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489 hits | 67.88 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
Dying for a low end torque and mileage increase, so we blew $204.00 for a Comp Cam with 16 new lifters. 250/260 compared to stock 240/248 degrees. Excellent torque and mileage, so says the specs 800rpms to 4800 rpms. Just what a heavy, tall geared Fi...
(Posted in: Camshaft)

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500 hits | 72.96 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
Tried this rust removal technique I learned from the Fullsizedbronco forum. Note the water vessel supplied by the township, battery charger and sacrificial piece of metal.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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584 hits | 73.45 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
Washing soda is added at one table spoon per gallon of water.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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582 hits | 63.34 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
A likely candidate for rust removal.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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756 hits | 53.15 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
The positive clamp goes on the sacrificial rod, that gets dipped in the water. It gest this much build up on it, every 6 hours. Shows how much rust is coming off the manifold.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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600 hits | 74.55 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
Removed, pressure washed after only 12 hours. 48 hours gets rid of all the rust...completely....inside, outside....all of it. The heat riser valve works like it's brand new, cleaning iron, steel and brass beautifully.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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511 hits | 57.99 KB | Posted: 11/18/11
The balancer pulley is completely rust free. Try that with a wire brush.
(Posted in: Electrolytic rust removal)

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349 hits | 26.91 KB | Posted: 11/21/11
26 year old cylinders still had fair crosshatch left on them. The band of fuel varnish build up at the bottom of the cylinder indicates the rings were less than perfect(though none were broken). This is the worst rust of the two cylinders that had ru...
(Posted in: Cylinder deglazing)

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362 hits | 71.6 KB | Posted: 11/21/11
This Flex hone is GREAT 40 to 60 seconds in each cylinder and they cleaned up perfectly. At 59 bucks it paid for itself first time out. I even splurged and bought their brand of honing oil. A tiny dab of fluid creates plenty of slurry.
(Posted in: Cylinder deglazing)

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461 hits | 37.39 KB | Posted: 11/21/11
The results speak for themselves. Wiped the clinders out with rags and then washed them with soapy water, rag wiped dry any residue and oiled them up.
(Posted in: Cylinder deglazing)

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417 hits | 50.17 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Crank journals have had the 320 grit polish, yet to hit them with 600 grit. Came up like chrome !
(Posted in: Crank polish & Main bearings)

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336 hits | 49.24 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Can't say I know DNJ bearings, but they're American made and came in at 28 bucks for the whole set.
(Posted in: Crank polish & Main bearings)

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295 hits | 68.39 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Torqued in the mains in three stages, ending at the 85 ft/lbs spec'd in teh manual. Twirls beautifully. Even remembered the rear main seal.
(Posted in: Crank polish & Main bearings)

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370 hits | 40.96 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
That's as clean as these pitons are getting. Cleaned the carbon out of the lands with a busted piston ring and everything got washed down with throttle body spray and steel wool and a tooth brush.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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427 hits | 57.82 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Eight pistons done in less than an hour. I'd forgotten how much I hated cleaning pistons. Higher than a kite on those fumes, so I cut the garage heater and I broke for lunch.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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379 hits | 55.32 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Talk about happy campers. The gaps on the new rings prove this bore is well within factory specs !
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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434 hits | 69.72 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Not one of the old rings were busted, but some weren't staggered properly. Mahle is a name I know and respect for piston rings, and at 24 bucks for the entire set, I'm happy !
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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400 hits | 79.94 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
Couldn't find my whipped, 25 year old band type piston ring compresser anywhere. Canadian Tire will loan this tool kit free to anyone willing to plunk down a hundred dollar deposit(for three days).
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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394 hits | 65.15 KB | Posted: 11/22/11
What a treat this is going to be compared to my old, whipped, missing compresser! Just can't justify buying another one this late in life, since the last time I used one was back in 96 ?
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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575 hits | 71.39 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
Cleaned piston ready for new rings, in box to right. Mahle instructions further right and the ever present factory service manual on the left.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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517 hits | 69.32 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
New rod bearings to be installed and seven more to go. Grease bearings, submerge pistons upside down in oil and ready to install.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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427 hits | 73.02 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
Eight pistons in, 16 con rod nuts torqued to factory 45 ft/lbs and cam bearings lubed with assembly grease.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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511 hits | 82.18 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
Comp Cams lube all over the lobes of the new RV cam. A long water pump bolt inserted into the cam to use as a handle. You have to steal the woodroffe key out of the old cam BTW.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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482 hits | 64.54 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
S.A. Double roller timing chain set installed over top the MP tensioner, which goes on EVERY smallblock I build. The Canadian stealership beat everyone at $33.00 for the MP tensioner. Advance came in at $35.00 for the timing chain set.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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460 hits | 58.91 KB | Posted: 11/23/11
I cleaned each lifter bore thoroughly and then lubed them up with assembly grease.
(Posted in: Pistons and rings)

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438 hits | 37.4 KB | Posted: 12/2/11
(Posted in: Unexpected oil pan)

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263 hits | 51.63 KB | Posted: 2/13/13
(Posted in: Carb)

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282 hits | 45.68 KB | Posted: 2/13/13
(Posted in: Carb)

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450 hits | 16.11 KB | Posted: 2/23/13
Walker 43676 is less than $6.00 and gets you from the back of the axle to the rear bumper in full 2 1/4", with a turn down.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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396 hits | 5.31 KB | Posted: 2/23/13
Here's the stock M-body cat. It starts out at a full 2 1/4" and even gets almost all the way to the muffler EXCEPT for the last three inches, which neck down to pea shooter size 1 7/8" to fit the stock M-body muffler. Prices range as low as...
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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Sure it isn't mandrel bent, but it'll get you over the axle in 2 1/4" instead of stock 1 7/8" and for as low as $11.21. Walker 43633
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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465 hits | 23.92 KB | Posted: 2/23/13
Hush Thrush, Dynomas or just plain Walker 17713. Turbo style 2 1/4" muffler with the correct M-body inlet/oulet offsets for under $20.00. Just a smidge shorter than stock.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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592 hits | 12.98 KB | Posted: 2/23/13
Less than $75.00 gets you a Canadian Y-pipe with no pre cats that gets you from the manifolds to the cat in 2 1/4" pipe. Walker 40430
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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472 hits | 10.19 KB | Posted: 2/23/13
This little piece clamped to the top of your tailpipe, over the axle, and slips into your rubber hanger bracket attached to the floor. It's shorter than a stock M-body piece to allow the thicker tailpipe to tuck up higher. Walker #35125 for @ $1.39
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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461 hits | 44.54 KB | Posted: 7/14/13
This last three inches of the cat pipe is what you lop off. The cat pipe has been fully 2 1/4inch I.D. all the way up to the muffler, NOW it necks down to 1 7/8 inch pea shooter size. Uh uh, cut it off.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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447 hits | 45.25 KB | Posted: 7/14/13
Another shot of one of the restrictions in all later M-body's exhaust systems.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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672 hits | 78.35 KB | Posted: 7/14/13
Weld or get welded the 10 inch extension of full 2 1/4 inch exhaust pipe onto the back of the cat pipe, where you just lopped off the 3 inch long piece where it restricted the pipe down to 1 7/8 inch. This also makes up for the slightly shorter than ...
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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340 hits | 11.68 KB | Posted: 3/8/15
Weedy original one piece 1.75 tailpipe part 45614
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392 hits | 70.25 KB | Posted: 4/30/15
You can see the restriction has been cut off and a 2 and a quarter inch extension welded onto the back of the cat pipe.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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404 hits | 76.49 KB | Posted: 4/30/15
Not rocket science to add 10 inches of bigger pipe and lop off that three inches of 1 and seven eights restrictive pipe. It allows you to run not only any 2 and a quarter inch muffler, but also a later model B body tailpipe, which fits perfectly.
(Posted in: Exhaust)

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796 hits | 63.21 KB | Posted: 12/8/11
(Posted in: Initial pics)

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288 hits | 54.7 KB | Posted: 7/3/13
This ! little stud is set into the plastic rad overflow at the factory and from then on it starts to rust solid to the threads of the nut holding it to the rad support. Unless you're very lucky the stud will spin with the frozen nut and you've wrecke...
(Posted in: Overflow tank stud repair)

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288 hits | 49.69 KB | Posted: 7/3/13
This simple 1/4UNC20 bolt and a couple of washers and matching nut are al that's needed to fix the overflow tank stud for good. It's 1 1/4" long if you're wondering.
(Posted in: Overflow tank stud repair)