Learning to make fast go fast!

[travelers]

Good luck again.

 

[ZmanM3]

I wish I had your knowledge!

 

[05stroker]

I wish I had your knowledge!

Is that what you call it? LOL

I got the short block together yesterday, but did not get the heads on. I decided to use my ARP head stud nuts to run the studs down, not a very good idea as two of them didn't want to come back off and I had to use my Dewalt cordless impact to remove them thus destroying the threads and had to order two new studs and nuts. I called ARP and have two coming 2nd day air so they will be here from California by Friday. I will get back at it next weekend.

 

[Department Of Boost]

Is that what you call it? LOL

I got the short block together yesterday, but did not get the heads on. I decided to use my ARP head stud nuts to run the studs down, not a very good idea as two of them didn't want to come back off and I had to use my Dewalt cordless impact to remove them thus destroying the threads and had to order two new studs and nuts. I called ARP and have two coming 2nd day air so they will be here from California by Friday. I will get back at it next weekend.

I got to the bold part and went 'Oh no!".

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Billy it might be time to put it back to stock and buy a '15!!!!

 

[Department Of Boost]

Billy, it might be time to make it a race car and buy a '15!!!!

Fixed

 

[05stroker]

I got to the bold part and went 'Oh no!".

I know...

Billy it might be time to put it back to stock and buy a '15!!!!

Why do I want to start over?

I did order a 15'! Its an F350 6.7 supercab dulley 2wd. Time to give the 12' 4x4 crewcab to my oldest, since he is working for me now.

Fixed

Done! Well kind of...

 

[Mystickeith50]

Man that is a great present!!

 

[dysan]

I really hope you aren't leaving the studs bottomed out when you put the heads on are you? I believe my builder had me back them out a turn after I put them in.

Good luck and I hope it works out ALOT better this time.

 

[05stroker]

I really hope you aren't leaving the studs bottomed out when you put the heads on are you? I believe my builder had me back them out a turn after I put them in.

Good luck and I hope it works out ALOT better this time.

No, I install them at 4 7/8" from the deck, which is about one turn out, so there are threads above the nuts when installed.

 

[05stroker]

Anyone know where to get a 11mm 1.5 thread chaser? I need to clean up the two holes that I am replacing the studs on.

 

[crownaviation]

Anyone know where to get a 11mm 1.5 thread chaser? I need to clean up the two holes that I am replacing the studs on.

Edit... I have one of those too lol

 

[travelers]

MSC industry has what you need

 

[05stroker]

Edit... I have one of those too lol

I will let you know. I would like to gave one though since mine are the early studs without the allen key like my two new ones.

MSC industry has what you need

Thanks I will check them out.

 

[swflastang05]

Anyone know where to get a 11mm 1.5 thread chaser? I need to clean up the two holes that I am replacing the studs on.

Got mine on ebay.

 

[05stroker]

I ended up using a tap with a 1/4" extension on it and ran it down the hole.

With all the rain the last two days, I had time to finish the long block. I would have put it in the car today, but I took my headers to get recoated on Mon. and wont have them for another 2 1/2 weeks. They really looked like shit after the fueling issues last year and I wanted them to look as good as my JPC intake does now.



I also decided to help along the issue of heating and retouring the heads with the copper gaskets. I used a three step of 30, 60, 90 ft lb and the after heating took them to 100 ft lb. After the first real heat cycle I will loosen them one by one and re torque to 100 ft. lbs.

I put a piece of sheet metal over the top of the motor and used my heat gun to heat it up. I also put some towels on top and a heater from the bottom to retain the heat. I heated it for 1 hour and could not touch the heads or block with my hand.










Inside the cylinder temp though the spark plug hole.



5 min. later in the valley.



This is in the spark plug hole 15 min after I removed everything.



Cheap ass heat gun did not fair so well though. LOL

 

[travelers]

that's one way of doing it. Lol I was going to say the heat gun didn't fair so well.

 

[Department Of Boost]

Your OCD is impressive (in a good way).

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Your OCD is expensive (in a good way).

I agree!!

 

[05stroker]

Well, Ive done all I can do till the headers are done. Next weekend I will finish the interior stuff on the car that was not done before. I also made a minor mod today, the oil fill delete mod. I never even knew the cap and the tube where the same. LOL