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New Heads, Shiny OOHHH AAHHHH!

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Heads, cam and Jacobs Ignition system

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Thermactor plugs, need them on the front and back of these heads

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Here's a closeup of the thermactor plugs

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Edelbrock Truck EFI cam, 116 degrees lobe separation

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734 hits | 71.74 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
3 fresh coats of por-15 engine enamel

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799 hits | 72.92 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Cam thrust plate stock, needs to be modified to clear torrington bearing on timing gear.

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759 hits | 57.38 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
thrust plate bolt head interfering with timing gear.

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Cam thrust plate with holes countersunk(with new and old style bolts).

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installed after mod

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thrust plate side view after mod.

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Before

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After removing fan, shroud, air box, washer fluid and coolant resevoirs and bracket.

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engine coming out

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All the new goodies

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Lightning computer

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Valve covers with the 351 emblems that I'm putting on them.

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VC mounting surface is a solid 3/8" all the way around, shouldn't have to worry about it bending or ...

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648 hits | 71.07 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
new 200 amp 3G alt, new water pump, roller timing chain and dist. one dist is the one that came wit...

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678 hits | 67.39 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Header label plate

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3/8" thick header flanges

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EGR tube(I'll be capping off), egr goes through intake on the Edelbrock Performer I'm using.

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679 hits | 65.12 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Empty hole where engine use to be.

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661 hits | 84.79 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Driver's side fender well

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Pass side fender well

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Scorpion roller rockers, very beefy.

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643 hits | 73.79 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
ARP main bolts, exchanging for stud kit (bolt kit has no way to bolt up the oil pump p/u screen).

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715 hits | 65.13 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Assembled short block

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TRW forged pistons

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Yup it's a 351

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626 hits | 47.35 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Had to drill out the head bolt holes to 1/2". Only about the top 1/2" of the hole had to be drilled...

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759 hits | 70.56 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Now I gotta paint the timing chain cover and the water pump.

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water pump mod.JPG
723 hits | 48.98 KB | Posted: 2/9/05

ARP main studs.JPG
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main studs.JPG
724 hits | 70.36 KB | Posted: 2/21/05

pickup tube stud.JPG
669 hits | 53.18 KB | Posted: 2/21/05
Where oil pump pick up tube mounts to main stud

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Bottom end

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681 hits | 36.29 KB | Posted: 2/21/05
Look at the difference between the stock oil pump drive shaft and the ARP one.

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735 hits | 34.23 KB | Posted: 2/21/05
This is the Fel-pro head gasket recommended by the parts store AND Trick Flow

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739 hits | 62.26 KB | Posted: 2/21/05
One peice oil pan gasket, no rtv gotta love it.

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Double Roller timing chain installed

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Almost done

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Smog passage

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Smog passage with plug installed

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Cleaned up, ready to paint

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Intake gasket installed, no cork gaskets just a thick bead of RTV.

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My son torquing the intake manifold.

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Engine on the cherry picker ready to go in (FINALLY)

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Goin in.

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Bolted in place, ready to start bolting on all the little stuff.

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Bracket to relocate charcoal canister under pass side headlight and reinforce rusted metal where the...

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Charcoal canister in it's new home.

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754 hits | 67.19 KB | Posted: 4/7/05
Spacer for crank pulley to line it up with the rest of the pulleys. 5 washers, looking into having ...

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close up of washers, 3/8". These are necessary because the fluid damper I got it 3/8" shorter than ...

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Crank pulley installed with washers.

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Almost there, only a few more things to bolt on.

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All done, ready to start.

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New Motorcraft Dizzy.

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1013 hits | 79.34 KB | Posted: 4/10/05
Priming engine for the last time before initial startup.

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815 hits | 80.92 KB | Posted: 4/10/05
Jacobs ignition control box and other surrounding stuff.

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1701 hits | 60.14 KB | Posted: 4/10/05
Jacobs Ultra coil.

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756 hits | 51.06 KB | Posted: 5/5/05
Fuild damper with 5/8" spacer from March performance pulleys. The fluid damper is 5/8" shorter then...

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Spacer installed, you can see why the serpentine belt won't line up w/o this spacer.