Filthy Build
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Brought the car home last summer and enjoyed her a bit.
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She was a bit neglected
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Over the winter I pulled the motor and got to work.
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Powder coated lots of things
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Polished the manifold. Came out pretty damn good.
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Built the motor up with ARP studs, GTE rods and pistons and King Race bearings
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Came together pretty good in the end. All ready for spring.
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Early this summer I had a bit of an issue, the bolt for bellhousing to R154 came loose, only part of the car I didn't touch
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Things touched to shouldn't have. Ended up breaking the back of the block off, destroyed the bellhousing and input shaft. The DSS driveshaft also failed.
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So I ripped it apart again and built another motor.
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This time it got a black block with heat dissipating paint and a Merlin Crawler upgraded R154 and hardened bolts for the bellhousing.
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Headed to Street Machines in Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
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Back on the road for the summer.
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