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Your garage looks nice and neat ,have fun tomorrow .
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I would like it better, but for now, this will have to do. Over to mate Martins early today to help him load the hoist, engine stand etc into his car. Poor guy, had not slept for three nights with his dog being sick and himself with some unpleasant sounding chest infection. Still, he had said he would do it, so dragged himself out and delivered..... Paul Y also came over early to supervise (well, he did all the work as he has built a few engines and knows his way around) he also tried along with Martin to teach me stuff, I think I make a good cuppa tea though. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...suypfh7km.jpeg No smiles today...... http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s6io4bxbg.jpeg I took photos of stuff in position and also the progress, that is my job. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sm8zi9dng.jpeg I did help find some nuts n bolts and made a few bits up. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...shiegqgjv.jpeg Ohhhh, and another useful tool....... Keeps stuff in position. Simple. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sum0uxv1j.jpeg Moving stuff about. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s3z6qvzqu.jpeg Very good news.... It's a four bolt main. And the oil pump has been upgraded. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...snbd5iv3s.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s5epe2l7n.jpeg Then when the front end got opened.... Timing chain good. But note the position of the timing marks......... Way out it seems. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...spvhcdwrw.jpeg With the camel hump heads off, it was found that most of the exhaust valves were missing their valve stem seals. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...stpjn4xg2.jpeg The engine has definitely been rebuilt previously, block has been decked, it has a +30 overbore with the cross hatching very visible, new brass freeze plugs, new oil plugs, oil pump, you get the picture. In the truck the engine was running fine, and the reason for the tear down was that is was using a lot of oil and low compression on No 1 (both wet and dry). Think we have found the problem for the excessive oil use, lack of valve stem oil seals on exhausts, and a build up of carbon under the exhaust valve on No.1 giving a bad seal against valve seat. Upon disassembly the whole engine smelt of burnt oil and the heads and pistons had a heavy coating of oily carbon. Maybe because it has a broken valve spring, that valve has a mushroomed valve stem (and may possibly be bent) The cam itself is undamaged, the lifters are good and the pushrods are straight. So, the need to identify it is to ensure that the correct valve springs are procured and the mystery of the off timing marks can be solved. What are the markings on the cam then ? Glad you asked - This is what is cast into the cam EP6 30 D8 C8 C5 CWC There is also Blue and Purple paint on the distributor drive end of the cam and a 2 white spots half way down. On the distributor end there is also an A punched into the shaft. Other than that there are no marking or casting number. I 'think' that it is a Chevy cam rather than an after market item but happy to be proved wrong. Spring has sprung. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...smlym1lh5.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sscv2uoz5.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...snmqpo3ab.jpeg So that then was the fun for today. Seems the motor needs a few bits to get it back together. A valve, springs, clean up and some info as tow hat motor this may be, so that I know what springs to buy. Thanks as always to helping friends, Paul and Martin. Back to normal tomorrow. |
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Which reminds me...
Two tone mockup: http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspbwrvsgt.jpg And just to throw in a curve ball, you are sure on keeping it red they said...... http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps5qgk3yej.jpg Of course my wheels have changed in the mean time too. |
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Glad you are not finding a supre lot of bad damage in the engine Rian. That green is pretty. Those red wheels would look real good on white.....but I am a bit prejudice. ;)
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does you lower timing chain gear have more than one keyway in it ?
some aftermarket performance ones have three keyway slots in them so you can advance or retard the cam timing . I am thinking about different colors for my truck too . it is flat black and white in my profile picture . but right now the right side is spray canned satin red and the left side is spray canned light satin turquoise , the roof is still white . its tuff to decide so after I look at it for a while hopefully I can decide what color I like better . it still needs all the body repairs done so no harm playing with colors on it to see what looks good. I don't want gloss paint on it when I do paint it for good . I want the paint to look old so it matches my chrome trim. |
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Fridayyyyyyyy...!!!
Week two completed on new job training. Managed to scrape in on first test/exam with 94% yesterday (pass mark is 90%) and also passed first practical. Five plus two weeks to go. Today is an office based admin training day at my agency HQ. Then home this afternoon. Weekend will include online training and further validation and tests, along with cleaning the motors heads, block, cleaning and lapping in valves and possibly painting them all, plus a second coat of red to the sump cover. Seems my new Sealed Pro gasket and rebuild set has arrived in the post from Langy's Rod Shop @ £40.00 including the postage as well, so all coming together slowly. Insomnia still a bugger. My friend Paul Y also sent me this message this week after his further research into my camshaft and motor....... Great to have friends who know what they are doing. Had a chat with a pal of mine in the States earlier. His view is that your cam is just a standard cam. Spoke to him about the broken spring. His view... Sh1t happens. The springs could be 45 years old! On a budget he has used, to great effect Summits own brand cam. With the Camel Hump Heads you have, his view was that with the Sum-K1103 kit *and Sum-174001 valve springs you would be up about 280-ish HP. Plus a little lope to you idle but still good with stock cam and power brakes. Best bit was that I looked on the Summit website and it was about $170 so £120? Or if you use Langy to bring stuff in at Dollar for Pound exchange rate..... You do the maths and adding up. The valve needed is a Sum v8008-1 but worth checking with Summit. They are about $10 each. So then it is about $80 for the valve springs and valve or for an extra $100 you can get a nice new shiny potato potato potato cam 🤔 Spending you cash again!! So looks like I have a bit of thinking to do. And wait to hear what the comments and feedback *from the panel is. I also need to try get to the gearbox over the weekend. Flip, drill, tap and Helicoil the stripped mounting bolt hole. Then also try figure this one out........ Paul brought me a gift when he visited..... Something from his Pandora's box of spares that he bought a long time ago. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...skh8wbpnb.jpeg So there you go.... Weekend plans. |
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Sounds like a good idea on the engine Rian. I remember those shift kits from a little ( :rolleyes: ) while back. The combo suggested should be a good deal!
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Grizz, I have enjoyed your long distance build for some years now. The red and white looks a little familiar to me. Victory Red and Arctic White (both 2007 Corvette/GM) colors. White wheels hopefully go tis weekend when the new tires arrive. Good luck with your motor. I messed around and eventually went with a brand new crate motor ($1400). That option is probably not available to you but it was the right decision for me. I never was able to get the two piece rear seal to not leak.
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I do believe that little lope at idle will be most satisfying, especially with the anti-social exhaust cut-outs...:bann: Cheers Mate!!! and again, congrats on the 94...:metal: |
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Rian, looks like you had a great week of truck progress with all your friends on hand. You got some problems solved and discovered others, all fixable. Congrats on another successful week of job duties. It must be a critical job, with lives at stake, to have so many classes and tests. Which makes garage time, relaxing time. Carry on buddy... looking good.
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I don't know how you do it Rian. I never did like taking test. The truck plan sounds good. I am with the others about a little lope at idle. I like the sound.
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Got home tonight from work and there was a card from our postman, he had left a parcel at the neighbours place.
So I popped around and picked up an envelope from the USA with a postage stamp worth $35.00 on it. The tie rod ends were another $25.00 or something like that for the pair. It's the price you,pay for wrong stuff being picked by an eBay seller who then disappeared. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sypbg6y4z.jpeg I also found hidden in the kitchen, my new set of gaskets and seals from Summit that Langy had sent me the last week. I had bought a load of food containers this week to repack all the bolts once I cleaned them and some emery paper. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sajoqqvys.jpeg So spent about 3 hrs in the garage tonight, included some cleaning and repacking of bolts and oily parts. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...svzcwjtwp.jpeg Once again, the level of bush mechanic or bodgery astounds me. How do you end up with three completely different bolts on one job? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...seg7os6iu.jpeg All done for tonight in the garage. It was 4'C down there, and if you sit still the cold creeps into your bones. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sx2mpijcv.jpeg Locked up and came indoors to give the oil pan a second coat of paint. And yes.......... It is indoors, and no, she won't mind (she is away for the weekend. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s411pbben.jpeg Tomorrow I start cleaning the heads. Followed by the block. |
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Right, it's late, possibly one of the nicest, longest days I have spent in the garage for months. I do not have my wife here this weekend as she is cat sitting for her daughter who is in California.
But it has meant that I got a big job done. I feel really good, I have learned so much from this truck, from friends,,the Internet and,even YouTube. It has stretched my personal,boundaries. So today I cleaned the heads and block. It took the best part of 8 hrs. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s1vnep5iu.jpeg First head done. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s8fv28ytj.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sxqrayo0o.jpeg Found a bit of damage, can I live with it though?? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sp9thwy10.jpeg Washed with petrol, blown clear with air...... Once I had both heads done, I brought in the two oil heaters and put them on the heaters so they could warm up for when I was ready to paint the parts. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s3pw3cvr7.jpeg Next up was the block. I needed to clean up the Pistons, bores and also all the old paint on it. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...szk1qhsgf.jpeg Once one side was done, it was time to move to the next side. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sr4h9up5j.jpeg Then cleaned everything with clean petrol again, followed by thinners and a dry cloth and then masked it all off. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s20qsicbw.jpeg Next up was going to be the Chevrolet orange for all the parts that had gotten themselves warm in the mean time. |
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Well, the VHT Chevy orange engine paint went on without a hitch.
Good preparation, cleaning three times over and some head in the steel meant good adhesion. Rattle cans work well if you,are patient and keep the distance equal on every pass. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sdpyi1vn2.jpeg Result, three coats on flat surfaces, more on the bends. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sczlxtxya.jpeg Masked up and cleaned block painted too. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...shpwxipfj.jpeg Very pleased with the results of today's work. Almost 01.00 now, so bed time I would think. Final pic just for Greg "Bomp" in Kaiser, Oregon........... There you go my young friend. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sgdudz8h3.jpeg |
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I never would have thought about heating the block and heads like that ,very good idea .I have a complete 350 from our Malibu vert that I plan on making a coffee table out of that I need to finish cleaning and paint it .The only reason I have not is I have been waiting to build a new shop and none of the building contractors in my area seem to be interested in giving me a bid .I learn a lot by keeping up with your thread so keep it coming .
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Nice job Rian!!
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Not sure what you are going to make of my next cunning plan. OK Amigos.......... Let's see some confessions. Went to bed at 01.30 after various chats with friends in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma as well as my wife's daughter in California. At 06.15 there was a furry thing walking all over me, purring and demanding breakfast. So the lesson really is, unless you have no animals, don't go to sleep so late. With me awake, I sorted the three cats out, they all have different breakfasts WTF..? And a tower of dry food for their grazing through the day. Cuppa tea in hand I checked out the various sites and also Summit Racing's website....... Get me drift yet? Tea done, I went down to the garage in my slippers and a dressing gown (well, it's chilly, so I needed the woolly slippers) But only after setting the oven at 200'C I removed all the masking and plugging from threads, then with gloves on, brought the heads up to the house one at a time. I hear some of you already clearing your throats and shuffling uncomfortably in your chairs. Some, probably the brave and stupid, which is where I fit in....... Knows what next. I managed to just get both heads balanced in the preheated oven with the door completely shut to heat cure the VHT paint for an hour. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sdbz9fl5l.jpeg And in they went. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s76hewe2o.jpeg After about 30 minutes it started to smell like a race track in the lounge where I was reading..... So I went into the kitchen to find a light haze of smoke. Easy fix...... Open all the outer doors and windows to the kitchen and rear of the house, isolate from the rest of the house. After the hour, I turned off the heat and opened the oven door for the heads to cool down so I can take them back to the garage later. The place still smelled, but I will leave it all open for a while. Hopefully my next plate of Fish and oven chips does not taste like high mileage multi grade. And of course there will be a Yankee Candle burning in the kitchen most of today......... Mrs Boss is back home in the morning. Took the heads back to the garage, swept the floor, tidied up and also removed all the masking from the book and then proceeded to oil up all the bores, with repeated cranking over to spread a thin film while removing excess, also wiped over the cleaned up mating surfaces. Am I pleased....? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sj3ueptuf.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...svt2a8fpd.jpeg You bet. |
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If the aroma is still there when the boss gets home, tell her the cats had gas. :D
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It looks good ,she will never know unless she reads this post.
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The engine looks good Rian. Like all wives I'm sure your wife won't mind you cooking engine parts in the oven. :fry:
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Final pic just for Greg "Bomp" in Kaiser, Oregon........... There you go my young friend.
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Great progress Rian, engine looks great and unlike many men, your wife can't accuse you of not knowing how to use the oven :lol:
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My friend Don in Searcy, Arkansas sent me this yesterday when he saw it. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sh470s5kq.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s2cyr4f7j.jpeg Badged as a Chevrolet, but of course we know it is an Isuzu of the time. Wonder what serious mischief it hides. Small body could do well if sorted right under the skin. |
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yep, sure signs... notice the redness of the eyes, the unnatural grin, the constant surprised look. definitely post paint syndrome. |
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You know then Clem. I posted some pics on FB over the weekend and a random guy asked me about the casting numbers etc. Fortunately Imhad taken some photos for Ian Brown as well over the weekend and showed them on FB. Within minutes he had posted the dates my heads were casted. This is why I love these forums so much. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sa1mkfkuo.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...szoxvh503.jpeg Looking forward to the rest of this rebuild and getting the motor back in the chassis. |
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Two weeks since I saw my wife meant that this weekend would be restricted on the garage time, plus I have about 7 online modules with their associated tests to churn through, each demanding about 2 hours of my time. Monday sees the start of week four and a new subject........
At least I get to have some nice dinners out with colleagues, but of course that does not build an engine. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s2r8emswl.jpeg So this morning I did my own ironing as she hates it, and I don't mind. Or something like that. Then cuppa tea, brekkie and off to the garage for a few hours. Today my objective was just to get the valves cleaned up and fully inspected. We knew one was sticky to get in and out, plus there was always the broken spring. Starting out with this lot..... http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...surxb61gx.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...scyuu57aa.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...srauhuq35.jpeg Using a knife on the drill press to get the worst of the carbon off, followed by coarse sanding paper and then 400 wet n dry. Marked on the tops around the edge with a laser etched number SM EX-2590 Any ideas about the numbers? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sj51oj2ar.jpeg Then the big guys..... http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...shvsmo6um.jpeg And on the face they had GM and a T punched in. Anyone got any ideas on their age if this has any relevance...? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sphmrvk2w.jpeg Weird how quickly two hours flew by, standing here. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...szrucapco.jpeg All done in the end. Showed Nicola these and her response........???? Why don't you just buy some new ones ?? http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...svl3rnk5z.jpeg Next up........ Onto Summit Racing website and order a few bits. |
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Do you need a discount code for Summit ,I just got one in the mail for $25 off of $150 if you need it ?
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thats a great way to spend a couple of hours. looks like 15 good ones and one not so good… worth the trouble then.
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Well, after much talk, I pulled the trigger tonight.
I ended up replacing only one valve, as the others on cleanup and inspection all seemed to pass muster easily. I also managed to get a $25.00 discount on my order before checkout which is reflected in the pics below. This was thanks to "Flashed" in Canton, Georgia USA offering me his discount code for orders, so thanks for the saving buddy. Now here is a lesson for those who do not know it........... I have always used either guys like Steve Lang who charges a Dollar for Pound to bring in stuff, you would be hard pushed to match that yourself, so I will continue to use him in future as his service is exemplary. Then I also use my friends like Ta2Don to pick up and post out little bits for me, like the brake rebuild kits, paying him the item and postage costs via PayPal. This time however, with Paul Y's advice and encouragement, I investigated Summit Racing's other option....... It is called i-parcel and is a system where you pay postage or shipping and duties up front rather than paying the taxes to the couriers, or a handling fee plus duties to the Post Office. If you look at the shipping costs, excluding taxes oon the photo, you will see that this seems to be a sensible route to go. So I have ordered a few bits that we need to rebuild the motor better. ( I will be selling my existing camshaft and followers once the motor is rebuilt) Hopefully the rebuild will nett us as close as possible to Summits claimed 280 bhp on these parts. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sdckvwk9k.jpeg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...s0bzvr8gf.jpeg So now just need to wait for the parts to make their way over here, and then get a date over a weekend that suits Paul Y to come do/supervise the rebuild. Happy man tonight. |
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Im glad it worked out ,looks like some fun stuff there .
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Oh yea that is going to be one happy engine!
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Paul Y cannot wait for me to smoke some tyres/tires. Brown van Brown van Brown van.......... I love the way one can track just where a parcel has made it to. Tonight UPS has taken delivery of my parts..... http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psgdnktauy.png Who knows, they could be here next week. |
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Usually by the time I get a tracking # the item has arrived unless I ordered it from Walmart for pick up. Walmart is kind of strange ,they will have the item I ordered in the back but they wont give it to you until they send you an e mail days later.
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Home for the weekend........
Passed my test for the week, and other validations. Progress of parcel beats progress on truck. http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psgek4smyz.png Hope to get some truck time in over the weekend, between online studies and spending time with Mrs Boss. Tonight I raise a glass to my friend Marcelo Vasquez Mansilla from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who left this world last night to go cook in that great kitchen in the sky. I will miss him from a distance. |
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sorry about your friend.
thats cool that you get UPS direct from summit, if thats what's happening. congrats on another completed week of exams and stressful meetings. it will all end soon enough and you will be the expert. the teacher. now get out there and put something together... |
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:agree: with all the above. Have a good weekend mate.
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