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engines done

January 15, 2009, 11:08:11 PM

well the engine is finally done. or done enough ill consider it done. lol. the car itself still has a lone way to go, trans, rear, and suspension, but the biggest part of the project is over with. i still gotta buy a torque convertes, trans input shaft and headers before i drop her in, but its getting close. heres some pics just for a lil update and for me to show off a little :D i think i earned it tho.

i do have a question, i noticed when i was putting the valve covers on, neither side has an oil fill? i put it on anyways just for the hell of it, but wtf? something is very wrong here right? i cant image they would purposely make both sides without a fill.

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Reply #1 – January 15, 2009, 11:20:07 PM

beautiful! -faps-
but yeah, that's odd about the fill hole. o.0

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Reply #2 – January 15, 2009, 11:29:39 PM

Looks great! whats the specs on the motor?

my trickflow covers came with this already installed

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=TFS%2D51400800&autoview=sku

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Reply #3 – January 16, 2009, 12:04:10 AM

its a 347, Jay Allen custom billet cam, canfeild 195cc aluminum heads, 11:1 compression, comp cams 1.6 gold rockers and track heat intake. should be alot of fun.

mine didnt come with that fill canister, neither attatched or loose in the box. where does it mount and where to the fill lines run to? like did you have to drill and tap your covers to run a line into them?

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Reply #4 – January 16, 2009, 03:56:59 AM

I have seen covers like that before. Check under them and see if there is a place (probably 4 places, front and back on each one) for a "knock out" or at least designated for you to put the filler neck of your choice in the place of your choice, and as many as you choose.

One set fit's all this way, otherwise they end up with
Part #
aaa = front filler on the left or rear on the right.
bbb = rear filler on the left or front on the right.
ccc = Both Fillers on front or both on rear.
ddd = Filler on one side breather on the other
eee = you git the idea...
LOTS of combinations..

OR.. just let the guy make his own holes wherever he wants them and have 1 part number per style/color

Sweet motor btw!!

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Reply #5 – January 16, 2009, 07:12:05 AM

Quote from: grutinator;251910

its a 347, Jay Allen custom billet cam, canfeild 195cc aluminum heads, 11:1 compression, comp cams 1.6 gold rockers and track heat intake. should be alot of fun.

mine didnt come with that fill canister, neither attatched or loose in the box. where does it mount and where to the fill lines run to? like did you have to drill and tap your covers to run a line into them?

Nice, I got a CI cam too I can't wait to drive mine. I bought my valve covers used and the previous owner installed the fill-tube. From what I read you just have to drill it out.

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Reply #6 – January 16, 2009, 02:47:14 PM

Beautiful !! I can't wait to swap engines (hopefully sometime this tear),and then I'll have pistons with valve reliefs and will do that aluminum head "thang".

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Reply #7 – January 16, 2009, 09:47:23 PM

Wow! Great combination! Glad to see you were able to get it together. Nice job on the clean assembly and attention to detail. It looks impressive. How was the learning curve working with Jay? When it's installed an dialed in, look out!

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Reply #8 – January 16, 2009, 10:17:08 PM

Great Job!
Now get it in my car asap! :hick:

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Reply #9 – January 17, 2009, 10:43:08 AM

Wow looks great :D Should be fun :D I wanted to do something like what you've done with my 88 but then I realized the car would need a trans, suspension work, a rear end, and frame reinforcement. I didn't have quite that much to spend on the project so I ended up with the engine combo I have. It's nice but not nearly as nice as yours :D

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Reply #10 – January 17, 2009, 10:46:49 AM

Oh BTW is it a solid roller or a hydrolic roller cam? I probably should have gotten a cam from Jay even for my mild build. Live and learn :hick:

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Reply #11 – January 18, 2009, 05:22:14 PM

thanks thunderjet, but yours is up and running right now, kinda sucks not being able to drive my car for this long. i hope its all worth it. you seem to have a very nice t bird though.

and yea, it is good to know i have a cam made specifically for my bore, stroke, compression, heads, intake, even down to stuff like valve size, port size, port location and even how fast i wanna go

. im sure ill be happy when, or if, it runs. lol

but i took my valve covers off and i didnt see any marks or spots where a fill tube would go. so i guess i have to buy that remote fill canister and drill and tap my covers. i also set my upper intake on and it hits my valve covers, so it looks like ill need a 1'' spacer now too.

more unexpected expenses

btw, its a billet hydraulic roller cam.

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Reply #12 – January 22, 2009, 01:00:01 PM

so i removed both covers and i dont see any spot where a tube should fit. the only marks i see look like casting marks and theyre a little smaller then quarters with 2 on each end [: :] and they dont look made to be cut out. i was looking at the tube that bob posted, thats for short covers right? and that actually presses into a hole. idk if i can use that. anyone run into this problem or know what i should do? theyre trickflow tall fuel inj sbf covers if that helps.

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Reply #13 – January 22, 2009, 01:16:27 PM

I had to drill a 3/4" hole in my (tall) valve covers to accommodate that Trick Flow filler cover. I had no markings on the inside of the valve covers, just lined up the new cover with the old factory one and used that old one's position to mark the hole on the new cover. Pretty simple really. The Trick Flow filler uses a rubber grommet inside the hole that you drill, and the neck just slips in (O-ring at the bottom) for a good seal. I don't know if I'd use it with a boosted motor...but for N/A you should be fine.

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canfeild 195cc aluminum heads

Finally...someone that gets it. :)

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Reply #14 – January 22, 2009, 04:15:34 PM

thanks Eric. i never seen this before, and i was a little reluctant to cut into them. but ill go ahead and order that filler and make it work. thanks everyone for all your help.