Finally making progress...

[sbird1]

So I just wrote out this whole thread and then somehow closed the window. :mj:. Anyway, as none of you will remember, I had a mishap with my motor last April when I hydrolocked the dumb thing on I-95 doing 40mph.:mj:

Here are the damage pics:

And here is the car that it came out of:

So I bought a new block (obviously) and heads, JE SRP pistons, the Manley H-beam rods seen above, ARP head and main studs, all new gaskets and seals from Federal Mogul, high performance main and rod bearings from Federal Mogul and that's about it. I'm finally making progress after over a year!!!

I'm really excited about getting this thing built. It will be basically a brand new engine when I get finished. The valve-train is still stock but I have had the valve seals replaced. Oh and a big thank you to "na svt" for suggesting this book:

It has been invaluable. Questions and comments please! Oh and it's bored .020 over :thumbsup:

 

[PSUCOBRA96]

did you have experience before this or did you just wing it with the book?

 

[sbird1]

I'm no rookie when when it comes to working on cars. I used to work for a shop and I've done head gaskets, turbo stuff, etc. Been working on my cars for 7 or 8 years now. The shop I used to work at is letting me use the warehouse behind it to put the motor back together and I can get advice from the guys that have done this shit before. But yes, this is my first complete rebuild. I'm going slow and making sure I do it right. Thing turns over great when you turn it by hand.

 

[Tabres]

That's a good book. I have that book, as well as Sean Hyland's and I prefer it over Sean Hyland's. To be fair though, an overwhelming majority of the content is exactly the same.

Looks really good!

 

[Gallows]

When do you think you will have the car running again?

 

[sbird1]

I hope to have it running by the end of the month.

 

[98LazerRedCobra]

hey where can i get a book like that where do i order it

 

[sbird1]

Try Amazon? Maybe Books-a-Million?

 

[my94pony]

looks like an awesome build!! id love to build an engine one day

 

[jakesspv6]

progress looks great bro, GL with the rebuild. you have some balls for attempting it.

 

[sbird1]

Thanks. I'm hopefully going to have the long block sealed up and done today. Then I just need to put on my intake, accessories, etc. I'll get more pics up after today's progress!

 

[crazycarlo]

Hey what part of SE GA? Im in sav and hydrolocked my motor a while back but broke another motor i put in there. Im getting ready to build my motor and I also have that book lol.

 

[na svt]

Those are I-beam rods. However, they are more than strong enough for your application.

 

[94venomV8]

What exactly was this book helpful with in general, I am debating buying it. I have done numerous motor builds and stuff but my shortblock is already going to be assembled and dont really know that I need a book when all I have to do is bolt on the heads.

 

[crazycarlo]

If youve worked on motors and all before and u feel competent then it might not be for you esp if the shortblock will be done. I bought it with the intentions of using it and the haynes manual to rebuild my shortblock. It has alot of helpful tips in there like i.e. Since there is no distributor i didnt know before that in order to prime the oil pump you fill it up with assembly lube. Most of the info in the book is for 2V's but it still applies alot of the time.

 

[Mustang Matt]

I missed the details. How did you hydrolock the motor?

Edit: I found your original thread, but it doesn't really say how you hydrolocked it. I'm very curious.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/sn95-cobras-24/606127-hydro-locked-motor-need-advice.html

 

[sbird1]

Hey what part of SE GA? Im in sav and hydrolocked my motor a while back but broke another motor i put in there. Im getting ready to build my motor and I also have that book lol.

I'm going to school in Statesboro, but I live on Saint Simons.

The book is awesome because it has an easy step-by-step guide from tear down to rebuild. It has all torque specs and shows everything clearly and in detail.

Ok, so how it got hydrolocked... well, it was a very rainy day and I was on the way back to Statesboro from Saint Simons. There has been road construction near the Brunswick exit of I-95 for years, but at this time, there were concrete barriers on both sides of the road. I was going very slow (about 40 mph) as it was raining at a pretty good clip. I blame everything on this:

That intake goes down behind the passenger side wheel. I hit a little puddle and that was all she wrote.

Here are some more progress pics:

Yay...

 

[my94pony]

looking great! you gonna powdercoat the cam covers or intake hat?
seems like a great time to do long tubes

 

[sbird1]

Powdercoating is not in the budget right now, neither are long tubes. I've been using Duplicolor Engine Enamel to paint the parts that you can see have been painted. I hope it stands up to the heat and everything...

 

[sbird1]