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Man jt1 I took mine down to ground zero after reading this thread. I am glad my cam bearing were ok. Do you think the machining was off when it was bored? IS that what you mean by "not Squared". see my thread I am in a similar thrashing.

Well the motor is disassembled. Looks like the mains were the only issue. rod and cam bearing look great. Took the crank up to the local machine shop and they said they could turn it or they had a deal on Eagle cast cranks with bearings for $210.00 so that is what I went with. It is a cast crank but has chamferred hole and better cut fly weights.

Excellent thread guys. Watching very closely and very interested. Please JT let us know what and how the new build goes.

Well amidst moving 2 rooms of furniture I have finished the pull of the motor. Just got seperated and on the stand:

Thanks man it is gutted. Just the basics. It is all ready to pull. Wait for tomorrow to clear some stuff out of the garage so I can move around. Yeah I am thinking of going all the way through it. If I find a spun bearing I will need to check the cylinders as well.

Here are the first 2 main caps: Live and learn. Why did I wait so long in life to become a motorhead?

Well Based on the first 2 main caps I am pulling the motor now. Front was not real bad but the 2nd showed grooves on the journal. My fun is building not driving so I am having a great Friday night learning and watching the pinks forum. Now magnetic pieces. Will check the lifters and cam While I have it out. I will keep ya posted. Thanks for the info.

Not sure what you mean by flat tappet cam. It is a cam with solid lifters. No I did not use any additives. What is the easiest way to check lifter/cam wear. Drop a rocker and get a tool to leift the lifter out? Take of the intake and snag it? I can see the cam from underneath. Nothing noticeable yet.

Thanks man will do. No heat symptoms I have seen that before in L engines. Have had 2 rod bearings spin before so I know what that is like. Knocking and blue metal. Can I get to all the bearings with the car in? Are the mains most susceptable?

While we are waiting for the PINK'S results please offer any and all opinions. Guys I am trying to determine if I need to replace my bearings. Brand new build. My first build with ~100 miles on it. I am changing oil pans and pumps. I punctured the oil filter and let the filterred side drain out. This is what I got. Very small pieces of bearing material. Is bearing material non magnetic? non ferrous? Well I know there is a breakin period and some wear in should be expected but this looks suspicious. The pan oil had alot of assembly lube and some of this in it. The output side of the filter seemed clean relatively at least no metal particles.

Dude I just finished reading all the info on your site. YOu have definately been blazing some trails. I love the picture of the Diff Salad. Good Luck. Not sure how the z diff is going to handle that torque but in the Hybrid spirit" Lets Find Out!" Any idea if a 10.25:1 can be boosted safely and to what level? 5lbs 8 lbs?

Thanks Grump Preciate IT

Got an oil pan in error I believe. I orderred a 7qt for sbc from rodpasts on ebay. Got an oil pan that is much longer and has a bolt hole in one of the rounded seal areas. Does a big block chevy pan have a bolt in one of the round seals? Anyway I ahvent heard back from the seller and am getting ready to list it for sale. Trying to figure out what it is. Thanks

I work nights Sunday through Wednesday and am on chat during that time.

Excellent Work Man. Nice Video. Send more. Your work is much appreciated.

Well unslung the rear end today and removed the top washers from the moustache bar. Reassembled. Still not happy with the clearance. Mainly on the passenger side. Unmounted passenger CA. Broke out the angle grinder and did some plastic surgery. Reassembled. Drove it in to work tonight, ER UH I mean test drove it, with some fresh telltale paint on the joint. I will check it tomorrow. As Always THANKS. Joe

Charcal grey light metalflake front and top fading to Dark gray metalflake rear and bottom. Just fade it intothe asphalt.

Thanks Terry I had the whole rear end out withing the past 3months. Looks like I gotta go through it again. Where the spindle pin goes through the control arm joint toward centerlin of the car. the CA stamping has a rise there. Maybe just some clearancing with a minigrinder is necessary.

I hear a grinding noise in the rear on deceleration. After inspection I found the inner tulips of my 280zxt cvs are rubbing the upper stampings of the lower control arms near the pivot pins. The tulips nearest the diff. Is this why the upper washers of the moustache bar are removed ? To raise the diff in relation to the control arms? What else to be done? I am not running a rear sway. Thanks

I only relayed what the owner of the mustang claimed. Thanks for all the feedback.

Thanks Alf and Corzette Chatting tonight?

How should I run him? We have a highway near the house 25mph - 60mph Interstate 45mph - 79mph? From a dead. From a roll? What gear? 2nd?

Thanks Guys This is all new to me. It is good to have a club behind you. H#$L I believe almost anything until I can prove it wrong. Terry I did read your post earlier. Thanks for the info. I see you had him early but the margin of acceleration closed as it ended but you pulled ahead and stayed ahead. It is a stock 4.6 with blower. I dont think he has done anyhting to it. Boost gauge goes to 10 but when he was in it it was around 7-8 psi 1978 280z 355 sbc stock bottom and top with these exceptions WHOOPS moroso Hi volume oil pump stocker oil pan 7qt with trap door on the way flat tops 1.94 intakes 1.6 exhausts 508 lift 251 duration solid crane sportsman roller rockers airgap 750 eddy crane cd ignition and coil muncie m20 r200 3.90 welded Newly installed 280zxt cv shafts with cygnusx1 adapter Coil overs Toyota fronts Maxima Rears Roll Bar no cage race seats and harnesses Fire bottle 255 50 r16 kuhmo ecstas Completely gutted even the wiring ATL fuel cell Battery relocated to the rear alum dash

I hear ya older the first thing I thought is hmmm what is the chassis made of hmmm I can make that hmm what di they use for components mhmmm

That video was great. How much in the USA? Do they do a Left hander for the states?