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Old May 22, 2015 | 04:56 PM
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Down to a short block...
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Old May 22, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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Cool picture. Man I wanna tare apart so bad.
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Old May 22, 2015 | 05:38 PM
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Cool picture. Man I wanna tare apart so bad.
Thanks man!
Not sure what i've gotten myself into
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Old May 22, 2015 | 11:43 PM
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Well being that it was meant to be uncomplicated budget build,i was trying to avoid the 80e swap.Also seeing that the goal was just rolling on fun and maybe a half mile event i thought i could get away with the 65e...but it snowballed from a good rebuild into the hardened input/drum,hardened output,new ratio first gear set,billet cover converter and all the other stuff!Though i am curious to see if it can be done.
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man I understand that. I'm still running a 4-bolt head set up for the same reasons and feel stupid.
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Old May 31, 2015 | 11:16 AM
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...getting there...milled/freshened the heads,double springs,Titanium retainers,seals,GM mls head gaskets,Pro Comp head studs,boost Comp.cam(ish),3 bolt sprocket,LS2 chain,LS7 lifters and -10 male bung welded in the pan.
Waiting on timing chain damper,gonna make a shim for the oil pump.
Still need the trans back too.Dom
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Old May 31, 2015 | 09:17 PM
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What did the machine shop charge ya? Did you have the head surface "touched" or actually milled down?
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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 03:50 PM
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is that engine stand attached to the cherry picker? i've never seen that before...
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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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What did the machine shop charge ya? Did you have the head surface "touched" or actually milled down?
Heads were machined with cutter,very nice smooth finish about $50 each.
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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 04:48 PM
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is that engine stand attached to the cherry picker? i've never seen that before...
Yes it is a package,but the engine stand is detachable.
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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 07:37 AM
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Engine done
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Trans done(this is what a $5k tranny for a $5k truck looks like!(Canadian funds)
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Reinstall begins
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