Gabe's FSJ Diary (formally Grand Wagoneer build thread)

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:21 am

Tonight didn't go off according to plan. Wyatt had an emergency and had to leave so I needed to finish the tires he was doing. The pistons are soaking in Gasoline overnight to clean off the carbon and tomorrow I WILL assemble the short block!

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:45 am

Short block almost assembled! Took FOREVER to get the pistons clean so progress was slow. But they are clean now and will go in tomorrow.

Crank is in, cam is in, timing set on. Heads are ready to be reassembled.

az chip · Post by **az chip** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:07 am

Dude, You could take one picture! I am not so good with wurds. Pixchurs are more better.

tedlovesjeeps71 · Post by **tedlovesjeeps71** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:55 am

^^ lol!!

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Tatsadasayago · Post by **Tatsadasayago** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:06 am

az chip wrote:Dude, You could take one picture! I am not so good with wurds. Pixchurs are more better.

I am in total agreement on this.

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:06 pm

Excuses excuses I know, but my phone camera is actually broken. Hopefully by Tuesday I'll be taking pictures.

tedlovesjeeps71 · Post by **tedlovesjeeps71** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:39 pm

One word...

Polaroid.

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Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:55 pm

Alright ya whiners here are some photos.

Current state of the engine:

Last night we scrubbed the pistons, tonight I installed the rings and cleaned the head bolt holes in the block:

And it may not interest anyone else but I'm pretty proud of how the hne job turned out. I did it by lantern light in the other shop without power:

And I'm pretty happy that I'm keeping a clean work space for once!

Clean by my standards anyway...

az chip · Post by **az chip** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:14 pm

Nice!

Well practiced. I will send you mine!

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:05 pm

don't know when or how it happened but I came in tonight and found a cracked piston skirt. bent badly enough the piston was sitting on the head surface and wouldn't go into the bore. flicked it with my finger and the skirt broke off entirely.

I think I'm done

tedlovesjeeps71 · Post by **tedlovesjeeps71** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:20 pm

Man... That sucks yuge!!! Sorry man!

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AwesomeJ10 · Post by **AwesomeJ10** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:54 am

oh man, sorry to hear that. I can't help ya on pistons at all.

SJTD · Post by **SJTD** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:39 am

Did it happen to be the one in the picher with the nick at the edge? That was kinda suspect to me.

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:49 am

SJTD wrote:Did it happen to be the one in the picher with the nick at the edge? That was kinda suspect to me.

No, that little cut is to show which end of the piston faces the front of the motor.

Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:57 pm

Ok I have sourced a set of eight badger pistons that will hopefully mic out to the same diameter as the old badger pistons. If they do I can get the old ones pressed off and go about filling material away from the new pistons to match the weight of the old ones. In that case I'm only $250 away from finishing the engine now. But if the pistons are not within spec for bore size I'll be completely hosed. At that point I'll need .060 pistons, rings, cost to press those onto the rods, bore the block, and then a full balance job. So like $1500 bucks. That six weeks pay and I won't have six more weeks of work!

On that same front, my student loan was denied. So I may not be leaving this year at all! Gah!

tedlovesjeeps71 · Post by **tedlovesjeeps71** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 1:00 pm

Damn man... Sorry your dealing with troubles. Keep fighting, something will work out!!!

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shimniok · Post by **shimniok** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:25 pm

Oh man so sorry to hear about all the frustrations and issues. Sorry the 401 has so far caused more pain than joy.

What can I do to help? Was the jacked piston one that came with the 401?

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Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:21 pm

shimniok wrote:Oh man so sorry to hear about all the frustrations and issues. Sorry the 401 has so far caused more pain than joy.

What can I do to help? Was the jacked piston one that came with the 401?

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This is in my other 401, yours was flawless! This is one I bought out of Carbondale. Sadly I had to sell the one you sold me to keep this disaster afloat.

It went to a good home though, currently it's in storage with Traci Clark of JP magazine. It will be going into a built CJ7 shooting for 600-700 HP.

shimniok · Post by **shimniok** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:23 pm

Oh awesome, glad Traci got it! Anyway, offer still stands, need any help, lmk

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Nikkormat · Post by **Nikkormat** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:28 pm

shimniok wrote:Oh awesome, glad Traci got it! Anyway, offer still stands, need any help, lmk

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I appreciate it! Maybe we can do a shakedown trail run when it's done.

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