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...Just wanted to share my excitement! Spent most of today getting the car and the HEART OF THE BEAST cleaned up and detailed, and the various new parts organized. All buttoned up and ready to drop her in. Got some minor gasket and IH port matching to do, but it is all down hill from here!

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This pic is a little different, and it shows off Lee's emblem quite nicely.

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Next w/e my bro is coming to visit. So, I don't know what I'll be able to accomplish then. Gonna try to get what I can done afte work, I guess.:blahblah:

But, anyway...this project is very close to "show time", and about time too!

P.

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Looking good, Paul!

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Very nice, cant wait to see it finished!

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Good deal Paul...The payoff is just around the corner :)

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Need to arrange a Dyno Day!

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Beautiful, Paul!:cheers:

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Is that a stoker motor?

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Very very nice :worship:

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Its been a wile Bro, almost there. :cheers:

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Not stroked. It is a stock bottom end, but top end is fully ported with Lingenfelter-type chambers, and relieved intakes, and minor exhaust cleanup and radius work around the exits, stock cams and special cam timing (known only to Pete and Bob G).

Success is where you find it, so I attempted to stay close to dimensions modeled after Pete's heads. Getting to those specs is tricky, and wandering off "the line" just a little bit will quickly get ya into water or oil, depending on which way your error. Then the fun begin$!

I attempted to model the upgrade according to those producing around 500 FWHP. I'd like to see 425 at the rear wheels, but with some careful tuning on a dyno, it could potentially be north of that. Just have to see what happens next!

P.

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Nice pics!:cheers:

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:worship: P,

That is very nice and the red lettering really "POPS". I wish I was at this stage too. I wonder how many months it will take me to degree in my cams :icon_scra:confused: Great job!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks. Last time I tried taping, cutting, and then spraying (on the plenum). But, it took quite a while to mask/trim and even then the paint crept up under the tape too much and was an added pain to clean up. The whole process took 2-3 hours.

This time I just hand-painted the lettering with a camel hair brush, and it turned out to be a lot faster and easier. Cleanup was done with a Q-tip that was very slightly dampened with fingernail polish remover (aka acetone). Start to finish was under an hour.

Pete n Bob G put their magic touch on my cams - the details of which they keep hidden in a Mason jar buried in Pete's back yard (or so Pete says!;)) But, they'd prolly be glad if you flew them out there to set yours up for ya!

P.

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Paul.....Engine looks great !!!!

I'm sure you will be delighted at the results.

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P,

I remember hand painting all my stuff too and thanks to Carter for all the tips and tricks since he is a pro at this stuff. I still really love the "RED" lettering. Again, very nice work.

I'm starting to collect up the items needed to degree in the cams and hopefully I won't dork it up. I really don't want to just do the pin job like the factory as I know there is some valuable HP hidden there. I wish I could fly out he pros to do this; I still can't believe I'm building my own LT5.............very spooky thought. Best wishes with the rest of the build.fahne

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fahne

Wow Paul that looks fantastic! I hope the project gets finished so you can enjoy the results of all your hard work!:handshak:



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