The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[thunderchicken]

Oh, I know. I am just spoiled with MASSIVE fenders and holes to stuff tires.

I'm tucking 16x16s in my wheel wells

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I’d rather have these

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/wvi-60-5834042

 

[bobzilla]

I'm tucking 16x16s in my wheel wells

I did some measuring last weekend for the front. I can easily get 10's up front, and 12's out back easily. Go to a four link and ditch the leaf and a 14 will fit nicely in the rear.

 

[RustyHornet]

I’d rather have these

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/wvi-60-5834042

One of the best looking factory wheels ever. Right up there with the Chevy rallye, poncho rallye 1, Ford magnum 500s, Mopar rallye and police wheels...

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Got more done on the 5.3 tonight. Got the last two exhaust bolts out. Gunk’d it, hosed it, and got most of the big chunks off. Brought it back in and pulled the oil pan. Need to swap it with mine and I got a chance to peak inside the crankcase. As clean as everywhere else.

 

[churchmouse]

Got more done on the 5.3 tonight. Got the last two exhaust bolts out. Gunk’d it, hosed it, and got most of the big chunks off. Brought it back in and pulled the oil pan. Need to swap it with mine and I got a chance to peak inside the crankcase. As clean as everywhere else.

You seem to have a winner there.
I started cleaning up the crank for your deal today. Killing time before some after work A/C calls.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

You seem to have a winner there.
I started cleaning up the crank for your deal today. Killing time before some after work A/C calls.

Yeah I’ll be amazed if it starts and actually runs

I daydream about the 383 a lot. It’s gonna be awesome.

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah I’ll be amazed if it starts and actually runs

I daydream about the 383 a lot. It’s gonna be awesome.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Almost texted a guy the other day about a Holley 750. Vacuum secondary.

 

[churchmouse]

Almost texted a guy the other day about a Holley 750. Vacuum secondary.

That would be OK. Lets have a better look at yours.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Any tips on how to get a motor off of a trans? It’s got bosses in the back of the block that are about 3/4” long. Looks like it pretty much has to come straight out before I can pick it up. I’d rather not split the trans case.

 

[churchmouse]

Any tips on how to get a motor off of a trans? It’s got bosses in the back of the block that are about 3/4” long. Looks like it pretty much has to come straight out before I can pick it up. I’d rather not split the trans case.

If you get all the bolts out and it will come right off. Have the engine blocked up so it will not nose over.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

If you get all the bolts out and it will come right off. Have the engine blocked up so it will not nose over.

Yeah...apparently not on the LS. It’s 100% disconnected and won’t budge off the trans at all.

 

[thunderchicken]

Yeah...apparently not on the LS. It’s 100% disconnected and won’t budge off the trans at all.

Pry bar. Double check all the bolts are out. Jack under trans to support bell housing otherwise you might fight gravity

 

[thunderchicken]

Anybody making the road trip down to Beechbend raceway park this weekend? There will be some seriously fast cars at the Outlaw Streetcar Reunion in Bowling Green

 

[churchmouse]

Pry bar. Double check all the bolts are out. Jack under trans to support bell housing otherwise you might fight gravity

Make sure the engine is blocked up and stable. Grab the tail shaft and work it up/down and back and forth. If that fails yes, pry bar.

 

[Brad69]

Not to sound insulting did you remove the torque converter bolts ?
The converter has a very tight fit snout into the crank often you can remove the Trans and the converter will stay in place stuck in the crank.

CM is right on with the wiggle method also raise and lower your trans jack while looking at the front of the trans where it meets the block some of them are kinda stuck to the block or the alignment pins.

 

[churchmouse]

Wait.....are you actually pulling the trans and then the engine...........

I have a tip tool that makes pulling engine/trans a breeze. I can do it by myself. And man I am

 

[bobzilla]

I forgot. Did we determine that 9.7:1 would be fine in pump gas with aluminum heads?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I forgot. Did we determine that 9.7:1 would be fine in pump gas with aluminum heads?

Oh yeah you’re good. I’m gonna be right at that with my engine and it’ll have iron heads. I’d do a cranking compression test after the engine’s all together just to see where you’re at. Above 170 psi is good, below that can be sluggish. Once you get close 200 psi though is when you can start to have issues. I’m gonna run a pretty cool stat to help knock also.