waltnono
Active Member
The car originally started out as a V6 that I bought back in 95. Since then I've done a V8 push-rod swap and after that a 4V modular swap. I've been gathering eaton parts for about six months now and I finally assembled everything I need to put the long block together. The only set back that I'm having now is the pistons. I bought a set of stock 03 Cobra pistons but little did the seller tell me that the pistons were .020 over. So as of right now the teksid is at the machine shop getting bored to fit the pistons. It kinda sucks because I had already bought standard bore stainless file fit rings.
So with that set back I decided to tackle the heads. Even though I'm using the stock cams out of the 99 lincoln, I upgraded the springs with comp cam springs(26123). The first task at hand was to lap the valves and the seats. Here is a before and after pic.
Next phase after cleaning the heads was to install the springs. Since I had some extra cams laying around I decided to make my life a little easier and get rid of the lobes.
One side down and one side to go. That's enough for the day. Hopefully I will get the block back early next week so I can have the long block assembled by next Friday and starting her up over the weekend.
So with that set back I decided to tackle the heads. Even though I'm using the stock cams out of the 99 lincoln, I upgraded the springs with comp cam springs(26123). The first task at hand was to lap the valves and the seats. Here is a before and after pic.
Next phase after cleaning the heads was to install the springs. Since I had some extra cams laying around I decided to make my life a little easier and get rid of the lobes.
One side down and one side to go. That's enough for the day. Hopefully I will get the block back early next week so I can have the long block assembled by next Friday and starting her up over the weekend.
def keep us updated, and you should post pictures of when it was a v6!
