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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
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05/07/12 10:28 PM
05/07/12 10:28 PM
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I did some work on a friend's AMX with a 390. They're a very neat little motor. I do recall putting in an oiling system that oils the front timing chain a little better. It's basically copper tubing that's plumbed in and crimped on the end to "drip" onto the chain. Simple concept but it works. 360's are good, 390's are better and 401's are badass! 
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
#1061298
05/20/12 09:43 PM
05/20/12 09:43 PM
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mopar346
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Nice, maybe a little tight, but probably no worse than some of the stuff in my shop. I was sitting here wondering how you were gonna do the front drive shaft anf it hit me, it's a YJ.
So far so good, cant wait to see the next update.
Careful, your character's showing!
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
#1061306
05/24/12 08:17 PM
05/24/12 08:17 PM
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Tampa
DusterDave
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Alright, the engine parts have been delivered to Dan at Performance Only. After the meet 'n greet, and bull session, we went out for lunch at a nice sports bar called Duffy's, and shot the breeze some more, talking about what will be done with the engine. In addition to the machine work and his usual brand of meticulous checking, correcting, and cam selection, Dan is also going to assemble the engine. It was good to hang out with my friend Dan again. And, since Dan is the Allstate of the engine building world, I feel I'm "in good hands".
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
#1061307
05/27/12 11:31 PM
05/27/12 11:31 PM
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Lehigh Acres, Florida
rickstershemi
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Alright, the engine parts have been delivered to Dan at Performance Only. After the meet 'n greet, and bull session, we went out for lunch at a nice sports bar called Duffy's, and shot the breeze some more, talking about what will be done with the engine. In addition to the machine work and his usual brand of meticulous checking, correcting, and cam selection, Dan is also going to assemble the engine.
It was good to hang out with my friend Dan again. And, since Dan is the Allstate of the engine building world, I feel I'm "in good hands".
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: rickstershemi]
#1061308
06/08/12 05:31 PM
06/08/12 05:31 PM
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DusterDave
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Not much actual progress to report. I've been buying lots of engine parts and having them shipped to Performance Only. I finally got around to laying down some coats of epoxy primer on the fuel tank and transmission skid plates. I found an awesome, super tough, industrial-grade epoxy primer. Its made by Dupont, and its called Colar 2.1 ST. It is so thick, the label describes it as High Solids Epoxy Mastic. It can be brushed, rolled, or sprayed. It needs to be reduced 10-15% in order to spray it. Still, I had to use a gun with a 1.7mm tip in order for it to spray. I tried my 1.4, but that didn't work. Its designed to go on with a high film thickness, and it doesn't lay down smooth. It dries to a satin finish, and leaves a bit of a light texture, which looks good to me on the skid plates. The guy at the auto paint store told me this primer is used on offshore oil platforms, which is probably the harshest environment for coatings, so it should do a great job protecting my skid plates. Best of all, its relatively inexpensive.   Here's the rundown on the 318 stroker engine specs: '83 318 block, bored .030 over NOS magnum heads, stock Scat 4" cast stroker crank Eagle SR rods KB Icon Forged dished pistons (comp. approx. 9.4:1) Total Seal rings Comp Cams hyd. flat tappet cam: .516 lift, 239º/246º dur. @ .050 Professional Products air gap dual plane intake manifold Quick Fuel Slayer 600 cfm carb Melling HV oil pump MP rear sump truck oil pan Pro Gear timing chain set She's gonna climb hills like a billy goat on steroids!! 
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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