FRPP 3V supercharger shortblock build

[Liftedbronco]

ill make the downs meet. come hell or high water. im starting tonite. gotta clean the garage and buy some shelving and some portable lights. aaand a engine hoist soon.

 

[Liftedbronco]

cars in the garage. engines on the stand. got pics to upload and the howto will begin

 

[hammeron]

excellent! looking forward to the pics

 

[loots06]

Cant miss this build...

 

[cm581978]

looking forward to updates

 

[Irishman]

looking forward to the pics.

 

[Liftedbronco]

i got a handfull of pics ill upload 2nite right after work. air intake is off. coolant drained. car on stands. X pipe off. new motor is mounted on a stand. wheel broke off the stand.....but ill deal with that later. note to self, check wheels on stand first next time

 

[Liftedbronco]

heres a teaser.

Does anyone object to me lifting a motor from these pulley bosses? Is there a better way that I should use when im pulling the longblock outta the car?

 

[19COBRA93]

heres a teaser.

Does anyone object to me lifting a motor from these pulley bosses? Is there a better way that I should use when im pulling the longblock outta the car?

Not when the motor is torn down that much. It doesn't weigh much at that point.

 

[Liftedbronco]

well when im pulling the other one out, itll still have the heads on it. is there a better bolting point for the chains/

 

[19COBRA93]

well when im pulling the other one out, itll still have the heads on it. is there a better bolting point for the chains/

Are you dropping the trans first? Or pulling it all out as one?

I use a brace that bolts to the top two tabs on the front of the engine, and the top two trans bolt holes, then the chain connects in the middle.

Aside from using one of those braces, I'd still use those same top mounting points.

Here's mine:

 

[rhuckster]

Heres my opinion...I would worry about damaging the gasket surface where the chain is hitting. @ least get some large rubber hose to keep the chain away from scratching your gasket surface. Its aluminum so it will get damaged easily with a steel chain.

Rick

 

[explict]

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=12039

 

[19COBRA93]

Heres my opinion...I would worry about damaging the gasket surface where the chain is hitting. @ least get some large rubber hose to keep the chain away from scratching your gasket surface. Its aluminum so it will get damaged easily with a steel chain.

Rick

Exactly. I'd more prefer using the top two alternator mounting points.

 

[Liftedbronco]

i was worried about marring the sealing surface too. good idea with the rubber hose.

explicit - what were you linking me to? the frpp 9.8cr motor? Also, I had no idea how similar my build is to yours. Like literally...every concern I have, you have documented in your thread.

So heres my question. Id rather pull the trans with the motor all as one. Did you have to remove the radiator support, or no. Just came out?

 

[explict]

I had the fan shroud out and the radiator. The support was still in and so was the K-member (which made it a little harder) If I did it again, I would have the K-member lowered a bit.

 

[19COBRA93]

For all the 3V's I've done, and just as the pic I posted above, I pull the motor and trans as an assembly. I don't have to pull the radiator, or touch the kmember or anything else. Other than the motor mount brackets binding up on the motor mount studs, they come out reasonably easy.

 

[explict]

Hell I put everything in at once! Motor, tranny, headers, blower...everything!!

 

[Liftedbronco]

well good, i hope to be saying that soon too
thanks guys

 

[Liftedbronco]

ok so i PROMISE pics are coming, but the motor, trans, headers blower DID come out in one piece. And my block IS cracked. Bummer. Not that it matters for this build, but i had dreams of stuffing it in a fox