Another V8 Swap

[DustinS]

Engine is somewhat Ready to go back in. I hope to have it installed tonight, running by tomorrow night.

Crank Pulley was a nightmare. 2 different installer kits and neither worked. Autozone ended up having the "Long Reach Harmonic Balancer Install kit" that worked. Though I had to come up with a spacer to be able to reach the nut for tightening it. Almost slid on by hand turning the nut, which I think means I didn't mess up the woodruff key.



I went ahead and marked each bolt after checking each torque, also to make sure they don't move:



Clutch installed. Bolts I have weren't exactly the same as before. Seems the Thread pitch and length are the same, but the width of the head is not. I don't think it will cause an issue, and the clutch was balanced using these bolts. I can change them out in the car need be.



Trans is on, just need front accessories

[toast]

It's amazing how fast you can get when you do something repeatedly. My first clutch install took about 7 hours with an ACT that I hated so 2 weeks later I did it again, added a bunch of other tasks to the work and still finished in less than 3.

You're going to be like a NASCAR pit crew soon.

[DustinS]

Originally Posted by toast

It's amazing how fast you can get when you do something repeatedly. My first clutch install took about 7 hours with an ACT that I hated so 2 weeks later I did it again, added a bunch of other tasks to the work and still finished in less than 3.

You're going to be like a NASCAR pit crew soon.

I probably could have had the engine/trans in the car had I not had to run all over town trying to find a stupid pulley installer that would work.

[Zer0]

What kind of installer did you use? The one I bought was a piece of allthread, and a couple of washers with a nut. It worked pretty well.

[DustinS]

Originally Posted by Zer0

What kind of installer did you use? The one I bought was a piece of allthread, and a couple of washers with a nut. It worked pretty well.

Pretty much that. This one has a bearing on it to help it turn a little easier:



Engine was installed last night.

[Zer0]

That kit is way nicer than what I used. I did buy a bearing to place under the nut to make it easier to turn. They wanted you to use 2 washers with grease in-between them.

[DustinS]

Started off the weekend making new radiator mounts as the ATI crank pulley sits out further than my old one and the radiator didn't fit with the engine in the car.







They still need finalized and cleaned up, but I like them so far. Glad I had to redo them, the welds were garbage with little to no penetration. Need to set it up better for the thicker material.

Moved on to new steam lines



Old ones were pretty shot:



Finalized placement of the oil filter relocation. That sucked to install with the engine in the car, but I made it work. I installed rivnuts to make removing it a lot easier. The tool fit just enough to get them seated.



Lines routed out of the way of the heat from the manifolds.



Made an adapter for the factory oil temp sensor so I can use the one in my cluster.



I really need to change the steam port setup. They suck to install and it looks like a mess. I'm also afraid it's going to leak really bad.



Engine is almost all wired/plummed up. Just waiting on the 45 degree -20an fittings.

[DustinS]

Hopefully these turn out how I want. 18hr print a piece, I have to print them in 4 parts to fit on my printer (sounds like I needed the bigger printer haha!).

[Zer0]

What are they for?

[DustinS]

Originally Posted by Zer0

What are they for?

Radiator Fan Ducting:







They will need clearanced for the radiator lines, but easy enough to do. As long as it help direct the air up into the hood vents.

[zeal86]

Originally Posted by DustinS

Hopefully these turn out how I want. 18hr print a piece, I have to print them in 4 parts to fit on my printer (sounds like I needed the bigger printer haha!).

Posts like these are going to make me buy a 3D printer. I love that you design and fabricate your own parts.

Yours is one of the few builds I follow... lots of embedded knowledge and experience in your posts.

IG @zeal.eightsix

[Zer0]

That's what they looked like. Damn how big is your 3D printer? The size they would be threw me off. I thought it was ducting for the radiator but didn't think you could do them even in 4 parts at home.

[DustinS]

Originally Posted by zeal86

Posts like these are going to make me buy a 3D printer. I love that you design and fabricate your own parts.

Yours is one of the few builds I follow... lots of embedded knowledge and experience in your posts.

IG @zeal.eightsix

Thank You I really appreciate that.

Originally Posted by Zer0

That's what they looked like. Damn how big is your 3D printer? The size they would be threw me off. I thought it was ducting for the radiator but didn't think you could do them even in 4 parts at home.

11.8" x 11.8" x 15.7" (300mm x 300mm x 400mm). The Duct is 12" in diameter, so they just barely don't fit. They have two other printers larger than mine. The Creality CR-10 s4 and s5. S4 has a 400mm x 400mm x 400mm build plate, which would be the ~15.7" and the S5 has 500mm build volume. A huge 19.6" in each direction. I will eventually get one of the other as well, but for now it works.

[zeal86]

So do you design your printed parts in a program or do you 3D scan them? Or both?

IG @zeal.eightsix