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Hi Don, good to see you are having a go. What manifold are you using and what rework have you done? What valve springs are you planning on...
Nice JT. Just had most of the alloy bits on the race car engine done as well. They really do come up a treat. A
Yep. I forgot about the 226. All those engines ended up in hyster forklifts until the late 80's. I still remember seeing a new one land on my...
I just read the posts again.. You say its a 6 cyl Continential engine. 227 or 245? Most didn't have inserts from new but they were soft around the...
Normally only exhaust seats will have an insert. (Nickel chrome alloy or old school cast iron) Sometimes not unusual to come out if the engine is...
Duggan was only a 6 cyl head for the "Red 202" from memory. A
This sort of crack is fairly easy to repair. I have done this in the past using tapered "A" plugs and also metal stitching. The crack is far...
Wow Farmer...Coming together really well. Fantastic fabrication work.
Hey JT. I like the dash!
Nice Jim....nice
I guess I have to pull my finger out and get the idea's together for your engine now. That Chassis looks the goods. A
Wow. Almost there. Looks great JT.
looking good JT
Hey Rat, What compression ratio have you got with those heads? AFL
Hey Rat. I was just looking at your painted shaft. Not normal practice to do that. Due to oil splash with a reciprocating item, it can sometimes...
Hey Rat, what is the part number of the pistons. AFL
I have just spent the last 1/2 hour reading. What a great build. A
Hi Dave, when you say vapor lock, did the pump stop pumping fuel to the carby? A
Sure is. He installed a roller cam to boot. Given the steep opening and closing ramps of a roller, it required new springs and seat pressure of...
Looks great. What valve seat pressure will you have with the isky springs? The reason I ask is that in some blown applications, you may need...
How did you go "bobbooth" with remeasuring? Just a question that come out of Joe's post, have you looked at all the bigend bearings and measured...
Thrust clearance rule of thumb for conrods is .030" to .058" for most V8 engines. You could also measure the remaining 3 journals as a guide....
Connecting Rod Nuts castellated 35-40 lbs
If it is the same rods that had the bearing problem in the first instance, it would pay to remove the rods completely from the engine and have...
There was no mention of the rods being resized nor the shaft machined. My rule of thumb is that if a bearing has spun you resize even if it looks...
Also check to see if the bearing is positioned away from the radius of the journal. Just a silly question but have you numbered the rods and rod...
Looks good mate. Great fabrication work.
G'day Lifestylz, I don't have any rides but I am interested in what others are doing. Just reading of what people are doing...
Hey Wreckingball. Thanks Inner West. Yarraville
Hi all, Just thought I would join up. My interests are old engines and older rides. I am an engine reconditioner (currently in IT) and...
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