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Building an engine nowadays even when doing 95% of the work is not cheap. We were lucky that the block and heads did not require any outside...
Camshaft and crankshaft installed, Checked the deck height in this pic...Typical 70's low compression where the slugs sit waaaay down in the...
Finished up cleaning the engine bay as much as I wanted to. Decided not to do the firewall. Once the motor is back in , most of the firewall will...
Scraped and cleaned the frame cross member and shot coat of chassis black. With no power steering or other accessories,this is in plain view when...
Cleaned up the oily mess mixed with clutch dust.. [ATTACH]
More work done today.. My buddy James did his magic on the 'teen's heads. 3 angle grind job,new valves,340 springs.. [ATTACH]
The archaeological dig for original paint beneath the Ziebart continues....impressive I must say. Still got a few days worth of cleaning and...
Thanks to my buddy James,he is massaging the heads for better flow. Nothing really crazy but make them flow better for efficiency. Also port...
Pistons in soak they are so full of carbon.. [ATTACH]
Cam bearings and frost plugs installed..shot coat of primer and Chrysler corporate blue... [ATTACH]
No doubt. We measured the cylinders and bore was not needed. When you bore them out the cost of machining and new pistons go through the roof.
Very good shape. Low miles on it and were easy,babied miles. it was just old and tired. Oil rings were stuck in the groove of the pistons creating...
Rebuild kit arrived during lunch.Getting stoked! [ATTACH]
Original flywheel was machined for the new Hayes clutch.. [ATTACH]
Picked up the block this morning..all clean and cylinders honed...[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For fellow gumbers crunchers..here's what the tag reads.. E44 318-2 Barrel D14 3-Speed Manual Column Shift RH45 R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite...
Sooo tempted to empty out the engine bay and go nuts. I know the results will make a huge difference when I pop the hood. Flywheel is sent in for...
On areas that are thick coated I use a brass brush lightly to break it up and use more solvent and let it soak longer. I finish with nylon brush...
I turned my attention to the engine bay. 46 years ago this wagon got the Ziebart treatment even though she had seen very few winter drives. With a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Made more progress today.. Heads got stripped and cleaned. Crankshaft also cleaned and polished. Waiting on parts at this point
