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Cheers!

The rings were filed by the guy who did the balancing but I checked before fitment anyway. And they were spot on. Fantastic! Each ring has been numbered to its specific bore. Pistons and rods I was told were not bore specific as they are all identical. After more cleaning, I fitted the rod. I haven't fitted spring lock clips before so that was fun the first go. Second was much easier. Rings fitted and gaps clocked to correct positions Now to repeat 7 more times.

My new Comp degree wheel and crank socket arrived on Friday along with a quart of Driven Break In oil. It was too hot yesterday get anything done but this morning I got a start. Here are my Scat H-beams with ARP bolts Here you can see where material was removed during the balancing process After doing the math, these are the two required ring gaps for top and second ring.

That is a gorgeous colour. So much depth.

Main caps torqued down to spec, 105ft-lb, and third cap aligned and torqued. For my own reference, crankshaft end float is .18mm

The ARP gear is nice. I have them for con-rods, heads, flywheel and balancer too. The added bonus of our area is along with the heat, we get high humidity too. Another month or so and it'll start backing off. Bring on the cold.

Thanks very much, Mike. I've seen a few examples, mostly from Rusty and Brian, where they have opened up these areas and although look good from the outside, are terrible inside. Mine was not too bad from outside appearance but got worse the more I dug. At least we can get the lower A-pillar now as a replacement for our cars. That helped a lot. The cranks sure are solid and weighty. It's spinning in it's new home very smoothly though. It feels very nice. If you go with a Scat crank, be sure to get it balanced. Mine brand new out of the box was way out.

Thanks mate. No rust....that's in my mind non stop. Those lies, those damn lies! But I think about how so many others have turned rust piles into solid machines again to live on. My next build though, I plan for the rust to be warn with pride, rat rod style. These guys did my rotating assembly and head work. I have a good mate who works in the Performance shop here and he has helped me out a great deal. http://engine-reconditioning-qld.australia2business.com/slacks-creek/x-static-balancing/

Thanks, Bob. It's guys like yourself who have taken a shitty experience and brought out all the positives. Will always appreciate, and never forget, the help I have received from good honest people. I just look forward to the times I can return the favours. I took this photo the other day, just to show as example of what it is like here quite often during our summer. And this pretty average, it gets far hotter. And supposedly, this last month has been the hottest on record. Global warming is a myth? I don't think so. Another step forward just now, my new rear main seals just arrived and I couldn't help myself but to get them fitted straight in. And they worked like a charm. Proves the ones I had and tried to fit before were the fault. When I compared the two sets, the first lot were hard as a rock. Took me about 10 mins to get the cap in with the new set and the nails fitted. The wife even gave a helping hand.

Yesterday I started this lower patch. The old section was completely trash. Close but still needs more adjustment

I had the whole section from top to bottom on the underside of the window pillar removed. It need a patch done which you can see the excess hanging out. After that was done and a coat of epoxy applied, I tacked it back in place. It was messy, took quite a lot of tacks with the MIG. The TIG hated it which sucked as it meant I spent more time die grinding and sanding away the mess the MIG left. After I cleaned it up though I went back over the fresh steel with the TIG to blend the MIG hit and misses. I still had some lows but after the epoxy was brushed on it was not that bad at all.

You did all that while doing the dishes? Well done indeed! ha Seriously, it looks great. Very clean work.

Gorgeous!! How big is the smile on your face?

Stunning!

Bloody hot alright! And this week coming is meant to be worse. I think we'll be in the 50's again here.

Great progress for the day. Well done.

Everything cleaned more and more as I go. Main bearings in. You can see how the oil holes line up after I centred them way back with the die grinder. Cleaned the crank yet again and sat it in place. Main caps are on but not torqued down just yet as I had trouble fitting the rear main side seals and damaged them. I'll need to get some more before continuing on. Dragged the pistons out, I haven't looked at these really since they were balanced. You can see where the material has been taken away on the underside when balanced. I wanted to get my head around ring fitment. I opened the rings and they have been previous out and numbered so I am thinking the shop may have gapped these. I should get a reply next week to be sure.

Here's the cam specs.

Your repair looks a thousand times better. Nice work.

Comp did a custom grind for me. I'll take a photo of the spec sheet and post it up. Looking like a nice day out there. Might warm up later. We've had a slow morning, bit of a sleep in after some beers out last night. I'll shake this headache a bit and go out to do some more myself. Have fun working on yours!

Spent yesterday morning, cleaning and washing and cleaning and washing...and a few more times. It's ready to eat off now. Then I fitted the cam and got to test out my new gauge to check end float. Was within spec so happy days.

Beautiful colour. That looks great!

I got told about that last night. Absolutely terrible. I haven't seen the news yet to know more about it.

Nice, I'm very very envious. I can't wait until my 69 R-code is covered in a coat of black as well.

Found what that tab is for and yes it is for the A/C unit.