Not much to add but I did get the crank installed last night. I checked all my bearings for clearance and everything was good.

Today I think I am going to try and check the rod bearing clearance and then this weekend I can get the rings all installed and then install the pistons. So it looks like I will have some stuff done before I head out on vacation.

 

Well it has been over 2 months since I have added anything to this thread. I was on vacation and came home to a wildfire on the ridge across from my house. Then the wind shifted direction and came up the canyon wall. I was woke up at 2AM by the sheriff being told to evacuate the area. Thank god our motorhome was still packed so now I am stuck in the local KOA campground waiting to be told we can go home. So it will be a few weeks most likely before I am able to get restarted on this project.

 

Damn thats a real shame. I was reading this entire thread from page 1 to 7. Those last few sentences ruined the excitement i got from the first sentence of the last post.

 

Jason,
Don't write me off just yet. I got to go look at my property today which was a real good thing. I am going to guess that it will be the first week of Sept before I can move back into my house. I was lucky and my home didn't burn down but two of my neighbors weren't as lucky. I am going to hope that once I get back into the house it won't be too long before I can start working on this engine again. Then hopefully by the end of Sept I can be swaping engines in my Jeep. So stick around and I'll get back on this ASAP.

 

Im looking forward on reading-up on this. Will bookmark. Goodluck and my regards goto your neighbors.

 

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Well I know it has been 2 months since I posted anything in here. I have been busy getting stuff done after the fires here. Plus I wanted to get some engine mods done to my bike so I could ride it a few times before the snow came.

So I have been checking all my clearances and all the main bearings and rod bearings were within tolerance. So I sat down and got all the rings installed on the pistons, got the lifters soaking in oil and then installed the pistons.





1-3-5-7 pistons installed.



Only one piston left to install and I'm done.



Got the cam installed also. Tomorrow I'll continue getting stuff back together. I'll be on hold for a few as I don't have my timing chain yet. So I will put more pictures up as I progess.

 

I'm going to keep up with this one, I'm working on a similar build

 

Glad to see it was not a failed project! If you want/need help I'm back in town, in Pacific now.

 

Its awesome to see you're still going at it. I hope the fire didnt do too much damage.