Author: valiantone
Bronze brake and clutch bushings **New**
Hey All.
I have been making new bronze brake and clutch pedal bushings for a while now. There is a post over in the Brakes thread at fabo New bronze clutch and brake pedal bushings where I outline the process and have pics and some testimonials etc.
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Trim / Grill Screws self tap type
Hey All,
Anyone have a handful or at least 6-8 of these?
Overall Length: .890
Threaded portion: .690
Diameter: 3/16 or .187
TPI: 24
These are off a 68 Valiant Grill. Would really appreciate it if someone would be willing to send me a few i…
Anyone running the Mr. Gasket .028 thick head gaskets?
Hey,. Wondering if any of you are running the .028 thick Mr. Gasket head gaskets.
There are a few bad reviews over at summit on these so i wanted to get a few more opinions. I know their leaks could have been prep or head/block related too.
Anyhow th…
Why loctite 518 under rear main cap?
Hey All,
Fsm calls for two drops of loctite 518 under the rear main bearing cap. I plan on using it.
Anyone know what the reason for it is? Just curious.
Thanks,
CE
bumper dealers at Carlisle
I need to get a bumper for the front of my Val this year at Carlisle.
I remember the bumper dealer called “The Bumper Boyz”, but there is another one I’ve seen in the past and I cannot remember the name. Can anyone tell me who it was and if they still go to Carlisle?
Thanks,
CE
Proper method for determining bearing clearances?
I’m going to start assy on my 5.9 magnum this weekend. I have my bearings from Hughes, prepped block and polished crank.
I am aware of plastigauge, but don’t have any. What I do have is a full set of inside and outside micrometers, snap gauges, gauge blocks, dial bore gauge, etc (I am a machinist, just not automotive)
I am guessing that I put my bearings in place, torque to spec, take several readings around the circumference, then measure the rod/main journal and do the math.
Is that…
Question about cam bearing alignment
Hey All,
I noticed that the oil hole in my #1 cam bearing isn’t quite lined up with the feed hole. The bearing is flush on both sides of it’s bore so the hole in the block must be off a bit.
Should I try to go down the hole in the block with a long drill and open up the hole in the bearing to match the block? BTW, it looks worse in the photo b/c of the angle and the shadow, than it really is.
The others look good, Although I did notice that in bearing 4-5 (can’t remember now which…