Time to Rebuild

[Gene Fiore]

I am finally at the point where I can afford to rebuild my motor and add some more performance goodies. I should be pulling the motor this weekend, so today I managed to begin disconnecting everything. Headers are actually disconnected and I installed the stock valve cover to avoid damaging the alloy cover. Here are a few pics...

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[wsa111]

Gene, once you start pulling stuff apart it just gives you the incentive to really roll with the rebuild.

Are you going to bore that block, or do you have another block already build??

The biggest choice you have is the camshaft. Just remember the 250" will absorb more cam than say a 200" engine.

Keep us informed of your progress. Bill

 

[Gene Fiore]

I will be re-using the current block. As I don't know if the previous owners ever rebuilt this motor ( I don't think it has been ) I won't know for sure what I will do. But, assuming it hasn't I will probably go with a .030 overbore. After talking with Mike (Azcoupe), I have pretty much decided to go with the 278 solid lifter cam. I don't have the funds to go with the aluminum head and alloy intake, so I will be re-using my ported log head running the direct mount 2bbl Holley. But next year about this time when I switch over to the street/strip version of the aluminum head...LOOK OUT!

 

[Gene Fiore]

More progress...motor is out!

Only problem now is I can't seem to get the balancer off. I have a puller but the large center bolt of the puller is not the same thread as the crank snout. I'm guessing there are different pullers for different jobs?

 

[wsa111]

Gene, you do not use the threads in the crankshaft snout to remove the balancer.

All you need is a puller to bolt to the balancer & the center bolt of the puller centers in the crank snout. Turn the center bolt & off comes the balancer. Bill

 

[Crosley]

Looking forward to reports on the rebuild... 8)

 

[Gene Fiore]

Just took a little perseverance and I got the balancer off with my puller. Got the entire motor apart and the bearings were all marked STD so it looks like this was never rebuilt. Timing chain had ALOT of slop. Here's a pic of it, but you can't really tell as much as in person.

 

[STEVEN.]

That Chains a bit sloppy Gene . ~OO6.

 

[Ronbo]

These engines are pretty tough. When I pulled the old engine out of my mustang, I could almost get the chain off without removing the gear The cylinders were so worn you could grab the crankshaft (not the balancer) and turn it with one hand. The pistons moved around in the bore freely. It would still hit 85 on the freeway (blew oil out of every orfice) and got fair mileage. I truly got my money's worth out of that one! Good luck with the build and looking forward to hearing about it back on the road again.

Ron

 

[Gene Fiore]

My machinest is very busy but he has finished up some jobs and cleared some room in his shop so I could at least haul my block, crank and rods/pistons down to him today. As soon as he gets everything measured up we'll know the extent of the machining required and I can order parts. He still has at least a two week backlog before he will be able to start any real work though.