Yep -- 'Cause in a couple years he'll be pushing one of these down the driveway instead of a race car.... :rofl:


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Don't forget the first 3 years and all those plastic must haves with a 6-12 month shelf life. :D

Recaro Sport Seat only $224
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I'll take the Recaro thank you! :lol: :thumbsup:

Isn't that the drivers seat out of Greg's Mustang? :rofl:

Zing! :rofl: :rofl:

This is the first thread my shrink goes to when he pops in here.

Wait till Greg gets a hold of you :rofl:

Ouch.....Even I puckered up on that one....

You guys are brutal....funny as Hell, but brutal...

:cheers:

Okay, we are gonna take a small detour and address my project, how's that? :lol:

Got 2 boxes today. :unibrow:

Was looking hard for a CV products pump in the low pressure range (most of the Nascar take-offs are high pressure - 8, 9 or 10psi+ and require a regulator). But hard to find and a near $400 price tag shied me away.

Found an "open box" ebay special Holley Billet 170 pump for $165 (new $275). And I only accepted its billet nature because it won't be very visible. :D

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My other ebay purchase... the Wilson ported 2 piece Edelbrock 2922 top and GM base for 18* heads. RPM range 5000-8500. :lol:

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Crank is supposed to be here tmrw. :woot:

Never seen those billet pumps before.....nice score fancy pants :lol:

The intake sounds a little out of range to me....sure thats where you want your motor to live?

...aaand, flip that bad boy intake over so we can see the porting?

The pump is supposedly worth .5 seconds at Thunderhill. That's what sealed the deal. :woot:

Mike assures me he will cam this motor to the heads and induction system and make the torque we want. :thumbsup:

Dammit Ron I already boxed it back up. :willy:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Seriously? Who sold you that line?

I'm selling it to myself. :D

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Alright bro, I'll buy that for a dollar....hurry up and finish that thing.....times-a-waistin' :thumbsup:

The kid's in 4th gear, be careful what you wish for........you might get a stinky can of whoop a$$. :D

Just ship me my seat back!

Dave and I will be doing quite a few track days together as soon as he's done. Maybe he can teach me a thing or two. :thumbsup:

That's a fast avatar Jer.

Would look great in the 32.... :_paranoid

That's pretty modest bro.... I'm the underdog here with your experience both in general and at these tracks! Really lookin fwd to it! :woot:

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^^^^

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Looks like your build is going to have some really nice parts in it. Way to scratch and dig for the deals. Also, shame on you to try and keep this on topic:willy:

DG,

Likely you're the hardest workin parts acquisition hobbyist in the northern atmosphere. :cool:

That's what I'm talkin' about....:thumbsup:

Textured for your pleasure too! :unibrow:

Thanks dude. And yeah what was I thinking trying to get this train wreck back on track????

I thoroughly enjoy that hunt for the elusive killer value deal. It is an exercise that is both rewarding and borne out of necessity. :captain:

Headed to Watson today to drop stuff off. Some block machine work is done supposedly so I'll take a peak. Also have some questions for Mike on .... stuff.

Fixed it for ya!

Exactly. Why miss all the thrills, chills and pure profit from a good ole fashioned train wreck? :D

Nice stuff Dave. Getting exciting in here.
Keep us posted.

Had a great hour with Mike B the shop today. Man I learn a ton there.

Updates:

-Roller bearing 50mm cam tunnel is bored
-Deck was not square (shocker) so they are squaring it up. He said he'll likely bring it down from 9.0225 where it sits now just to 9.000 and call it good.
-Diamond hone up next
-His assessment of the block is that he likes its water jackets, its priority oiling and he compares it so far to the Little M, so I liked hearing that

We knew my Jesel shaft rockers would need some attention (new adjusters, maybe some rollers) but we did discover the intake is a 1.7 ratio (not 1.6 as advertised) and that's a good thing for cam design. 1.6 is exhaust as sold.

We talked cams in detail and he is a big believe in these oversized base circle cams, either 50 or 55mm for SBC. He showed me a shelf Comp Cams Mopar cam with standard base circle next to one he designed and had cut with a monster base circle (don't know Mopar sizes) but the difference was staggering. And what he said that was really staggering was the larger one made 60 more hp on the dyno. No other changes. Same cam specs. Wow. I had no idea on that stuff. So I'm sold on the added expense (a few hundred bucks) for the larger base circle on mine. Done deal.

He also would not let me take a pic of the 2 Mopar cams side by side. Trade secrets. :unibrow:

I learned the "C" or Cleveland firing order is the same as the LS firing order (also called a 4 cylinder swap) and it's easier on the internals while making more power. He said that's why all or most of new modern motors use that firing order. He uses the 4-7 swap on tunnel ram setups.

Mike is so cool and old school.. he has the same credit card machine from 1989 he said. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! It is huge like the phone Gordon Gekko was holding on the beach in Wall Street. :lol:

Put the crank on the scale. Mike said weight don't mean nothin til it registers on his scale. :D

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Nice....so whats left on the list as far as parts?

I love the engine building stuff. It's my favorite part of the build process. I've offered to sweep floors around Jason's place a few times.:lol:

Is that one of those LS block's Cast in South America.It doesn't look familiar.:willy: :willy:

Thanks for sharing Dave, good stuff!

Carb will be here later this week. And Mike has to order cam and pistons. Then it's just the little things like bearings, accessories, carb spacer, and installation. They are super busy at the shop so now sure how quickly it will get done, but at least my parts search is not any hold up now with the crank being here. I think he said cam and pistons take 1-2 weeks max once ordered.

I'll be bringing my pan, oil pump, timing chain, distributor, and damper over there soon and hopefully they all pass his inspection.

Yeah man this is a blast. I think I'm gonna make a stop weekly at least to Mike's even if I don't have anything to say or pick up or drop off. :thumbsup:

Heck it might be. Now you got me all freaked out Scott! :willy:

I got nothin to teach people, so I'll just pass on the good stuff I'm getting from Mike. :lateral:

I think I saw them using the very style motor in the new Fast
5 movie.:lol:

Roller bearing cam tunnel?

Diamond hone?

Nice... :lol: :cheers:

whooooooooo!

Parts look awesome Dave!