Finally...
I know the plan all the long was to "just do it", fail, learn, recover, and press on- I mean, I know I have learned some valuable stuff. But damn, for the last month it really felt just like a whole bunch of stagnation. I know it probably looked like that from your perspective too (at least I had a hard time posting updates, since I felt like I was posting over and over again about the same things). Recovering from the errors I made took time, and I suppose that goes to patience, another thing I probably need to work on. All good! This week our machinists at G&G returned the #8 rod on which I broke the bolt, new rod bolt installed, and re-honed. I don't know about you, but I was rarin' to go. This weekend we surged ahead and got the heads and valvetrain installed. It felt so good. Extra bonus- I forgot how awesome the parts we ordered for the valvetrain were- not only will they work well from an engineering perspective, but hot damn, do they look great. And that's what it's all about, part engineering, part art project.2nd verse, same as the first! |
Finished the bottom end
Installed the number eight piston and celebrated a little! After I got the hang of it last time, it went really smoothly. Once that was done, I knew we could get to the thing we've been itching like crazy to get at:Installing the heads
Xavier and I threw em on and, since he had a busted finger (gym class be damned), I did all the torquing. Yes, I checked and rechecked the torque specs like 5 times. It looks more like an engine now.
The cherry on top
Looking sweet |
All installed: lifters, stud-mount roller-tip rockers, and new pushrods.
On the horizon: headers, intake, timing chain, oil pump, oil pan, distributor, flywheel, bellhousing, trans, fuel injection
More pics
test fitted the intake -oooh nice |
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