Hey there. Things have been happening but nothing to really excite anyone about at the moment! Plus I've had some other priorities, but here's what I have been up to!
The head and block are at the machine shop, getting the valve seats pressed in, the number 3 exhaust port de-stressed, new valve guides pressed in, block bored, and both decked.
We're also chasing down a set of valves for the head, Manly (who do some of the V8 Supercar valves I have been told, but believe what you will) are the best but cost $55 each, which adds up over 8 valves (thankfully I don't have a
4V V8), so I am looking at my options, but knowing me, will still probably pay for the best.
I am also de-stressing the crank at work and re-magnafluxing it to check for any tiny possible points of failure, so that's taking time. Plus all this costs alot of cash to build it to survive a nuclear war, so the project taking its time at the moment isnt such a bad thing.
Nothing I have many photos of, so I haven't posted much lately, but hopefully soon I'll have some premium quality products to show for our hard work! This stage is very important, the way we do things now will decide if we're building a hand grenade or a reliable high performance engine! It's taking longer than I expected, I know.
I've also been looking at the rear suspension and tubs, and talking to engineers, seems I won't be able to move the suspension mounting points at all, and the best I can do is Mini-tubs with the Escort Forest Pack Flares. So that sucks a little to keep it street registered, but I'm working on it!
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Thanks for asking!
Tim