New engine progress

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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    A pic is worth a thousand words...

    Still need pushrods, flywheel, balancer, probably a new converter. Roller distributor gear.
     

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    Looks good Scooper when you you puttin her in?
     
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    Looking really nice!

    Distributor gear is best to be installed by machine, auto shop. Needs measured per instructions, Very important!
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    Thanks for the warning...

    I hope to drop it in over the Christmas holidays, but only if I can afford to buy those last few parts between now and then. All "extra" money seems to be going toward Christmas gifts and decorations right now:rolleyes:
     
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    Scott, I assume you got the lifters, spider bar and dog bones from Les?

    Also, which pan are you using (dipstick in front)?

    Good luck with it. :thumbs2:
     
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    Nice! (y)
     
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    Looks really nice!!
     
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  8. stmanser

    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    hmm.. lets see.. christmas gifts.. yeah your engine parts are gifts..
    and decorations.. yeah.. anything you put on the engine will decorate it..

    i dont see a problem here... anyone else?

    wow scott.. i didnt know you were building a beast.. you must divulge the specs.. i am interested to know what its going to be like in it..

    i guesss you will finally surpass my 1/8th times.. its a shame you had to build an engine to beat me though.. hahahah
     
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    Hey I'd Put that in the living room in place of the Christmas tree and hang JL Coke Maverick ornaments on it (y)

    Wish Santa would Put THAT under My tree!!
     
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    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    i had my 302 short block on an engine stand in the kitchen when i was building it.. it sat there for 3 months.. the then wife tried to talk me into taking it out to the shed.. i told her NO FREAKING way was it going to sit outside in a shed.
     
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    LOLOLOL in the kitchen huh, should've told her it couidl be worse it coulde have been in the bedroom LOL At least you showed her the priorities were.. Wife, Maverick THEN food... LOLOLOL. Man I hope you can get another "Mav soon..
     
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    Is that how the oil pan goes on on that year motor? It looks like it's backward. I know on my late model 5.0 build I just did, the pan was on the other way. :hmmm: Looks great tho! (y) What heads are you running?
     
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    Looks great
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    I took the oilpan, heads, and intake off my old motor. I gave the other heads away, and it had an EFI intake so I left it at the shop where I bought the long block.

    The intake is a "new" Torker 289 (I sold my ported one), Holley double pumper 750, block converted to roller cam (thanks RICK BOOK for cam, roller lifter conversion set (picked it up day before yesterday and forgot to write you a thank you note:cry:)) and heads are my GT40Ps that I ported out the exhaust side.

    Engine specs are in my signature below...
     
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  15. Grabber5.0

    Grabber5.0 Gear-head wannabe

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    I thought you'd finally dump the P heads. :p

    We got trouble, with a capital "T", and that rhymes with "P", and that stands for "P HEADS!" :rofl2: Sorry, sometimes stuff just pops in your head and you have to say it. :D I know they flow pretty well, but man, what a headache with the headers. You should cut out the shock towers and use the P-specific headers. :hide: :stirthepot: :outtahere:
     
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