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  1. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Well after a few days stewing on this, decided to one more round of weld and grind this intake. I have 3 ports I am not happy with.
  2. HotFox

    Black Jack: Now a little less of a rust bucket

    Was when 4 lug with factory drums and Lincoln front calipers I was on Draglites. Now it is 5 lug with Billet specialist 15x10 rear and 17"x5? out front.
  3. HotFox

    Black Jack: Now a little less of a rust bucket

    This is the reason I am running non Cobra brake set up, with 15", plus lighter. As for rear suspension bushings. I split a set at the track years ago. I switched to TeamZ solid set up. If you are launching hard with higher HP I feel solid is the only logical long term solution.
  4. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Thanks!! That is a "bib" drain ordered 10 on Friday as no one around has any. Pretty convenient for spring and fall water drains. This will probably get coolant starting out at least.
  5. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Alittle more progress today. Intake ports are ported and properly fitted. Not perfect but much better then my earlier post. Have stainless bolts installed on the front timing cover as well as the balancer and water pump final installed. Intake still needs alittle plenum clean up. Pretty...
  6. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Ported Intake after having it welded. Started first with dykam and scribed .100 under port size. Will see later this week how it fits. I ported this at my house in the yard, engine is being build a hour away at my dads shop. I try to bring "home work" home when I can to keep the project moving.
  7. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Picked up intake from machine shop yesterday! Figure 2-4 hrs of grinding with a air grinder will have this where I want it. Last weekend painted the block and oil pan. Had to go through my shaft rockers, not entirely suprised as I had to go throughthe lifters. New bearings and shafts...
  8. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Mocked up the clockwise rotation water pump and alternator with Speed Doctor brackets. Moved alternator to drivers side to clean the wiring up more. Old belt used for mock up, new one will be a inch of so shorter. Used my neighbors camera to check port alignment. Will drop off intake at...
  9. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Thanks! Regarding the scraper, my machine shop actually advised skipping it and just installing the windiage tray. If I remember correctly, the comment was about when rotating the engine on the bench; with this 4" stroke, you have to be very careful with your fingers on the pan rail. Unlike a...
  10. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Bringing this back up to date...delayed as I had Mitral valve repair through my side in April. Was rough April-May. Had no prior symptoms, just that they saw heart was enlarged, and had level 3 regertation. Any way that is behind me! Slowly getting closer! Have car at my house now so can...
  11. HotFox

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  12. HotFox

    Mustang5L5’s progress thread - Rear window fun

    Following... glad you are on your way! You make me glad I run a carburetor on my car. Although I am currently building my new engine with a EFI intake with intentions to convert to EFI someday, it probably won't be MS; it will likely be a Holley system.
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    RockAuto.com Discount Code - see last post for updated code

    338597990263625390 Beat it up! expires on June 12, 2026
  14. HotFox

    393W Stroker with Boost - Need Spark Plug Recommendations

    NGK tech line will get you in the ball park. Built numerous engines with different compression ratios. Yet to steer me wrong.
  15. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Stuffed the pistons and rods last weekend. I ran into some issues with the wrist pin clips—first they were the wrong diameter, and then the wrist pins were too long. But that’s engine building for you! Since the FTI camshaft finally arrived on Friday, I spent yesterday fitting it with dual pins...
  16. HotFox

    Oil choice for after break in period.

    Run Cenpeco in everything. I can tell you of case after case of using of it my own testimonials, from both daily drivers to race engines. It was discovered by me and my dad when we were tractor pulling, the most tortured form of racing. Scott
  17. HotFox

    Black Jack: Now a little less of a rust bucket

    Looks like the rear main to me? Years ago I had a rear drip on my engine. I retorqued the intake and it eliminated the leak, the engine was pretty fresh at that point. I would check the gally plugs and cam freeze plug, all could be a source of leakage.
  18. HotFox

    10% Summit racing discount ends today

    Expires today! Dad picked up at PRI in December and dont have a use for it. First to message me gets it! Thanks, Scott
  19. HotFox

    Progress Thread Jewel Green street/strip 92 LX progress thread

    Just to bring the latest update. Block is cleaned and started assembly after coating the block with Glyptal. Also building a 410cid stock block short block to sell, the RPM Maxx is going together first. Anyway got the crankshaft final installed today. Starting to gather info to send to FTI...
  20. HotFox

    Progress Thread Hoopty v2.0 - It All Snowballed

    Verry nice video! This will help me when I do mine.