HorsePower is Where You Find IT !

[tomatoheadParticipant]

……. Alright 😀 , Alright 😀 ,Alright ❗ ❗ , OK the race is over till next year so back to assying motors 😀 , Doing the assy for my son on his new motor for his Mustang , showing and teaching him as we go 😀

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[dinoKeymaster]

Mater …Need a Bleakly Racing report…they change cars so frequently.

[tomatoheadParticipant]

…..OK quickly my car got wheel alinement , Rudys car got a new camshaft and Kevins car a new motor , but needed a new rear main seal 😕 😡 , I didnt put Kevins motor together 🙄 , but I HAD to fix it ❗ , I am the one who FIXES BOTH of there cars when the “others” fail , and mine , my wifes , my sons , my daughters etc 🙄 …………………. so Rudys car is back in the 10.70 -10.80s and Kevins car is in the lower 10s 😀 now that I fixed the rear seal , its aways HELL to PAY when your rear seal is LEAKING ❗

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

……. OK back to my son , he is also looking for Horse Power 😀 Hope he finds it , 😀 this is where the Fresh Motor is going 😀 , I know alot of you guys can relate to these pictures from pulling one out and getting ready to put one back in , after cleaning and fixing all the other S#&T you find wrong 😀 , but BOY IS HE HAVIN FUN ❗

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….. Michaels small block Ford was treated to some polishing of the crankshaft parting lines and the beams on the rods before the machine work was done , the crankshaft went to “FRED” at “THE CRANK SHOP” in Montgomery NY , and the rods went to “ERIC” at “J&B Performance” in Poughkeepsie NY 😀

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….OK when the crank came back , we were able to test fit the parts check clearances and degree the cam before hanging the rods on the pistons 😀

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….. I showed Michael how to do this , should be able to walk through it next time 😀

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[babycakesParticipant]

‘Mater’ all this work on the engines, and yet the bumpers on the ‘Tomato Bolt’ are still white! Newly inducted Mikey, GET ON HIS CASE!!! lol,

[tomatoheadParticipant]

…… NOT to Worry , ….. just busy busy busy ….. the bumpers will get painted , …..someday 😀 , so after all the cleaning and polishing time to make it “BLUE” ❗

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….. next nice new cam bearings installed and new ROLLER cam slipped in like BUTTER ❗ 😀 you can see all of the deburring and polishing of the main bearing saddles and cyl. s on the bottom redeucing sharp edges and friction ❗

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….. new cam and polished and balanced crank are in with roller t set, pistons with bearings and rings and its starting to look like a REAL motor 😀 😆

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

with the rods and pistons in next the rod bolts were thightened right to where they needed to be 😀

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

….. next a little clean up on the new heads in the bowls and exh ports 😀

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[tomatoheadParticipant]

…. Heads were cleaned and then assy. with all new parts 😀 , then on the short block they go ❗ , then it was time for the new “MOROSO” oil pan , just one of are “DOVER” sponsors 😀

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[don-kauer]

Hey…The Fordbury Blue boy is back 🙂 ….How you doin’ Joe…

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