Author Topic: Bottom End?? (Read 3496 times)

Roadkill · « **Reply #25 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:36:56 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

go .30 over

Assuming they haven't been bored before . . . . . . If your ordering a kit before checking you don't want it to arrive then find out you're already +30 thou.

Maybe go straight to +60 thou ?

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:38:27 pm »

Ok, so if the blocks got to come out for machining, it's it worth doing for just the bottom end. The overall plan is new everything, but the main items being

Heads & cam
Intake

My original plan was to do the whole lot and take my time over it (with a spare engine in the car thoughout the build). Is a 3+ staggered approach (i.e. Bottom end, Top end, intake) viable/better bet?

Roadkill · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:39:51 pm »

Are you going injection, then ?

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:42:31 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Are you going injection, then ?

Eventually

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:43:09 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Maybe go straight to +60 thou ?

No, I only want to go up 1 from what it needs. Don't want to lose a future overbore.

55starchief · « **Reply #30 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:43:44 pm »

if your gonna have machine work done i would do the following,

Block out

Bore, and line bore crank and cam, posibly bore the lifters aswell

re assemble with crank,pistons rods and cam

Roadkill · « **Reply #31 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:45:19 pm »

Quoting: Jamieg285

No, I only want to go up 1 from what it needs. Don't want to lose a future overbore.

In that case go with the "Taking yer time plan" which involves a donor motor . . .

Least that way you can strip it and check / measure BEFORE ordering anything . . .

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:46:40 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

Bore, and line bore crank and cam

Yep, a given.

Quoting: 55starchief

posibly bore the lifters aswell

never heard of that - do you get oversize lifters?

Quoting: 55starchief

re assemble with crank,pistons rods and cam

Isn't the cam dependant more on the head choice? Why change it before the heads are in?

What's the advantage of doing it now/disadvantage of doing it later?

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:47:25 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

In that case go with the "Taking yer time plan" which involves a donor motor . . .

Anyone got a cheap runner?

55starchief · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:49:03 pm »

Quoting: Jamieg285

Isn't the cam dependant more on the head choice? Why change it before the heads are in?

What's the advantage of doing it now/disadvantage of doing it later?

if your gonna line bore the cam, your gonna have fresh bearings, so why risk damaging a bearing by swapping out the cam at a later date.

Quoting: Jamieg285

Quoting: 55starchief
posibly bore the lifters aswell

never heard of that - do you get oversize lifters?

The lifter bores can become warn and they in turn cause the cam to wear un even, you can over bore and re sleeve

Roadkill · « **Reply #35 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:57:10 pm »

Quoting: Jamieg285

Anyone got a cheap runner?

What different motors would tie-up to your tranny without modifications ?

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:59:50 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

What different motors would tie-up to your tranny without modifications ?

It's a TH350, so any SBC should be fine.

55starchief · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:00:30 pm »

lol, now that brings 2 to mind ryans and deans

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:00:32 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

Quoting: Jamieg285
Isn't the cam dependant more on the head choice? Why change it before the heads are in?

What's the advantage of doing it now/disadvantage of doing it later?

if your gonna line bore the cam, your gonna have fresh bearings, so why risk damaging a bearing by swapping out the cam at a later date.

But could I put in a cam that is matched to a set of heads that aren't on it yet?

55starchief · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:02:50 pm »

the heads wouldnt matter, but you might need the corect springs in the heads aswell as the valves. Might need to ask about this one

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:08:23 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

but you might need the corect springs in the heads aswell as the valves

More (and unecessary in the longer term) money. More reason to do the cam/heads at the same time.

Roadkill · « **Reply #41 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:15:50 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

lol, now that brings 2 to mind ryans and deans

Mine's more fun.

If Jamie pays for my new lump, I'll happily let him borrow my old 305ci.

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:21:03 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

If Jamie pays for my new lump, I'll happily let him borrow my old 305ci.

Mmm, give me some time to think it over.

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:21:10 pm »

Nope

Roadkill · « **Reply #44 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:22:34 pm »

Come on, that was less than a minute !!!

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:28:01 pm »

I gave it some serious consideration

Roadkill · « **Reply #46 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:35:24 pm »

Pah, Couldn't handle my mean little 305 anyway.

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:36:11 pm »

But it only 3/4 the size of mine

Roadkill · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:05:02 am »

It ain't got a tractor cam in it though.

Jamieg285 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 17, 2006, 02:39:58 am »

What can I say, I guess one of the previous owners got a little confused