70 Hemi Superbird Restoration..................errr.....scratch that........

[Hemirunner]

Mike with the weather this week it'd be fun welding in another cage

Lol, there’s nothing fun in this kind of weather, especially welding! I complained that I was cold all winter... I’m ready to be cold again, IL...

 

[Hemirunner]

Not much to report for the weekend. I managed to wash the main bearings and the crank in between working on the Mustang and the honey-do list. Apparently the file size for pictures on this site has either been reduced or is no longer automatically resized as it told me my pics were too big of a file size. Oh well, I guess I won’t post any more.

 

[1970RT]

Oh well, I guess I won’t post any more.

That would be most unfortunate.

David

 

[bm02tj]

I understand Joey was working on site so the limit is for a short time
Please donot stop posting pics

 

[Hemirunner]

I understand Joey was working on site so the limit is for a short time
Please donot stop posting pics

I wasn’t aware of that. That would explain it. Thanks.

 

[bm02tj]

Joey said he fixed @Joeychgo
I hope he did

 

[69 GTX]

Lol, there’s nothing fun in this kind of weather, especially welding! I complained that I was cold all winter... I’m ready to be cold again, IL...

Much better weather now!!!!

 

[Hemirunner]

Much better weather now!!!!

Yes indeed. It made for a nice afternoon outside wash. I do have the AC on in the shop so no worries there. It’ll easily hold 65 in there lol.

 

[Hemirunner]

Joey said he fixed @Joeychgo
I hope he did

Let’s find out...

Yep, it’s fixed! Valley screens in the block.

 

[Hemirunner]

Clean crankshaft... it’s going in the block tonight.

 

[Hemirunner]

You know ...... no matter how hard I try.... it’s impossible to keep these things surgically clean while assembling them. This one is especially critical with the oil squirters.
Bearings in....

I blocked off the internal pickup using a 3/4” core plug and locktite plug retainer.

Blocked off the outside as well

And installed the crank...

 

[Hemirunner]

Oil pan is still in the mill getting double o-ringed.

Yellow lines are the outside of the gasket and scribed lines are groove centers

 

[5.7 hemi]

That’s sick! In a good way.

 

[Hemirunner]

That’s sick! In a good way.

It’s only gonna get sicker lol!!

 

[Hemirunner]

Video

 

[1970RT]

Drag week 2019?

David

 

[Hemirunner]

Drag week 2019?

David

2020 most likely at this pace!

 

[69 GTX]

Looking good Mike!

 

[69 GTX]

So just curious, where or how do you get custom orings made?

 

[Hemirunner]

So just curious, where or how do you get custom orings made?

They guy doing the machining is making them and a couple spares. You can buy stock and components for making them from McMaster Carr.