was just curious. ive seen it done both ways, last one i did was on the race sled and we did it with ring on piston.
gotcha :tup: That’s the method I was taught, and I’ve always used it.
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sounds nasty…
Time for a huge update.
I have been neglecting this post for a while so here we go.
Completely gutted the car and painted the entirety of the interior with rustoleum hammered paint
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Welded in a strut tower brace / harness mount point. This is temporary until later on once everything else is together.
The car will be getting caged at a later date with different seats and 5pt sparcos all at once. This is just a temp thing so the car is driveable.
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Got the piece of shit weapon R harness for 10 $? I think. It replaced the stock ones that barely reached over the seats. I cannot stress how ashamed I am of these being in the car, but its temporary and probably safer than 35 year old belts almost stretched to the max fitting around the head rest.
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Pics of the 3.545 rear end that I blew apart
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3.90s arrived, cleaned and painted the carrier
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Proceeded to weld the spider gears so I dont have a repeat of what’s above
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All assembled and shimmed up, new bearings and seals etc.
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Back in the car it went.
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Now for the motor.
Sand blasted / ceramic coated the headers
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4340 forged crank, 3.875 stroke
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Painted the block, early high nickle casting 4bolt main.
I cleaned any overspray and gasket mating surfaces after I took these pics.
Going with 1.5 full roller rockers (stainless) this time.
Installed guides
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Oh and a quick pic of how the paint looks after its dried:
3-4 coats of clear if I remember correctly
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Went with a tunnelram because why the fuck not.
Final mockup before sending it back to klispies for clearancing and balancing
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Oh and the car now has a real fuel cell.
Your ashamed of the harnesses but not the dash? Don’t ever give me shit about my car again. 
Always remeber that you played a part in its creation
Don’t get me involved in this ! You don’t blame the crock pot maker for the bomb !
Haha,
Did you put your shifter back in yet?
Yeah, but I need someone who knows how to bleed a clutch.
I really think that mc got air into it when you pulled the cap off and it sucked itself dry.
Either that or it just needs more bleeding.
I think it just needs to be hit again. It did take us awhile the last time we did it.
Looking good man…can’t wait to see it out
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