Re: 50 T-Bird
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:16 pm
Time for a quick update.
Finally got around to some serious stuff, though progress has been slowed somewhat due to a problematic V8 taking up a lot of time lately.
Put the crank in the lathe and remachined the oil feed quill and polished out a scratch across the flywheel.
Then fitted rods and bearings
Heated the cases
and cooled the crank
Then put it all together
Dialed in the cams
and checked piston to valve clearance
Pistons have been fitted and barrels bolted onto cases.
And in between working on the V8 I'm getting the head ready to go on.
New guides have been fitted, seats re-cut, valves lapped in and chamber cleaned up with a grinding stone. Just have to polish the combustion chambers and assemble valves into the head and that will be ready to go on.
Cheers Mossy
Finally got around to some serious stuff, though progress has been slowed somewhat due to a problematic V8 taking up a lot of time lately.
Put the crank in the lathe and remachined the oil feed quill and polished out a scratch across the flywheel.
Then fitted rods and bearings
Heated the cases
and cooled the crank
Then put it all together
Dialed in the cams
and checked piston to valve clearance
Pistons have been fitted and barrels bolted onto cases.
And in between working on the V8 I'm getting the head ready to go on.
New guides have been fitted, seats re-cut, valves lapped in and chamber cleaned up with a grinding stone. Just have to polish the combustion chambers and assemble valves into the head and that will be ready to go on.
Cheers Mossy