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[V8EATER]

More stuff has arrived and im about to get into it to have the beast running again. Cant wait.

New water pump


New 650cfm 0-82651 Holley


New MSD leads

[NA_Goodness]

Shiny carby Sexy

That will be covered in sand/mud pretty damn soon! Lol

[V8EATER]

HAHAHA yer man. With the way i drive, for sure!

[V8EATER]

I picked up Red's replacement sump and pickup on Saturday afternoon. I also started work on Sunday afternoon putting some of the new goodies on. Its looking good so far.

S/H sump and pickup with new gasket kit.


How it looked before starting any work.


Me starting to pull things apart.


New carby is on.


New HEI dizzy in.


New water pump on.


New harmonic balancer on.


Pic of how it looks now.


After running out of day light, the next stage is to replace the sump, change the stuffed muffler, install the new spark plug leads, replace the alternator, do the thermo fans and wire it up. New oil and oil filter will go in as well as replacing the inline fuel filter and sparkies. Its all starting to come together.

[2LV8ETR]

Ooooooooh, can I touch it?

I didn't think you wanted to hit the pond so I didn't push the subject. Good to see some progress man.

Now if I can only get my shit together we can test drive these puppies.......

[V8EATER]

Yer after my spit on Friday about computers, I mentioned to Marianne about doing the fish pond and getting it finished for her on Sunday, but she just turned around and said to me, "go and work on the cars, it will make you feel better". Well that i did and now im totally appreciative that she told me to do so. It did make me feel better. Love you Trittems.

[NA_Goodness]

Ha! I can see why you married her!
Looking good man, some nice goodies hanging off her now. But FUCK ME that dizzy is big!!! Wow!! Lol

Perhaps you should do away with bonnet latch and hinges, and just install 4 bonnet pins? Then put 4 on the roof so you have a solid mount for the quick release bonnet

[V8EATER]

Its a thought.

[2LV8ETR]

Or..... Find and sort out the cooling issue.

[Tritty]

Aww Im loved! It is good to see Red get some attention and I know you needed to do something for yourself.
Lol I agree it is a massive Dizzy, looks so big in comparison to the other motor parts, once it gets dirty it might match the rest and not stand out so much.

And I agree with Al, Sort out the cooling issue, I cant tow a horse float without a bonnet. lol

[V8EATER]

I was actually joking. I wasnt serious. I should of used instead of

[NA_Goodness]

Dont see why you can't tow a horse float without a bonnet?
Get a new radiator dude!! You need one badly.

[V8EATER]

The rad was done when i put the motor in. Im going to make up a jig that can pressurize the block to get all the shit out of it coz as you can see, theres alot of brown shit in it. Give it all a good flush out with a new radiator cap, thermostat and coolant. With the new replacement thermo fans going on, it has to make a difference.

I still believe that alot of the heat comes from the exhaust manifolds. Because they are cast in one piece, they seem to hold the heat. I made an enquiry with the guy at 4wd USA about some replacement aftermarket exhaust headers and he said there was some available for the AMC 360 in a 60 series cruiser but the price was $440 for the pair. A bit pricey i thought.

We will see how it goes with what im going to do first and i will go from there. I have to solve this cooling issue, its the only thing letting it down.

Hey Al, there must be something about us having 4wd's with cooling issues. Were jinxed.

[2LV8ETR]

price was $440 for the pair. A bit pricey i thought.

Worth the money if it saves us having to rip the bonnet off every time we go out man. Also, talk to Kermit and see if he can fabricate some for a cheaper price.

Hey Al, there must be something about us having 4wd's with cooling issues. Were jinxed.

Mine will be sorted. I've pulled the engine down to fuck all and there's a few issues with crank and rod bearings and rings, but other than that the block is good. The head however is a different story, it may be cracked. I have to have it tested to see what the outcome is. The water pump was fine, but I have yet to check the radiator. Also there was a broken water temp sensor that you saw when we reefed the engine out. I don't think that has anything to do with it because it's a sensor for the glow plug operation only.

I think it's the head.

[NA_Goodness]

Can you get them ceramic coated and/or wrapped in heat wrap to keep the heat in?

[V8EATER]

Actually now that you say that, i think i may have some of that warp lying around somewere. I will have a look.

[NA_Goodness]

Brilliance... I'm just full of it

[Socrates]

Why do you need to pressurise the block, won't a high pressure water jet through the housings flush all the crap out?

[V8EATER]

It doesnt do a good enough job. The jig im making up is what radiator people use to flush engine blocks. You connect a garden hose and air line together which attaches to rad hose and you blast the crap out of it.

One of these bruva. Ive always wanted to get one as i think they are brillant.

[Socrates]

That is awesome, i want!
my block was all rusty n shit, i wouldn't like to see inside seeing as how bad my thermostat cover turned out.