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2-1/2 hours of cleaning, setting cam timing and deck height.
CR comes out to 9.7:1
cam dialed in @ 104 ATDC intake peak
now bedtime...

next, check valve to piston clearance and geometry.  ::)

Whos motor are you working on ???

Robbie of Concords ;D

instead of working on that motor go take care of Lucas .........

Engle 100, right?

It would be a lot ez'r with a bar stool than standing!! Right?

not that radical! Jeeez


it would be a lot easier with a bar too

9.7 : 1  :o

big cam

Oh, so it's the 110 , then.

yeah it's the race 110 profile. With Kadrons


so the bottom end is done, just need to bolt up 3.5 sump and screw on flywheel, then get top end on and dress it up with tin-wear (now a new color).

Then the bitch of the project, putting it in the car.

Yeah, get that motor off the stand and in the car.  Lucas needs to learn to synch 48's!  :)

I should be down to visit soon, and i'll bring down the Koni's and the Wedgies :)

is that a porsche engine?

no not that weak

hey John, my W110 motor is done. Are you coming over to push it into the car?  :-*

I'll warm up the helocopter!

where is your refueling stop?

Probably Valencia at the old municipal airport at Indian Dunes, if it's still there. They used to film the Black Sheep TV series there in the 70's and the A Team in the 80's.

you'll need aother tank at least even after that. I think there's a landing pad in Ludlow.

Maybe I can land where all those weird rocks are, that the freeway goes through. I think they do human sacrafices there.

almost ready to go in car

NICE powdercolour Jim (what about the heat- ducts?)

Here's mine.

looks cool Harry.... I like the color :)
I just run plugs in my ducts.
saving $ for 181 shroud right now.

cool jim,
you work so damn fast :)

thank you
but you're kidding right?

 ::)

Is it really brownish ? We were discussing this in my shop tonite during Peddle To The Meddle :D :D

(Here We Go Again Figment)

yeah, kind of.... it's sort of a bronze-silver color. Dimple finish. It's different

Hmmm.  Has a "warm" look to it.  Snuggly.

more pics, naked this time

Looks better with the tin.   ;)

Hey Jim Why did you put the (6 ) 12mm sealing Case nuts on backwards the red side goes toward the washer if your useing them that way mise well run Nylock nuts

Hey Shubee, if you put the red seal against the washer there is no way to know what torque you are applying to the 12mm studs. I use Loctite 574 under the 12mm washer, and to ensure proper torque, use moly lube on threads and on underside of nut. Gene Berg even said this "was the way to do it". The red seal stuff often comes apart on the threads when you unscrew them. Most nylocks are crap quality and I would never apply 30ft lb to them.

 ;)

Hi Jim, what sealant did you use under the cylinders. I use Dirko HT from Elring. (Red Stuff).
H.

Loctite 574, the "Porsche" stuff. Dirko is good too as is Curil T

Just checked the boxes, Dirko and Curil are from the same company Elring. Curil T is a bitch to remove from case-halves,
but it makes a "dry" engine. Lately i'm using the Permatex aviation stuff for cases. Perfect results and easy to remove.

Ted, Just Admit It.

yeah Curil K2 is Elring too.... good stuff. Permatex 3H always worked too, but I can but the Elring stuff at work, no need to drive around looking for 3h.  ;D

Had a Dad

I work in Germany .....  ;)

Ocean Size

keeps your nuts upside down dude,

Whores

Jane Says...My nuts are always upside down.

Jim, are the headstuds, ARPM nuts/washers sold as a kit from Raceware. Or Empi, or...?

Raceware. I bought kit (studs, washers, nuts) from Roger Crawford @ Heads Up.

WELL??  ??? ??? ???  Is it in yet??  How about now??  Is it???  Come on, we can't stand the suspense!! ;D

Maybe he's at Kinkos.

No, he's helping me out with my engine overhere (The Netherlands).

I can drive to the Netherlands faster than to Simi Valley.

boy you guys are fricking impatient!! ;D


Yeah it went in Thursday night, came to life Saturday afternoon.... no drips, no grey muck, no burps, hiccups. Drove it yesterday morning around the neighborhood and a short blast on freeway, and to work today. So far so good.

 ;D

Good News Jim !

thanks Harry...... where's your heads?

Heads are released from customs last Saturday nite, so another 3 days waiting...

3 days?  ::)

 ;D

Cool!  Is this a higher state of tune than previously?  I'm a little out of the loop...

Hi Mike, yeah, in place of the Engle FK45 I have a Pauter R6E8 in it, a smidge more CR, and larger intake ports/runners. The R6E8 is 272 deg @ .050 and with Scat 1.25 it gives as much as .528" at valve.

Nice...never enough, right?  This won't make it fussy, will it?

It starts with the engine. You get it all prettied up and installed in the car. Then you will notice the car looks a bit worn next to the shiny engine and you will have the car torn apart for a repaint.  ;D

So how does it run. You get that Porsche power band you been looking for?

--louis

;D

it runs the same down low, really... grunty, maybe not 100% as crisp off idle, but after 4000 it's definitely got a temper. I've been nice to it though....has about 40 mi on it.

Well, you can take it on a nice long hall to Fullerton in a couple of weeks!

Tomorrow between 12.00 and 14.00 DELIVERY 8)

cool..... hopefully Sheep's Sponge bob Square Ports heads will be at my place soon and his wierdo motor can go into his blue Bug.

BTW Engine Stand, i raised mine welding  4mm  X 300 mm steel plates. Saves Back in the Future.

just got back from test drive up and down Canoga Ave....   :o

Got Brakes?

How's your valve spring tatoo?

it was more like a brand....  3D imprint...

so after 3 days of commuting, no issues, floor is still dry under motor, and this combo turned out easier to drive than I expected. My impressions are that it runs much the same in doclie light throttle driving as the last setup did, it does seem to make usable torque about 3-500 rpm higher BUT it responds faster, if that makes sense. There is a hilly, narrow canyon road that I commute home on, Box Canyon in Canoga Park, and many of the corners are very tight, 15-25mph and steep.... the new combo wants to run above 2300 rpm, where the old setup would pull 2000.... BUT the FK45/wedgeport combo would have this big hole under 3700 or so if I stomped it, the Pauter cam/044's doesn't give the same "dead spot" in power band, it just climbs rev range, and really comes on just under 5K.... it's still fresh, so I am shifting it @ 6K, but it is still pulling. I'm going to drive it down to Glendale Saturday morning, we'll see how it does keeping up with the 85mph idiots on I-5

You could drive it to Nicks at 2PM on Saturday....

Going to Joselito's? You might be one of those 85 mph idiots after a few Platinums  ;D

that car doesn't go near the place..... like two north-sided magnets.

so jimmy is there are photos????

yep here you go  :)

that looks very clean jim, nice!
what kind of oil filler cap do you use?

I don't remember...  just some cap off the shelf from 10+ yr ago @ Buggy House. Probably time for a new gasket. ;)

That's a Rabbit cap.

Is that an industrial motor ? It looks like one of those industrial motors from liquid air, or maybe its from an old farm tractor.

Actually it's Ty's Uncle Donny's motor.... for his Chenowth lane-painting rail. Remember?

Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha ;D

Your talking about the shop in Fremont with the lane painter/reflector installer rail ?

yep....  what was that place called? They had an account at BH..... our buddy's unlce drove that thing.

Crist Co. I sold that thing to them in 1985/86 - Still see it from time to time.

Looks like my gas cap! :D

yeah that's right! 026 103 485 is the number Diederick.
Some of the Type 2 gas caps we sold (or some of the caps for aftermarket pre '68 tanks) looked like this too, Zach...

man I never thought my oil cap would earn mention on the Lounge... (blushing)  ;D

Diederick? I drink their coffee.