tomz28

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thats really funny

tomz28

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a small shop by me did it. they do alot of custom bike work

Hugger Z

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Looks good Tom! My APS stuff is coming out and will be getting ceramic coated on the hotside and powdercoated on the cold side. Then rebuilding with true Mitsubishi centersections I picked up from Al. Trans is out for a rebuild/upgrade now as well. Hope to be back cruising in a few weeks. We'll have to meet up this year now that you are local.

tomz28

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sound goood man for sure

Big_Bird_WS6

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what they charge you?

reamo04

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man, i just read all 10 pages, sucks the problems u had man

tomz28

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225 they did all the prep work. they sandblasted them real good

tomz28

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few pics from today
looks like i have .0015 to much wall clearance for my pistons. but it will have to do until told other wise. but i start checking stuff out to day. i took tthe day off work just to start putting it together. ive been waiting a year now and will not wait anymore

this is the back of my buddys shop. he is do kind to give me a place to work



JE pistons on howard rods and the are drity as hell. im going to spend a hour with each of them



new marks from something and they are deep as hell. im making some calls about this one.

blue00ZZleeper

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Thats a bunch of bullshit!

Big_Bird_WS6

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so 225 for just the manifolds and the exhaust housings. or does that include any of the charge pipe stuff?

tomz28

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no charge pipes just manifolds and housing

tomz28

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SO this is what ive got done so far this week.

got the piston clean which took 8 hours for all of them


this is the brush i used to clean the rings and ring lands out.i t work out well


block got brake cleaned like crazy in all of the oil galleys and a good old air blow gun


callies crank


putting it all together



checking end play


i hope to have all the pistons in this weekend. The oil clearances on the crank are .002 and .003 on the rods. the piston to CYL. wall is .0075 which is alittle big but .009 is the max for these piston. they are race piston made for alot boost and heat so they should grow alot
ill keep you all up to date until the end of this one

CarsandWomen

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cleanliness is the key to building a motor and so far id say your doing a fantastic job, itall be good to see this bad boy run

tomz28

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thanks im trying to make sure this engine has the best chance for a good long hard life

tomz28

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well made some more good head way on the engine today. i need to track down a few small things. The heads need the valves taken out and clean, then they can go on.

also got my ATI super damper today. NIB for 375 off a tech member, stock size,steel with a/c pulley. you can see the junk APS under drive pulley in the pic



my buudy mike has been helping out the last few days. thanks mike



got the pistons in after we plastic gauge them man that takes some time


then alot of small things

MY99TAWS6

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Looking good there Tom.Keep up the good work. You want it done right sometimes you have to do it yourself.

Big_Bird_WS6

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i forgot how small stock sleeves are. lol

tomz28

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its a shame you spent all that money for a sleeve block thats only 4 bolt per cyl.

Big_Bird_WS6

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well uless you can show me a reason for 6 bolts per cly wtih an AFR build. then i dont see why it is bad.

AFR is a great head. ERL and AFR both said i will be fine pushing 18psi with 4bolt head.

now maybe i should ahve done it so i dont have to take it apart to have it redone. but if it gets to that point. i will pull motor. put it in my Bros car and build a 427. but GT35r turbos first. i think i got this figured out. i will post pictures later.

tomz28

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i have talk to guys that made over 1000wheel with setup like yours and they still spent more time fixing them than driving them (mightymouse). then they went to a 6 bolt setup. now they have more time to drive and clean there cars than fixing them. i dont think 18psi is going to get you 1000wheel more like 20+. but not trying to be a dick by the way big bird. how is your car doing is it running yet whats going on with it?