Latest progress...engine building fun with pics

[Trinitys 134]

:thumbup: Well after a small glitch, I've got the motor together! I still need to check my push-rod length. I had some valve to piston clearance issues but i got over that after i figured i wasn't on TDC when I installed the timing set. Yes I'm retarted as stated in my last post by someone else. After that everything went together real fast. I decided to go with a Miladon high volumn aluminum water pump, Ford racing small oval air cleaner.

 

Here are a few shots. I'll be droping this puppy in next weekend.....hopefully starting it up. :thumbup:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[351carlo 10]

LOOKING GOOD!

 

Those new fittings are so nice. Did you check clearances?

 

EDIT: See the plastigauge now. How'd that work for you?

[Trinitys 134]

plasti gauge is cool but how reliable i don't really know. I also checked my ring gaps, thrust on the crank and so forth. Everything seens pretty tight....about mid range in tolerances.

 

I like these fitting also but the place i got them from back-orded me on 2 fittings. I'll need to do them later. Eventually i'll have all the fittings except for the bulkheads matching and whats under the car which i don't really care about.

[bswor 76]

Glad to see its coming together Eric. I wonder what your fuel economy is going to be after this is all together and in the car? I assume thats why you went with the efi.:cool2:

[Trinitys 134]

Ben, that's one of the reasons....other is ease of use and and last is for the wow factor. I went with this particular set-up because it is based on the 89 mustang mass air set-up and is highly adaptable...its pretty cool to read about the fords ecu and how it works.

[JC69Stang 0]

Motor Looks great, cant wait to see it in the bay

[bswor 76]

I finally got a chance to do some reading up on your setup Eric and all i can say is WOW. I checked out the mass-flo website and read up a lil, man im jealous.

[Trinitys 134]

i thank my wife for letting me do this everyday! The way i look at it is that i don't know what my life will be like after i get out of the Navy so i want to take advantage of where i'm at right now with the decent check i get.

 

anyway here are a few more from tonight. I got the pick-up i've been waiting for so i installed the oil pump, pickup, water pump (milidon high volumn aluminum) and just finished sizing everything up. I want to do as much as i can on the engine stan while its easy....not hunched over the damn fender.

 

All my pix recient...here

http://www.splendora-classmates.com/EFI.htm

 

 

[69mach1t5 104]

Very nice job Looks very professianal:thumbup1: :clap:

[bswor 76]

I like that you painted the dizzy plastic to black. And the air cleaner looks nice also. So what other benefits are there to your setup Eric?