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MikeH686

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In other unrelated but equally great news I have finally broken ground for my new garage/shop. The garage will be a pole barn style 24-24-12. The benefit of having your best friend owning a excavating company

 

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I guess you didn't get any videos of your day at the track, huh? I'd love to see how she ran.

 

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View: https://youtu.be/1jgGMayUezM

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Nice!!!

 

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That 9 sec run is right around the corner!

Joe

 

MikeH686

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That's what I'm hoping for @RangerJoe i think I can leave harder only left at 3050 rpm jump it up to 3500 and I still need to put this arb in

 

MikeH686

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Little update and change of pace I scored a sumped fuel tank from a buddy of mine for 100 bucks. I know it's not the prettiest thing ever but it was cheap.

I also made an order to a local shop down near me @srtthis might know the place Henrys engineering they sell all aeroquip fittings. Here is my order sheet, 165.00 for everything. I put this same order into summit and they were almost 100 bucks more expensive.

 

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MikeH686

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So definitely not coming to the turkey dinner now @84Ttop @TOOLOW91 started the car up today and drove to a buddies house and heard a weird noise got all the way there and took the hood off and am definitely hearing a knocking sound. It's not an exhaust leak and it's not a loose rocker already ruled those out. This sounds deep hoping it's not a rod bearing or anything like that. Still have good oil pressure and all but definitely not driving the car the rest of the year.

 

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At least it is lumpy...

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Time for a Dart?

 

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MikeH686 said:

So definitely not coming to the turkey dinner now @84Ttop @TOOLOW91 started the car up today and drove to a buddies house and heard a weird noise got all the way there and took the hood off and am definitely hearing a knocking sound. It's not an exhaust leak and it's not a loose rocker already ruled those out. This sounds deep hoping it's not a rod bearing or anything like that. Still have good oil pressure and all but definitely not driving the car the rest of the year.

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Oh boy . Here comes the dart big bore 1000hp killer over the winter . And I'm over here just trying to keep up with everyone .

On a serious note that really sucks I hate hearing like that


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MikeH686

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It's either do a dart 347 or a buddy of mine is selling a 80's vintage 351 block bored and stroked to a 408 with forged internals torque plate honed the whole 9 yards for 3800 I could probably get it for 3000 but then I would need new heads intake and hotside

 

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MikeH686 said:

It's either do a dart 347 or a buddy of mine is selling a 80's vintage 351 block bored and stroked to a 408 with forged internals torque plate honed the whole 9 yards for 3800 I could probably get it for 3000 but then I would need new heads intake and hotside

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Ehhhhhhh 3800 is pretty close to dart money buddy . There is nothing special about 80s Windsor blocks .

8.2 deck mafia FTW


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MikeH686

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Dart block is a 2038 investment wonder how much all the machine cost will be?

 

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Initially I thought you were buying a longblock 408 for that price. A Dart will set you back about 4500-5k with forged internals. If swapping your own into a new block I would expect about a 3k investment(bore,cam bearings,misc machine work). Contact Jim at FordStrokers.com. He has a very good reputation or maybe Jeff can point you towards his guy?

 

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MikeH686

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It's a buddy of mine that works a machine shop that will do the work he's done a few motors for friends of ours. Here's his short block he has for sale.

 

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Maybe dis + 10% off
https://lmr.com/item/M6009363/1979-95-Mustang-363-Cubic-Inch-Ford-Racing-Boss-Short-Block

 

MikeH686

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I'm not gonna go that route simply because I already have this rotating assembly worst case I'll need a new rod and piston it doesn't sound deep enough for it to be a rod bearing or main bearing. Scat rods and crank and Ross -22 cc Pistons

 

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MikeH686 said:

I'm not gonna go that route simply because I already have this rotating assembly worst case I'll need a new rod and piston it doesn't sound deep enough for it to be a rod bearing or main bearing. Scat rods and crank and Ross -22 cc Pistons

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Less talkey...more workey then jk

Sounds like a plan, what size crank do you have ( is it for a 408 is what I'm asking)

 

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I have a crank for a 8.2 deck motor and stroked to a 347. The motor and all is still in the car I'm waiting for the garage to get built before I tear into it

 

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MikeH686 said:

I have a crank for a 8.2 deck motor and stroked to a 347. The motor and all is still in the car I'm waiting for the garage to get built before I tear into it

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If you want to go 342(standard 4.000" bore) I have a brand new set of pistons for it. 13.8cc dish. I'll sell them to you cheap.