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FEB 25, 08:34 PM
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Got the crank today... genius who shipped it packed it in styrofoam peanuts, a couple of random chunks of foam and some collapsed boxes. Grr... I hope UPS was gentle with it.
Hopefully able to take everything to the machine shop next week, but we'll see. Still waiting for rods, rings, piston coatings and some miscellaneous parts.------------------
'87 Fiero GT: Low, Sleek, Fast, and Loud
'90 Pontiac 6000 SE AWD: None of the AboveLuck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future
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jstricker
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FEB 25, 09:18 PM
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That crap annoys the heck out of me. I got my crank in a wooden crate fitted to the crank, inside a cardboard box. I had to send mine back as a core. The sent the wrong bearings (.010 under when the crank was standard) and I called them to correct that. I told them my core would be going out that day in their crate and they said "you're about the first person that hasn't complained about our box being too heavy". Better to pay an extra few $$ and get there safely than have it come with nicked journals. Sounds like you're going to be an engine building fool this weekend.  John Stricker
| quote | | Originally posted by Will: Got the crank today... genius who shipped it packed it in styrofoam peanuts, a couple of random chunks of foam and some collapsed boxes. Grr... I hope UPS was gentle with it.
Hopefully able to take everything to the machine shop next week, but we'll see. Still waiting for rods, rings, piston coatings and some miscellaneous parts. |
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Will
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MAR 09, 01:53 PM
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Eagle rods came last week. Pistons arrived yesterday. Waiting for cylinder head dowels, piston pins, pin retainers and main bolts. Clevite now has undersized bearings available, so I'll confer with the machinist today or tomorrow about what, if anything the crank needs and what bearings I'll need to buy. ------------------
'87 Fiero GT: Low, Sleek, Fast, and Loud
'90 Pontiac 6000 SE AWD: None of the AboveLuck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future
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Will
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MAR 10, 12:05 AM
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got 10 more time serts installed tonight. That makes 16 in my block and 12 in wcapman's. No wonder AJ charges $400 to install these things. ------------------
'87 Fiero GT: Low, Sleek, Fast, and Loud
'90 Pontiac 6000 SE AWD: None of the AboveLuck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future
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jstricker
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MAR 10, 01:12 AM
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Making progress. Send the set back when you get done, I'm about ready to do mine. It looks like a slow, but not complicated, process. Haven't heard from you for awhile and wondered how you were coming along with it. John Stricker
| quote | | Originally posted by Will: got 10 more time serts installed tonight. That makes 16 in my block and 12 in wcapman's. No wonder AJ charges $400 to install these things. |
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GSXRBOBBY
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MAR 11, 07:09 PM
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Will you not done yet, man this is taking forever!!!!!!!!
Just joking!
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Bobby from NW Indiana
86 Fiero GT, Looking to ad a 93 Northstar soon
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
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Will
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MAR 13, 07:01 PM
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I got the block, crank, rods, pistons and rings to the machine shop Friday. A couple of the bores are a bit out of round. He's going to hone each one the minimum necessary to get it round and I'll just live with having piston clearances wider in some bores than in others... Crank was on size. I need to get the machinist a standard rod bearing for the balancing. However, the rod bearings are on national back order from GM. Summit can get them (even undersized now) from Clevite, but normally would take a week. I was able to get them to have Clevite overnight the bearings directly to me--fortunately Clevite had some in stock. And they're still $20+ per cylinder... ------------------
'87 Fiero GT: Low, Sleek, Fast, and Loud
'90 Pontiac 6000 SE AWD: None of the AboveLuck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future
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jstricker
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MAR 13, 11:27 PM
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Will, My crankshaft came from Standard Crankshaft. With shipping it was $249.50 and that included new rod and main bearings (Clevite). There was something like a $180 core charge, but mine was an acceptable core. Glad to hear things are moving along. I'm surprised the bores were out of round, mine were nearly perfect. John Stricker
| quote | | Originally posted by Will: I got the block, crank, rods, pistons and rings to the machine shop Friday. A couple of the bores are a bit out of round. He's going to hone each one the minimum necessary to get it round and I'll just live with having piston clearances wider in some bores than in others... Crank was on size. I need to get the machinist a standard rod bearing for the balancing. However, the rod bearings are on national back order from GM. Summit can get them (even undersized now) from Clevite, but normally would take a week. I was able to get them to have Clevite overnight the bearings directly to me--fortunately Clevite had some in stock. And they're still $20+ per cylinder... |
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Will
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MAR 14, 12:39 AM
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Me too, especially since the longitudinal diameter was the long one. Lotta miles on this block, though. Half a dozen head bolt holes let go of their threads just from snugging the bolts down to secure the guide plate. ------------------
'87 Fiero GT: Low, Sleek, Fast, and Loud
'90 Pontiac 6000 SE AWD: None of the AboveLuck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future
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MAR 14, 01:02 PM
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Did you do all the block and head bolts with zerts? When we did my motor we did them all that way you dont pull the threads when you go to torque it all back together. May I ask why you ordered another crank? Did something happen to yours? ------------------
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