1FastBrick

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Did you sand any of the rough casting spots in the pan?

RedXray

Those rough places took some skin off my knuckles when I first cleaned the
120,000 mile gunk during the build two years ago

This go round was a piece of cake cleaning the pan... yeah those boogers are sharp!

1FastBrick

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I actually sand them down. Especially on the outside near the oil filter...

RedXray

Well another full day... almost there!

Finished underneath with the oil pan, rack & crossmember. Up top... front cover, balancer, headers, water pump, coolant bypass, dip stick.

Tomorrow... pushrods, rockers (double check lifter preload), intake, power steering and alternator, plugs & wires, covers & coil packs, radiator & e-fans, belts & hoses, add coolant & oil, load tune with -4 degree timing, bust gasoline, tune MAF, VE & spark, burn rubber, drink beer.

Shaggy2dope

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Once the exhaust is buttoned up, it means ***** about to get real!

Great photos. Some nice looking parts you have there sir. Don't rush a video, but I'll be impatiently waiting!

RedXray

Thanks man

Little set back... the 7.500 pushrods I got are a little short giving me around a .030 preload, a few cylinders above and a couple just below. Morel wants .030 - .040 for an iron block aluminum heads. The aluminum block guys shoot for around .050 thousandths. Martin @Tick performance says .030 to .060 for morel's is fine.

I'm shooting for .045 to 0.50. BTR pushrods go from 7.500 to 7.550 so that's to big of a swing. Trick Flow has the 7.525's so some will be a little over my target a few under. Could order perfect individual custom lengths from Manton but they're prices are above my budget. Summit says they'll ship on Monday.

RedXray

Correct length pushrods will be here Thursday.

In the meantime I've finished with the remaining parts like the intake,
new NGK TR6's, plug wires, harness, belts, hoses, radiator, and e-fans.

All that's left is oil, coolant, pushrods & rockers, valve covers & coil packs.

Jeebalow

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Looks great! Nice work. Back to hurry up and wait!

shootermwc

Ahh the old hurry up and wait. My life story!

Lookin good dude. What I wouldn't give to have that much room and clean working space!

RedXray

Pushrods came a day early so I was able to button everything up but have to wait until tomorrow to fire her up. Yesterday I was fighting to get the "hacked" EVAP connected. With the V6 trucks you have to splice in the EVAP. Trying to get the tube into the rubber splice my hand inadvertently broke the plastic clip for the 3/8 fuel line.

Bought both the feed and return -6 an fittings in case the other plastic clip is brittle.
Both fittings should be here tomorrow.