man what a nice day friday i was able too get the last of the pan work done.
so time too wheel it outside for a wash off !!man was it coverd in body dust.
all washed off and cleaned in order to get the outer pan edges ready for paint
a couple of beers later with the help of the sun it was dry and ready for paint,so in it goes for a little por 15.
if you look close you can see the outer lip is in semi-gloss and the inner is in gloss.i found out from last summer that the semi-gloss does not take abuse/scratches well .but the gloss does and if you want too touch it up it blends instantly.
so underside and rear suspension torsion/frame horns are semi gloss and inner floor pan is gloss.will look great when assembled!
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garage is clean and orginized !!!! finnaly i can find what i need when i want it.body work on one side and the serious stuff on the otherside.
now i'm officially on the reassembley !!!!parts are going on the pan and staying there.my trans nose cone was replaced from the bergs and is on the way back! so this friday i will work on rear suspension swing plates and prepping the trans to go back in,i must admit its way more fun too put thing together-thing will pick up now!!
tate stopped in for his sunday special as well a silas dropped by .must of heard of all the free beer i had floating around.so there was alot of talk and work happening.tate finnished off the interiour take a good look closely and you can see the smooth inner look !! up close its clean and smooth!very nice!
with the cage painted the same colour it takes on this fat tubing look .but the thing blend in from the outside so well it gives that stealth look i like.
here is something i made last year.it is a dual purpose item . first it is a spring plate retainer . second , if you look at the bottom plate there are special cut replaceble wedges that limit suspension down travel too either
0 camber / 1/2 deg possitive or 1 deg positive camber.this system works great and has proven reliable enough that i will use it again .but most inportant my adjustable spring plates clear the brackets !!!!!yeah!!lucky
if you remember i had said earlier i had taken a little detour too do some trans and engine inspection,the trans is getting the oil leak/nose cone repared as well as a new modified rear mount .and the motor is getting some upgrades as well.after taking the heads and barels off i got a good look inside at the cam , NO WEAR !!!break in complete!!!
i started a complete remeasure of all top end componets starting with lift at the cam .well that flash is killing me on the camera.anyway .388 lift on all lobes.
after rechecking and confirming tdc on my pulley i figured i would recheck cam timing.you can almost see at .050 lift at the intake i'm at 32deg btdc which means i'm running my cam at 4 deg advanced .will be making a change but will let you in on that later as i'm really going too concern my self with the intake closing event as this is a nitrous motor and that is more critical.
don't ever let your daughter see you take her play-doe .man i'm in trouble.
i had a little time and had lost all my original measurement so i wanted too clay the pistons in order too check for valve to piston clearance.after darren lets me know what i can safely lift with my valve train i will adjust rocker geometry too meet that number.air is power!!
this is what it looks like after you install your head and rocker assembley /adjust 0 lash and turn it over.head is now off and i have cut into the centre of the exhaust valve inpression.
SEE THE OIL CONSUMPSSION IN CYLIDER #4 .big concern but will get too that later on .parts on way as well as lesson learned !!
you can see i have arond .2220 inches valve too piston clearance.that a tonn of room which will alow for more lift !!! as well i check the clearance with the cam at 0 and 4 deg retarded for valve too piston clerance.like i said before the one thing you overlook will come back to haunt you later.
on the intake there is also well over ,2000 valve to piston clerance.so i'm in good shape.parts are on the way .so engine reassembley is coming soon.as are some more tricks i've picked up.
here is a race tip .by setting my valve clearance at 0 i picked up just over .011 lift at the valve .so if you are real serious at the track with a hot engine .pop of your valve covers and reset the clearance too .001 .like i said its a race tip not a practical one .but air is power!!the more you get in the more you get out of it!!
can't wait for friday and the big brown truck too arive with my rings and nose cone!!
