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And, here I was complaining about being cold while working on my 53 F100 in my garage today (45 degrees in North GA). I'm going to have to "man up!"
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wftb
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DEC 11, 06:41 PM
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shed is warmer now .its insulated with 2 feet of snow all around it .head is back on :
more pics tomorrow
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wftb
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DEC 12, 10:16 AM
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the cylinder head is back on and torqued down .the oem head gasket had some sort of sealer on both sides and cleaning it off was a pain .but after i got it off i could see the need for sealant so i sprayed both sides of the cometic metal gasket with permatex spray a gasket .here is the gasket in place with ARP head studs installed:
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Goldenfoot
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DEC 12, 01:19 PM
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I am so envious! Good choice on internals! Do you plan on putting more boost to it? Any change to the valve train? Cams, higher rate springs? I have a '06 Cobalt SS supercharged. I at the moment can only dream to do what you are doing! Im loving your build!
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wftb
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DEC 12, 04:34 PM
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i am not changing the valve train at all .i hope to get a greddy profec and then up the boost to about 14 psi .that should be do able with my present equipment .hoping that will give me around 280 HP .thanks for the comments , kind of cold in the shed now but the wife's away and i need to get out there.....
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wftb
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DEC 12, 08:34 PM
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having a little trouble getting the timing chain on in the right spot .i used nail polish to mark where the chain was on the sprokets, position of cams and crankshaft so i could just put everything back the way it was .but i want the chain back in exactly the same spot so i can check the positioning by the factory marks .but i am getting slop where i dont need it right now and that may turn out to be imposible without taking the front cover off , something i am avoiding .i have all day tomorrow to figure it out ,dont go back in to work until tuesday .its winter big time here, been storming all week:
my new digital torque wrench:
the head back on
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neverendingproject
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DEC 12, 11:19 PM
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wftb, where did you get your shop? I have one from Harbor Freight and it's just too narrow to work around the sides of the car but this one looks much better.
Thanks,------------------
Alan Frazier
'84 2m4 Northstar 5 speed
'84 3800SCII sold
'86 GT-'92 3.4 TDC 5 speed(sold)
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wftb
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DEC 12, 11:40 PM
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i got it from a place called "give me shelter " in uxbridge ont .they have a website with all the sizes available .mine is 11 X32 .two mods i did were
1 .built a pressure treated platform out of 2X4's and 3/4 " plywood .
2.put a 30 X 40 outer tarp over top of the whole thing and screwed it down to the platform .sunlight kills these buildings so i would rather buy a 100 dollar tarp every 3 years than a 700 dollar cover every 5 years .also this bldg has stitched seams that leak a bit so the tarp cures that.at first i was not that happy with my choice but with the platform and the tarp it has held up to some huge winds .it started howling around here about a month ago and it hasnt stopped yet .i live about 150 yards from lake huron .some nights the lake has been so noisy we have worn earplugs to be able to sleep .
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wftb
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DEC 13, 12:33 PM
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so much for working on the car today.40 mph winds from due north so i had to rope the door shut and call it a day .
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wftb
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DEC 27, 10:51 PM
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well i have had a change in plans .while trying to get the pully off to remove the front cover so i could get the cam chain in the right position , i managed to spin the cam drive sprocket on the crankshaft .i did not think that would even be possible but i did it .so that screw up combined with being worried about the scoring in #2 cylinder has convinced me to get another motor to put my new rods and pistons into .so off to a wreckers tomorrow for a low mile 2.2 , about 500.00 .but in the end , should work out better .except i also need another 100$ head gasket .oh well
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