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Just getting started on same size motor - let us know  ;D

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You can tell, Real Friends ;D

I don't have a lot of time and when I do have time, I'm drunker than hell  ;D I am so flippin close I can barely stand it. Just waiting for stupid stuff like valve springs, AN fittings and an alternator. I plan on pulling the warmed up stocker turn key and plugging it directly into my baja, so the 2165 will also have to be turn key as it is my daily driver and has to be running immediately. My ultimate plan is to drive it to the fall Sac Bug-O-Rama 900 miles round trip. We'll see.

Yeah, hurry up...you want to get yours running before Sheep, right?? ::) ;D

That's a memorable quote.   :D

Hell, mine runs right now. I drive it to work everyday.

  :o :o :o Sorry!! ;D

Well I'm making some progress. All of the valve train is set up. 4046 Bugpack springs set up .650 to bind (thanks Rick Sadler) , CB 1.4 rockers (.566 valve lift), Berg pushrods are dialed in. Long block may be together this tweakend. I'm still debating in my head to go with either the OEM 36hp shroud and a big galley aluminum 356 oil cooler or the new Brazilian doghouse shroud and cooler I have.

Its so dam cold there you dont even need a shroud ;D

Yeah right. It's been near or over 100 since May. It was 47 this morning and 99 this afternoon.

WTF do you live in some kind a weird desert ???
BTW P.U.I ;D

Short block is together.  :o

What cam gears did you use ?

POTL Magnums from Gene Berg. I bought them 9 years ago.

Is Ken Butler helping you build that motor ;)

Yeah, were going to put a progressive Weber on it, I can't afford to tow a gas station around with the IDAs getting 6 MPG. ;D

Maybe you should look into having Ken help you, too..., look at all the progress here ;) ;D

"can't be"


you didn't hear about the pushrod problem?!!!!!!!

Pushrod problem??  What next??  So, where's the center two case half o-rings..., hopefully, they're not still layin' on the workbench!  :o ::) ;)

I leave those out on all my shuffle pinned cases.  ::)

dude you forgot the cam plug

That reminds me. Which way do you guys install the cam plug. I always install mine with the open side towards the cam. I've seen them both ways.

I didn't get squat done today. I took my kids on a 5 mile hike at Indian Mary Park in Galice, Oregon.
http://slackercodemonkey.no-ip.org/hikes/indian_mary/

I think I'm going to build an 1835 to play with.

I thought Ratto was banned from this forum....
If he spent half the time working on my motor as he does rambling here, it would be done >:(

....if I had pistons....

Long block is done. I'm just waiting on an oil cooler.

where did you set cam up at?

I set it straight up since I couldn't find any retard washers for my Magnum gears. If I want to change it later it will be fairly easy.

changing the subject slightly i like your avatar john :D it does make me laugh ;D

how does it run John?

I'm painting the tin as I type this. I was going to powder coat but I ran out of money being laid off and all. I still need AN Fittings and oil and fuel lines.

How many miles are on it now John?

-100. I'm still in a holding pattern until I can afford AN fittings and a 1 3/4 heater box header. We skipped fall up here. We went from 95F 2 weeks ago to 50F during the day. My vagina hurts when it gets cold so I need a heater.  ;D

you have a built in friction heater.

Berg 1 3/4" heater boxes and merged header has been ordered! I should have it Friday or Monday. They were out of stock on mufflers ::) I had a Berg merged heater box muffler but like an idiot, I sold it to axm48ida. So now I have to cut off the header flange and adapt some kind of big muffler.

The high temp for tomorrow is only going to be 48F (8C). I'm tired of toughing it out and scraping ice off the inside of my windows. I can't wait to have heat again.

Damn ! Overhere it's not That bad. But i would prefer Simi Valley. ;)

Exhaust is here.

you need an alternator, John.

Jim

Yeah, thanks ::)