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So i spoke to Art, one of the wrist pin clips broke and the wrist pin walked out and was touching the cylinder wall. He found the broken clip and will replace the cylinder and piston. There's no other damage.

Damn. What's your view on factory wrist Pins vs Teflon buttons? Anyone else have an opinion?

Raj wrote:Damn. What's your view on factory wrist Pins vs Teflon buttons? Anyone else have an opinion?

This was not a factory wire clip, it was a high quality internal snap ring.

SH!T happens.

Also the ZF is done and will be shipped today. So the tranny should be done soon.

Interesting. Good thing you trusted your ear and yanked the motor. Keep us posted

3 years ago I worked on a engine that locked up. Once I disassembled it I found one of the wire wrist pin clips was missing and the wrist pin gouged into the cylinder way. There has a deep gouge and the pistons was partially melted from the heat. Also the connecting rod and crankshaft were warped and blue from the heat.

I was lucky that I was close to home. I drove maybe 1.5 miles with the sound.

Glenn you say the wrist pin clip was "High Quality" ??

BusBq Bill wrote:Glenn you say the wrist pin clip was "High Quality" ??

Yes... it was, but shit happens.

BTW... i've never had a stock wire clip break and i've done many engines.

Engine is done and will be shipped back Monday.

I just gotta wait for the tranny.

It's back.





Thanks to "Type 2 Jim" for bringing his pickup truck.

It's been 15 minutes, is it running yet?

MrBreeze wrote:It's been 15 minutes, is it running yet?

Lol

Is that Ed unloading that ?

Ed who?

Anyone need a gently used crate?

gently used lol

Did you get a warm fuzzy feeling all over?

Tranny is done.

Apart


Had the ring, pinion, mainshaft and gears Cryo'd


ZF LSD rebuilt by Bruce Tweedle


Test run in a jib


Al ldone and now with two vents so no more gear lube puking out.

Damn, Pretty bad ass.
You going to reprint that side cover?

Glenn wrote:Tranny is done.

ZF LSD rebuilt by Bruce Tweedle

is this name for real?



Tranny looks like its ready to be christened!!

Nice photos, I can't say I've seen many half-assembled transmissions.

I can handle a Chevy RWD automatic teardown/rebuild, but stickshifts have always intimidated me. This build looks really impressive!

I got the engine tin back from the powder painter and can start putting the engine together.

Its a rainy day so i got busy.

I decided to get part of the carb linkage powder painted to match the tin.


Also had the intake manifolds media blasted and powder painted... clear. I think they look great.


Engine on the stand and the oil cooler on.


Full flow fittings.


Close up of the return fitting.


Pulley tin clearanced for the return fitting.



Hoover Bit on the oil cooler


I switched from the old BP6ES which has a 13/16 head to a BCP6ES which has a 5/8 head.


Cylinder tin


Very small gap


Head ports



Sleds





Small tins usually left off.



Header on.. what a PITA to get everything lined up.



Type 126 Industrial tins



I also removed the distributor, replaced the points, reshimmed the shaft and tested on my Sun machine... works like new.

Someone was a busy man!!!

I did some tin work today too. Got mine sprayed black satin and for a pop of color sprayed the coil RED!!
Also putting things back together. it was that kind of a day

Nice pics glen. Good move on clearing the intakes. When they are raw aluminum they really tend to absorb oil and grime as you work your way around the motor. I never knew they could powder clear!