4.6 engine build
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4.6 engine build
i guess i can put an engine build in this section....
i wanted to have a thread as kind of a follow along. maybe some of you will catch my mishaps or shortcomings and let me know. answer a couple of goofy questions here and there (reason i started this thread early). plus, I hope it will give some good pictures to use as reference.
that being said, it will be a bit of a slow start. I bought engine from Abran and he was gracious enough to sell me his legwork and machine shop connections, on his side. awesome. and a world of thanks to him.(my usual shop was not willing to tophat, and just wanted to do standard headwork and valve job.) I think my lump will be headed my way sometime this month. maybe
this will be a complete engine and ancillaries. my current engine is going in my next build project. gotta get my d2 going like it should first. (or like i think it should)
so far just a lot of part gathering, cleaning, and polishing
i wanted to have a thread as kind of a follow along. maybe some of you will catch my mishaps or shortcomings and let me know. answer a couple of goofy questions here and there (reason i started this thread early). plus, I hope it will give some good pictures to use as reference.
that being said, it will be a bit of a slow start. I bought engine from Abran and he was gracious enough to sell me his legwork and machine shop connections, on his side. awesome. and a world of thanks to him.(my usual shop was not willing to tophat, and just wanted to do standard headwork and valve job.) I think my lump will be headed my way sometime this month. maybe
this will be a complete engine and ancillaries. my current engine is going in my next build project. gotta get my d2 going like it should first. (or like i think it should)
so far just a lot of part gathering, cleaning, and polishing
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used grill oven cleaner to get of the thick gunk. elbow grease and a little $30 hf long shaft die grinder for the rest. yes i am painting everything white. not because i am fancy, but because i want to search and repair any leaks, before my engine becomes a big gooey mess. a case of vht white engine enamel.
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so the first real thing that i got to do was build the rocker shaft assembly.
i got some yella terra roller rockers from v8tuner. assembly was simple and straight forward. I got new shafts, springs and used pedestals. (currently making aluminum shims)
these rocker arms are designed to produce less friction and wear. they come with their own washer/shims that flank each arm. this is to achieve better alignment with valves and push rods. 1 on spring side, 2 on pedestal side.
the donor shafts that came with my pedestals, show why you don't reuse old shaft and components. pedestals were the only thing i was willing to use. i had to hand polish and true them up (they tend to slightly deform, a bit... i assume from use and clamping pressure). easiest way i could find was to turn barrel sanding rounds inside them worked great. I used the old shafts as a guide to make sure that they slid on perfectly, so that i did not scrape up my new ones.
i got some yella terra roller rockers from v8tuner. assembly was simple and straight forward. I got new shafts, springs and used pedestals. (currently making aluminum shims)
these rocker arms are designed to produce less friction and wear. they come with their own washer/shims that flank each arm. this is to achieve better alignment with valves and push rods. 1 on spring side, 2 on pedestal side.
the donor shafts that came with my pedestals, show why you don't reuse old shaft and components. pedestals were the only thing i was willing to use. i had to hand polish and true them up (they tend to slightly deform, a bit... i assume from use and clamping pressure). easiest way i could find was to turn barrel sanding rounds inside them worked great. I used the old shafts as a guide to make sure that they slid on perfectly, so that i did not scrape up my new ones.
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