| Re: Roaring Forties #90
Well it's been a little while since I updated this buid page on RF #90. I wish I could say that I had made great strides but that would not be the case. Between work, honny do's, and preparing to buid I just did not get a lot done. I was like the bride that keeps planning the wedding but never quite getting married.
Anyway some things did get done, I got a Audi 5N transmission on ebay for $225.00 which I want to do a rebuid on. I have gotten a lot of new tools that I never had before and darn if I,m not using them. I started the cladding process and learned that stainless can be a pain in the A** when you have never worked with it before. Untill I started this project I had never cut SS let alone rivited anything. I would now rather run around hell with firecrackers tied to you know were than give up my air riviter.
At first the results looked rough, but improved as I learned how to best use the tools and work with the SS. For example I am not proud of my rear bulkhead window cutout, or the opening for engine eccess, but I'll clean those items up as I go along.
This past weekend was a good one, I completed the side panel that covers the brake balance valve, brake and A/C line and am very happy with how it came out. Today I will complete the center gearchange.
My engine did arrive last month. After a lot of consideration I settled on a 302 bored .30 over for 306CI. The motor is based on an 87 truck block that has been aligned bored and blue printed. included in the build are Twisted Force heads and matching roller cam.I have ordered a Canton road race oil pan along with a high performance oil pump for the bottem end. My builder is local with an engine dyno and will work with me to tune the motor for 385 to 400 HP. The motor will be injected, I just havent decided on which 8 stack system yet.
The door bell just rang, the oil pan is here and looks great. That puppy goes on tonight.
Attached are a couple of pics, more to follow as I pick up the pace.
Peter |