Aluminum Block 427 Install

[Gitter Dun]

Im with these guys, don't let a possible 9 dollar seal put an there wise good builder in the can. All it takes is a mis step to pop that little spring off the beal lip.


Let him check it out and correct the problem.

Good luck Gae.
Vince

Thanks, engine is in my truck now and i'm on my way to the terminal.

[John Wright]

Good Luck GC....hope they can get it fixed up for ya...(quickly)

[Gitter Dun]

Spoke with engine builder this morning 5:00 a.m. my time 8:00 a.m. his. He says he found problem with rear main seal and thinks leak up front was coming from intake. Hope he's right.

He said he would be shipping it back today. Need to get it back soon so that I could make the Spectre 341 challenge.

Probly going to have to put it in after work. Shouldn't be more than 5 hours work to get on the road again.

Only thing that sucks is that I will be working overtime all week next week and will be beat trying to put it in.

Dead lines, Dead lines,......seems the norm lately.

[Ripped]

Lots of caffeine. That usually works for me ;)

[Gitter Dun]

Lots of caffeine. That usually works for me ;)

At my age its caffein and advil's for the muscle aches. For the first time I just picked up a tranny jack. Never used to have a prob muscleing up the tranny from under the car while on jackstands........, now..., Sheesh!!

[Gitter Dun]

Picked up motor from shipping terminal today. Flywheel, clutch, and bellhousing installed tonight. Dropping motor in car tomorrow. Should wrap it up Wednesday. Plan is to drive and tune Thursday and leave for Reno Thursday night or Friday morning to Spectre341challenge.

[John Wright]

At my age its caffein and advil's for the muscle aches. For the first time I just picked up a tranny jack. Never used to have a prob muscleing up the tranny from under the car while on jackstands........, now..., Sheesh!!

LOL...I know what you mean!.....I don't know if I'm just getting old, or that dang Viper T56 is heavier than what I'm used to pressing up into place while laying on my back......uggh. My arms thought I would never get that baby slipped up into the clutch....LOL

[Gitter Dun]

LOL...I know what you mean!.....I don't know if I'm just getting old, or that dang Viper T56 is heavier than what I'm used to pressing up into place while laying on my back......uggh. My arms thought I would never get that baby slipped up into the clutch....LOL

LMAO, a T56 has to be heavier than an M-22. Well, at least we're gettin' a workout, LOL.

[Ripped]

LOL...I know what you mean!.....I don't know if I'm just getting old, or that dang Viper T56 is heavier than what I'm used to pressing up into place while laying on my back......uggh. My arms thought I would never get that baby slipped up into the clutch....LOL

Yeah, I confess, I've whimped out too.

Buying proper tools is bad enough, but I've gone from a manual steering big block, an arm wrestling toploader with a seeming 2 1/2 foot shift throw, a clutch pedal that you nearly had to use two feet to push it down, to power steering, TKO, and a clutch assist spring...

Guess I am getting old LOL

Let us know how the engine goes, after you patch up your knuckles ;)

[Gitter Dun]

Yeah, I confess, I've whimped out too.

Buying proper tools is bad enough, but I've gone from a manual steering big block, an arm wrestling toploader with a seeming 2 1/2 foot shift throw, a clutch pedal that you nearly had to use two feet to push it down, to power steering, TKO, and a clutch assist spring...

Guess I am getting old LOL

Let us know how the engine goes, after you patch up your knuckles ;)

Funny you mention knuckles, last time around I sliced my right hand fore finger Knuckle close to the bone and kept working and banging it for two days.

Hand swelled up and ended up having to get a tetnis shot and 10 days worth of antibiotics. Now I have a permanent lump on my knuckle from an enlarged bone build up on top of knuckle, lol.

[MrQuick]

gotta watch that staph infection too bubba

I lost 3 good friends from staph infection complications. Most injuries were very small.

LMAO, a T56 has to be heavier than an M-22. Well, at least we're gettin' a workout, LOL.

check you guys out liftin heavy stuff. You gotta be like meand get your ASE (Ask Someone Else) license. LOL

vince

[Smock67]

Wow just read through this entire thread, besides all the issues with the engine your build is certainly coming together nicely. I hope they fixed your issues with the engine and they will actually stand behind their product.

[Jims78elky]

Picked up motor from shipping terminal today. Flywheel, clutch, and bellhousing installed tonight. Dropping motor in car tomorrow. Should wrap it up Wednesday. Plan is to drive and tune Thursday and leave for Reno Thursday night or Friday morning to Spectre341challenge.

Awesome!

Great news about the engine repair,and that the builder treated you right about fixing the leaking seal problem. It sounds like you should be back at the track soon with a good strong leak free engine!

Keep the updates coming!




-Jim

[John Wright]

Did you get to fire the engine yet?...hopefully they were able to fix all of the seals/gaskets for you this time.<fingers crossed>

[Gitter Dun]

Did you get to fire the engine yet?...hopefully they were able to fix all of the seals/gaskets for you this time.<fingers crossed>

Yes John, thanks for asking, motor was dropped in and finally fired up Thursday night. I left for the 341 Challenge Friday morning at 4:00 a.m and got there at 7:00 a.m.. Other than having trouble breathing at elevations between 5000 and 6000 feet all went well and had no oil leak problems.

[MrQuick]

Yes John, thanks for asking, motor was dropped in and finally fired up Thursday night. I left for the 341 Challenge Friday morning at 4:00 a.m and got there at 7:00 a.m.. Other than having trouble breathing at elevations between 5000 and 6000 feet all went well and had no oil leak problems.

yes, finally.

[John Wright]

no oil leak problems.

woohoo!hopefully they got it...now go run the heck out of it...

[cheapthrillz]

This means burnout video right? lol

Congrats on making your deadline and sticking with it!

[FadedSS]

thats great to hear you got everything sorted out. congrats again on the build, im sure that motor is a monster!

[Gitter Dun]

This means burnout video right? lol

Congrats on making your deadline and sticking with it!

Thanks Guys, everything seems to be good. The 341 Challenge was a sketchy place to flog the car and I came across two minor issues.

For one, when I went full throttle the dip stick popped up and oil sprayed up the tube onto the header shedding smoke behind me but I fixed that by safety wiring dipstick down.

Other was losing one of the bolts that held my shifter to the linkage which made me mishift into third twice on one run and four times on another but that was easily fixed.

I am now out of money so I am done for awhile but hopefully in the winter my next projects will be aero and cleaning up sheetmetal such as smoothing fire wall, enlarging trans tunnel with inspection cover, and sheetmetal where the back seats used to be.