| Re: 2017 Winter Upgrade/Update thread |
Subject: Re: 2017 Winter Upgrade/Update thread by rklessdriver on 2017/3/28 19:01:39 Not a lot going on right now with the car. My new tires came in Friday. New MT 275 Pro Radials for the rear and MT 26X4.0-15's for the front. We had a heck of a time with the CNC guy about getting the CAD file for the combustion chamber so we can have the pistons made.... Dude is difficult to work with... So said screw it and ended up making a mold of the cyl heads combustion chamber once I got the heads back.... actually we made (2) molds because.... with the advent of CNC haven't had to make one in about 10yrs... so was kinda rusty at it and screwed the first mold up. Second mold came out great and it's on it's way to the piston mfgr now. Should have the new pistons in 2 weeks. We have everything else to put the engine back together.... everything else has already been measured and clearances are verified/checked - except the pistons and bore. So once we have pistons it'll be fairly painless to bore/hone the block, file fit the rings, clean the block up and assemble. Then off to the dyno! Car wise.... still got to set up the new rear end gear, mount the new tires, and wire the car for the new ignition box. Relatively simple and short lead time work. Also have to cut the front part of the passenger side exhaust pipe off and weld a new 3.5" slip connector on it.... It's bashed up pretty good and doesn't hold tight to the header collector with the band clamp anymore. A lot of work done and a lot still to go before May 13th. Will |
