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Last seen: May 15, 2024 7:33 pm
Camshaft and valves are installed
Tomorrow the cam gets installed.
Paint!!!!
Got the block back today, my machine shop did well.
So I have the machine shop drilling and pinning the cracks and resurfacing the block. I will pick it up tomorrow and post pictures.
Ran into a snag today. Good news is bearings are done at the machine shop. Bad news follows good news. While surfacing the block a crack was found. U...
I am not. We will see next year.
Headliner again and a pic of the rear seat panels I made.
And the tonneau top
Some pictures of the seats installed.
So the bearings and block are at the machine shop for line boaring and the cylinders are being punched .125 over. The head was decked .080 and the blo...
I work on the engine every day before work, during an hour lunch break and my other breaks. Then I work on a couple of things at home, some engine som...
it was a very similar process. They did use chicken wire and I believe burlap then a vinyl top which looks similar to the tonneau cover that I used. T...
So the wood slats are an oak. Over the oak is a tight hole chicken wire. Then I put down a 1/4" double foil face insulation that came with my steel bu...