Let the fun begin

[Adam]

Just got my motor back from the machine shop.

Manley forged lightweight pistons 4.030
Scat I-beam rods
cloyes double roller
Llyod Eliot LE1.6 cam

[bidicamaro]

I hate you right now... SWEET!

[AChotrod]

I hate him also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im gonna start mine this winter. How much do you have into it?

[Adam]

I would get a headace adding up the costs, I have a million parts everywhere.

[grn95t/a]

which crank and what size rods did you go with? looks sweet!

[YZF]

I feel bitter inside with my jealousy. But props! What heads are you using?

[95LT1Z28]

Yeah im jealous to, What heads are you gonna be running with that sick bottom end?

[KissMyWhtSS]

Is this going to be a nitrous setup?

[James Montigny]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet keep us posted on the progress. I love watching builds.
Helps take my mind off how slow my own build is going LOL

[Fixxer99TA]

Lookin' good. X2 on keeping us posted, and I think we need more pics of that sucker :D

[Adam]

I powder coated literally everything that i could a combination of wet black, smoke chrome and clear.

[Adam]

I smoothed out the wrinkled metal. I prepped all the existing paint, and steel with 220 grit paper.

Welded holes closed, and grinded them down.
Applied filler and block sanded with 120 then 220
Applied self-etching primer wet sanded with 400
Applied thick coat of filler primer sanded with 400
Applied mist coat of black
Applied wet coat of black x2
Applied mist coat of clear
Applied wet coat of clear x4

With filler
http://image.gottaphoto.com/676.jpg



http://image.gottaphoto.com/684.jpg

[James Montigny]

very nice :D

Do mine next LOL

[Fixxer99TA]

Wow, nice touch. Yeah seriously, mine too right when you finish with James :D

[NicksTAgt]

Did you just use the 220 grit on your strut towers, if you did that looks pretty good for that much grit!

[Toronto_LT1]

nice! keep up the great work!

[Fraz]

Holy shit dude that is BEAUTIFUL ! !

[Adam]

Did you just use the 220 grit on your strut towers, if you did that looks pretty good for that much grit!


Welded holes closed, and grinded them down.
Applied filler and block sanded with 120 then 220

then

Applied self-etching primer wet sanded with 400
Applied thick coat of filler primer sanded with 400
Applied mist coat of black
Applied wet coat of black x2
Applied mist coat of clear
Applied wet coat of clear x4

I used 220 so the self etching primer had alot of "grab" on to.

[Tyler Wheat]

Very nice Adam! Your car is gorgeous!

[Adam]

Thanks Tyler,

Bad news guys, the machine shop (Ty's Machine shop, memphis, tn) did some really bad work. I'm having to take them to court over this. Few things that were wrong are upon dissasembly:

1. 1 broken ring and 1 bent ring came out of the assembled motor
2. New bearings were trashed in the new motor
3. Block surface is bad, they didn't deck it and assembled anyways
4. Bores still had wear even after the boring and they assembled it anyways
5. They didn't balance the rotating assembly and assembled the block anyways

Good news though, Spectacle Solutions (http://www.spectaclesolutions.com/) in Memphis, TN has taken care of me. I just got a new block from them, new rings bearings ect and the machine work looks excellent. I will post new pics when I pick it up tomorrow. I would highly recommend this shop if you live in the memphis area, they have really treated me right.

[Adam]

Here are the pics. These were in my brand NEW engine.

[AChotrod]

holly crap that really sucks! At least you found a good place this time. Is the old place giving you a hard time?

[Adam]

Yes after I told them all this they are willing to furnish 1 new ring but there answer the the wear in the bores, bad bearings (that they supplied), bad deck surface, unbalanced rotating assembly is ahhhhh it'll be fine. umm no it won't be fine. I'm writing up a letter with pictures right now to give them a buy it now or see you in court.

[AChotrod]

Hell yes sue them if they dont buy it back!!