MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY

Posted By: WILD BILL

MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 05:13 AM

Got quite a lot accomplished today despite the phone ringing off the hook.

All the pistons cleaned up and hung back on the rods

Back in their holes

Even though we degreed the cam the first time still have to make sure it's in right and nothing changed

Getting buttoned up

Time for the heads

We did change the springs to get a little better control of the valves this time around

Added bonus, Jeff Patterson came by in the evening to work on his F.A.S.T. motor. He had a minor set back on piston issues but we did manage to get a templet made for his crank scrapper

Still waiting to run into Bondo again out there

Posted By: B1Fish540

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 05:29 AM

Thats cool, Bill, good to see it going back together.

So this new crank is 10/10 also and balanced out OK?

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 05:46 AM

This crank is actually std/std and has 180 oiling on the mains.

The 10/10 crank I bought I'm saving for the other 440 block for Gina's car

And yes, it balanced beautifully

Posted By: blownzoom440

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 08:28 AM

you guys got a lot done.

will it go on the dyno?

Posted By: Dartin

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 09:15 AM

Glad to see it going back together Bill. Hope things go better for you this time.

Randy

Posted By: rickstershemi

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 01:17 PM

Rickster

Posted By: tboomer

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 01:19 PM

Good luck,Bill!! I hope it stays together!! You are in good hands!!

Posted By: Butch

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 01:44 PM

Love the hair cut

Posted By: 70BIRD

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 02:15 PM

Glad the crank worked for you Bill!

Paul

Posted By: moparniac

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 02:34 PM

awesome man.... I love the posts on here where members bounce back after an episode

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/09/10 03:25 PM

Glad to see it going back together......is it my s.w.a.t. goggles or are those piston skirts really scuffed up? Either way hopefully you guys get er figured out and head back to the track.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 01:08 AM

Yes the skirts are a little scuffed (Mostly just coating wear}and Yes it will be making a pull or 2 on the pump to insure no issues prior to being put back in the blue beast.

Posted By: MoparPitBull

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 02:07 AM

Glad to hear your getting it back together Bill.

before you know it.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 02:21 AM

Quote:

Yes the skirts are a little scuffed (Mostly just coating wear}and Yes it will be making a pull or 2 on the pump to insure no issues prior to being put back in the blue beast.

You'll be done in a day... so when do you have dyno
time lined up for.... hope you have better luck this
time Bill... at least you moving right along instead
of it sitting for half the summer

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 02:31 AM

Raff, you know I never just sit around when there's work to be done.

Not sure when it will be back on the dyno but soon for sure. Probably won't get back in the car right away though as we still have the conv to sort out.

Posted By: dennismopar73

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 02:51 AM

great to see it comming together
keep up good work

Posted By: BobsProFab

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 04:48 AM

looking good Bill, you going to put it back on the dyno to break it in before it goes back in the car ?

Bob

Posted By: dustergirl340

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 12:56 PM

Any more pics of the haircut?

Posted By: JCCuda

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 01:29 PM

I'm curious can you tell me what's done to the oiling system that you need the 3/8" tube crossing over in the lifter valley?

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 04:40 PM

Quote:

I'm curious can you tell me what's done to the oiling system that you need the 3/8" tube crossing over in the lifter valley?

Its a great conversation piece....

I wondered the same thing.

Kasey

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 04:55 PM

Quote:

I'm curious can you tell me what's done to the oiling system that you need the 3/8" tube crossing over in the lifter valley?

I will do my best

From the factory the rocker gear gets "timed oiling" This mod gets the rockers constant oiling. I may be mistaken but I think the cam bearing is positioned to block the feed holes, the pass side is drilled all the way to the oil channel and the the drivers side is tapped in to that with the cross over tube. Restrictors were then placed in the head to control the amount of volume.

Hopefully Scott will chime in and correct this if I got it wrong.

Posted By: 440Jim

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 05:02 PM

Quote:

We did change the springs to get a little better control of the valves this time around

So what seat and open pressures do the new springs have compared to the ones you used the first time?

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: MADE SOME REAL HEAD WAY TODAY - 06/10/10 09:39 PM

We actually found that the old springs had lost some of their pressure.

These new ones gave us just a litle more prssure than what the old ones were when we put it together the first time.

Can't complain to much about the old springs. They were the original Eddy ones that were first installed in 06.

I don't recall exaclty what the seat and open pressures were but I can get those #"s next time if I can remember too.