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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:24 pm 
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great work Brian

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:35 am 
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Looks good B :thumbs: :thumbs:

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 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:13 am 
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Slowly but surely...

checking clearance between the rods and pistons. And yes, that's Play Dough, lol. There was at least 2 mm, which is plenty.
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Clearance between the crank and cam is enough, despite a huge cam and big crank
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Ready to put together
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Short block all buttoned up
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I got a new sump, its a Scat 1.5 qt. Its about an inch shorter than the EMPI sump I used to run and will give me more ground clearance. I used to bottom out occasionally.
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My custom Ferrea valves came in Friday, and I already got my Ti retainers and LS1 springs, so now Darren can build my new heads
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:21 am 
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Its coming along. :beer:

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Looking good! :thumbs:

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:57 pm 
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What truss bar is that?
Donnie's doesn't come apart in the middle like yours.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:17 pm 
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it's made by Eyeball Engineering. Very heavy duty, that center bar is 1.5" diameter thick wall steel. Mike at Rancho told me the BugPack ones flex too much to be effective...

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'52 Standard Split Window
1953 Fleetwood Travel Trailer
2010 FJ Cruiser- The Mountain Goat
30 Ford Model A Pickup Hotrod
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mk-Zero
 Post subject: Re: The 55: Re-Invented
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This was just painful, hacking a virgin Oval dash...
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Here's the purpose though...
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I'm getting rid of my reserve switch on my tank and putting in an -8 AN outlet to support my new power levels. So its finally time for a fuel gauge.

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1953 Fleetwood Travel Trailer
2010 FJ Cruiser- The Mountain Goat
30 Ford Model A Pickup Hotrod
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Looking good!!

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Looks great Brian. Looks like it belongs there.
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