019, 07:37 AM | #70 |
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Looking good. Was just there doing that last fall. Didn't have the cam bearing journal issue you did. Good luck and maybe you'll have it ready for spring.
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