Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech - Update Pg 3
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Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
black vein always looks good too.
black vein always looks good too.
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
hmmmm .. HOT DAMN. i never seen the inside of a motor so i read your whole thread so far. Good stuff!
I would pay a shop to do this (LOL).. not because im lazy, but i would def. kill my motor without any help
hmmmm .. HOT DAMN. i never seen the inside of a motor so i read your whole thread so far. Good stuff!
I would pay a shop to do this (LOL).. not because im lazy, but i would def. kill my motor without any help
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
Update
June 16, 2009 -
Well, I just got back from dropping my motor off at Dennis Wells Racing. Dennis is a super nice guy, very considerate and he explained everything he saw wrong right off the bat. So, im a bit bummed out because my crank is ground a little lower than he would like for a boost application. So im going to take the crank out of the other engine to take to him. He also said the rod bearing that spun may have oval'd out the rod so I may have to replace one of the rods as well. But, i feel pretty good about where things stand. Dennis is gonna help us out with this and get us all set up. So the motor should be ready shortly and hopefully back on the road. Ill get more info for you guys tomorrow when I go back to drop the crank off!
i haven't really thought about it yet. i may look into it though.Dalamar said:
well here you go, ill have pictures of everything to come so stay tuned for more updates.Twista said:
Update
June 16, 2009 -
Well, I just got back from dropping my motor off at Dennis Wells Racing. Dennis is a super nice guy, very considerate and he explained everything he saw wrong right off the bat. So, im a bit bummed out because my crank is ground a little lower than he would like for a boost application. So im going to take the crank out of the other engine to take to him. He also said the rod bearing that spun may have oval'd out the rod so I may have to replace one of the rods as well. But, i feel pretty good about where things stand. Dennis is gonna help us out with this and get us all set up. So the motor should be ready shortly and hopefully back on the road. Ill get more info for you guys tomorrow when I go back to drop the crank off!
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
got the tools from Summit. Heres the link to the OTC 4 valve CAM positioning tool - http://www.summitracing.com/parts/OTC-6498/
got the tools from Summit. Heres the link to the OTC 4 valve CAM positioning tool - http://www.summitracing.com/parts/OTC-6498/
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
UPDATE
June 24, 2009
Okay, so no pictures today, I will have some probably tomorrow of my IMRC delete though and possibly a detailed write-up. But my news comes from the machine shop!l
Anyways, we talked to the machine shop today and got quotes on all the work.
Crank balancing, block and align honing, and rings - $710
Head Set - $252
Lower Set - $78
Rod/Main Bearings - $93
Intake Gaskets - $28
Valve Job - $295
Surfacing - $70
Porting - $300
Grand Total - $1826
Should be done by the end of the week and back to me! WHOOOOO!
UPDATE
June 24, 2009
Okay, so no pictures today, I will have some probably tomorrow of my IMRC delete though and possibly a detailed write-up. But my news comes from the machine shop!l
Anyways, we talked to the machine shop today and got quotes on all the work.
Crank balancing, block and align honing, and rings - $710
Head Set - $252
Lower Set - $78
Rod/Main Bearings - $93
Intake Gaskets - $28
Valve Job - $295
Surfacing - $70
Porting - $300
Grand Total - $1826
Should be done by the end of the week and back to me! WHOOOOO!
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
just to debur the runners on the flow bench or w/e because there was a lot of air turbulance. not like porting and polishing. that was going to cost me 800 dollars to port and polish which i can't afford.
just to debur the runners on the flow bench or w/e because there was a lot of air turbulance. not like porting and polishing. that was going to cost me 800 dollars to port and polish which i can't afford.
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
Cool deal man, good luck. Is the white Cobra the car that your current motor came out of?
Cool deal man, good luck. Is the white Cobra the car that your current motor came out of?
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
yeah the motor that spun the bearing (the newish one) came with the white cobra, it was never in the car when we got it.
Also, I just ordered my high volume stock replacement oil pump and pickup tube from Lethal Performance. Everywhere was out of stock so they called Ford Racing and it will be here tomorrow. Its coming out of Houston which is only about 230-250 miles away so whooo!
yeah the motor that spun the bearing (the newish one) came with the white cobra, it was never in the car when we got it.
Also, I just ordered my high volume stock replacement oil pump and pickup tube from Lethal Performance. Everywhere was out of stock so they called Ford Racing and it will be here tomorrow. Its coming out of Houston which is only about 230-250 miles away so whooo!
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech
UPDATE
June 30, 2009
Well, didn't really do anything today. I picked the motor up yesterday and it looks brand new. I picked the block, crank, pistons, rods, gasket set, main bearings and rod bearings. The heads are being pocket ported and cleaned up and i should get them back later this week. Today, I went and picked up a new ARP harmonic balancer bolt because i was using the silver bolt that came stock with the motors, which are prone to failure apparently. I also dropped my valve covers, timing chain cover, and upper intake off at ace powder coating to have them powder coated satin black. I think it it going to look awesome. I will be powder coating the pulleys and smaller things myself. I think ill do the pulleys silver. Should look good i think..
Anyways, I should be building the short block tomorrow morning. More updates to come regularly, starting tomorrow! :headbang:
UPDATE
June 30, 2009
Well, didn't really do anything today. I picked the motor up yesterday and it looks brand new. I picked the block, crank, pistons, rods, gasket set, main bearings and rod bearings. The heads are being pocket ported and cleaned up and i should get them back later this week. Today, I went and picked up a new ARP harmonic balancer bolt because i was using the silver bolt that came stock with the motors, which are prone to failure apparently. I also dropped my valve covers, timing chain cover, and upper intake off at ace powder coating to have them powder coated satin black. I think it it going to look awesome. I will be powder coating the pulleys and smaller things myself. I think ill do the pulleys silver. Should look good i think..
Anyways, I should be building the short block tomorrow morning. More updates to come regularly, starting tomorrow! :headbang:
Re: Trey "TxCobrA98"'s Forged Internal Rebuild + Vortech - Update #34
UPDATE - Engine Reassembly Begins!
July 06, 2009
Okay, sorry for the lack of update and pictures even though none of you are following it. haha i will admit its a pretty boring build up but finally things are coming together! So, where does the rebuild sit at right now?
I currently have the short block together. I am just waiting on the heads to be finished to complete the engine! I believe I am picking the heads up tomorrow, so not much longer! :headbang: Anyways, heres the pictures with captions. Enjoy!
Gasket set including new rear main seal, oil cooler gasket, front seal, main and rod bearings, etc.
freshly machined block... so clean!
clean block 2
crosshatching =D
caught my eye, i think its okay though. had me worried at first.
OLLDDD timing chain cover :thumbsup: (youll see why)
upper main cap bearings installed and lubed up with assembly lube. also, ARP main studs =D
freshly balanced and machined crank installed
cleavite rod bearings and piston ring compressor
rods and pistons installed with Eagle Rod's ARP 2000 bolts torqued down
another shot
and another shot
measuring the thrust bearings clearance
actual thrust clearance, had to sand down the thrust washer down a bit
short block complete and torqued down to ARP specs and stock bolt specs. oil pump also installed and torqued down
rear main cover with new rear main seal installed
new high volume oil pump from Ford Racing
Now, for some dress up!
Let me explain a couple things. The parts were powder coated satin black, I wanted a nice clean look. The materials he used to cover up the plaques from "discoloring" or melting off in the oven actually baked onto them which is why there is a gold finish on the plaques. So i got some nail polish removed and removed all of the gold material baked onto the plaques. It also took the lettering off of the engine builder plate but i think it looks pretty clean!
engine builder name plaque - "SVT" being painted red
cobra masked up to remove the surrounding gold stuff lol
lunch. thanks mom! :headbang:
heres how it looks now, i think it looks pretty cool with the gold left on there.
again.
valve cover and upper intake
valve cover
timing chain cover and valve cover
smooooth =D
stay tuned!
UPDATE - Engine Reassembly Begins!
July 06, 2009
Okay, sorry for the lack of update and pictures even though none of you are following it. haha i will admit its a pretty boring build up but finally things are coming together! So, where does the rebuild sit at right now?
I currently have the short block together. I am just waiting on the heads to be finished to complete the engine! I believe I am picking the heads up tomorrow, so not much longer! :headbang: Anyways, heres the pictures with captions. Enjoy!
Gasket set including new rear main seal, oil cooler gasket, front seal, main and rod bearings, etc.
freshly machined block... so clean!
clean block 2
crosshatching =D
caught my eye, i think its okay though. had me worried at first.
OLLDDD timing chain cover :thumbsup: (youll see why)
upper main cap bearings installed and lubed up with assembly lube. also, ARP main studs =D
freshly balanced and machined crank installed
cleavite rod bearings and piston ring compressor
rods and pistons installed with Eagle Rod's ARP 2000 bolts torqued down
another shot
and another shot
measuring the thrust bearings clearance
actual thrust clearance, had to sand down the thrust washer down a bit
short block complete and torqued down to ARP specs and stock bolt specs. oil pump also installed and torqued down
rear main cover with new rear main seal installed
new high volume oil pump from Ford Racing
Now, for some dress up!
Let me explain a couple things. The parts were powder coated satin black, I wanted a nice clean look. The materials he used to cover up the plaques from "discoloring" or melting off in the oven actually baked onto them which is why there is a gold finish on the plaques. So i got some nail polish removed and removed all of the gold material baked onto the plaques. It also took the lettering off of the engine builder plate but i think it looks pretty clean!
engine builder name plaque - "SVT" being painted red
cobra masked up to remove the surrounding gold stuff lol
lunch. thanks mom! :headbang:
heres how it looks now, i think it looks pretty cool with the gold left on there.
again.
valve cover and upper intake
valve cover
timing chain cover and valve cover
smooooth =D
stay tuned!
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Looks good man
Looks good man
