They could have used the regular MSD distributor body as a base and everything would have fit fine. Why they decided to shorten the body is beyond...
The current status. [ATTACH]
The engine is in the car. The bellhousing, starter, torque converter and motor mounts are all tightened up with liberal use of Loctite Blue where...
No oil leaks when I pre-oiled the engine today, fingers crossed it stays that way. I had to make a new crossover pipe for the turbo kit hotside...
That would suck. In the future I will ensure there is a plug in place as it made quite a mess and almost hit the car.
I guess I got lucky with my Moroso oil pans. Both are ribbed rail pans and both sit flat on the block. After further investigation I found that 2...
Inquiring minds want to know! :) :)
Yes, that's the one I need.
I called Napa, they said they can get me a 4 pc by noon.
That's the one I have which is for a flat pan rail. These Moroso pans have a dimpled pan rail so I either need a Moroso specific gasket or a 4 piece.
Good luck, I am sure you will have fun! :2thumbs::2thumbs:
The list of lessons from engine building continues. I put the oil pan, heads and valvetrain on the 351 today. I put 5 quarts of 5W30 break in oil...
This is how the backup engine looks now. All the parts are cleaned and ready for reassembly. The only thing I am debating is whether to use the...
I got the machine shop to deck the block, line hone for main studs, hone the cylinders, install ARP rod bolts and resize the rods. I put it...
I got the engine pulled out on Tuesday. The bearings don't look too bad on the caps I pulled but it is tough to tell with these aluminum bearings....
