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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2021 11:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Teeroy wrote:
Looking at the last few pages pictures again, did you swap out the grooved oil relief piston? Dual relief cases use the solid piston in both positions. The grooved piston is for single relief cases

I used 1 grooved and 1 regular. Maybe that's not how it's supposed to be but it works good. There was a reason why I did it that way.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

At this point the engine tin comes into the picture. They were really dirty and rusty before but I cant find that picture. After degreasing with degreaser, big brushes and hose, they got dried off with compressed air and sat out in sun. Next, I blasted them with play sand and used roloc discs and sanders as well, then acetone wipe down followed by a final cleaning with solvent based oil and wax remover. Anyways you get the basic idea here. Sorry if this post is bit dull, but I haven't updated in a while Laughing

I decided to prime these early on as they were grease caked to start with and didn't want to be making a mess of thing during mockup. With all the test fitting to figure out the mods I might need to do, marking them out to trim and such, it just becomes easier this way. Here are some shots during prep, repair, and at the primer stage. I also do some small mods. More to come...

I prime all engine parts using SPI Epoxy Primer
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Here is a small group of parts ready to test blast and clean, those generator parts are from the generator rebuild which I will get into later
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A little hammer and dolly work brings an old valve cover back to life Wink
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I don't need those anymore :fist: :2gunfire:
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And here they are primed.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Wow the tin work looks great. I'll send you a set I need worked Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Pruneman99 wrote:
Wow the tin work looks great. I'll send you a set I need worked Laughing

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Don't forget to do this Wink
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I used a small bead of Threebond 1184 to glue the valve cover gasket to the cover only (not head.) I also, and this is key, attach it to the valve cover while the sealer is not fully setup and still kind of wet.
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A little grease in the right places makes install and removal easier
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

A little high temp thread sealant on the oil pump studs
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I didn't get a "before" picture, but I did some light porting the feed passage in the oil pump housing
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The housing was a very snug fit and needed a little persuasion going in. I used some 518 here as sealer, but it also lubed things up a little which made install easier.
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Some red assembly goop on the gears to keep them well protected during break in. I measured the oil pump gear tang to cam slot clearance and it was all good (to make sure the gear was fully engaged, but with a small gap so it never puts pressure on the cam and it's thrust bearing.) That is an important step.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

It’s a great feeling to finally close up the long block.
Steel yourself for the absolute terror of the first start. 🙃
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:36 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Any updates on this? I've read in other threads that you've been driving the car for a while now. We'd love to see the build completed. Post it up!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:24 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Thanks guys! I've been really busy the last month or so but haven't forgot about this thread. I have all the pictures and documentation on my computer, I just need to upload them here. It's takes time to sort and upload the photos, then do the write ups and try to make something inspiring and atleast halfway informative out of all the madness Laughing

I needed a little nudge. Updates coming soon.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

cool!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Making a custom bracket for the oil filter mount using 1/4 thick aluminum plate. I pretty much only use a a jigsaw, drill and angle grinder. I revise the initial shape after some test fitting.

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Tapping the holes for the fittings deeper using a NPT tap. Also surfacing the oil filter mounting surface until uniform contact and a leak free seal is achieved. I just used simple sandpaper on a flat surface.

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I made the oil return fitting into a bit of a sculpture Cool

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Soldering together my own custom brass extension for the oil pump outlet. I got a great deal on some really nice heavy duty Aeroquip hoses from a local aircraft supply surplus store. I wanted to use those, even though one needed to be a bit longer, so, this was my solution.

...using a brass pipe nipple and female/female union

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I prefer a generic look... I may have went a little far here Laughing

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I was a little disappointed in the quality control on the the oil pump cover from CB, my only complaint... as I do like the Maxi kit in general. Specifically there was machining slag ready to fall off that had been anodized over Shame on you not easy to see in the picture but it was justifiably alarming and ready to fall off.

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And here is the whole setup all together...

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:52 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

And then I put a dimple in the pully tin to give clearance for the full flow return elbow. I made a simple wood die to support the piece while I hammered on it. I also used a bead blow hammer to hit a ball peen hammer, as it gave me more accuracy and made the job easier. It took a few goes and little "massaging" to get it deep enough.

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Making some small adjustments to the fit

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Probably the last time I'll use one of these Empi pulley tins... I had a German one but it turned out to be the wrong type for what I'm doing and didn't match the aftermarket heater delete breast tin I wanted to use. German is always best especially for tin, but I didn't feel like welding up the holes on an original one.

The gap around the pulley area where the two tin meet was terrible...

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This is what I did to fix it

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Which actually got it right the first time... but the fun wasn't over yet!

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Some two part epoxy mixed up a weld sealer/filler. Basically extra strong heat resistant "Bondo." It's called Hysol 9340. Basically Loctite's version of JB weld, which would have worked fine too.
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It actually turned out looking and fitting very well after painting and such. You cant even tell I did all that non sense Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:24 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

I can't see where you used the 9340. Did you just smooth over the welds with it after these pics?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:30 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Busstom wrote:
I can't see where you used the 9340. Did you just smooth over the welds with it after these pics?

I cant find the pic where its smeared on, I may have forgot to take it, but that is it in the last pic on the paper plate, about to go on.

But ya it just went on to smooth over, hide and seal the welds. I shot epoxy primer over it after.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Modifying the thermostat bracket so that it clears the header. I had just enough clearance and didn't have to shorten the arm of the bracket, which kept all the geometry the same. I simply cut off the one curved side and replaced it with a flat strip of sheet metal.

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Next comes some made from scratch sled tins and some other custom bits.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Got it. I was just curious how it lays in a home setting. We use that, and similar Loctite epoxies, on spacecraft builds at work. The techs who apply it use little steel spatulas and other surgical-looking implements to tool the epoxy around aluminum and titanium strut ties that get bonded onto a composite cylinder (the backbone of a satellite). They are exceptional craftsmen.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Bulldog818 wrote:
Looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I appreciate the kind words. Thanks!

More pictures of the build coming soon...
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:46 am    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Nice work, I’d love to see the rest of the tin fitment, install, and first fire!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Evan’s Garage Built Rod: The Birth of a 2180cc Street Machine Reply with quote

Ya, i dig this build thread.
Props.

Looking forward to seeing how you solve the t-stat issue.
Aftermarket headers don’t like thermostats.

I always worried about frying the t-stat being so close to the hot exhaust like that.
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