im not taking any chances LOL you have no idea how much of a pain in the ass this car has been Im giving it 500 miles to make sure nothing eles brake's LOL it just been a strait out bitch of a car and slowly but shurly Im wipping back into shape....
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ahh stupid me forgot about beaches, I just moved here from tx

dont build your motor on the beach then!

good luck with the rebuild, and dont forget to check the journals.

 

damn, to fuck up your rod bearings there must have been a lot of dirt in your motor. im assuming there wasnt dirt on the rod journals or bearings when you assembled it because you would have to beat your own ass for that one. are u sure the bearings are within factory specifications? did u plasigauge everything. sometimes just matching codes to colors isnt enough, especially on older motors.

 

well from what Im guessing is that in my tub of assembly goo some dirt must have blown in and i must not of notised it....witch sucks but life happens...
but to me that makes the most sence i cleaned the hell out of the engine befor assembly but I realy think it must have been sime dirt in the goo....so this time Im gonna get a filler tube and fill it with goo insted of just having an open top tub...
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