case work....., thoughts on metal removal... Options

[crash914]

couple of pictures showing 80mm crank and type 1 rods...

Very tight...

[cgnj]

Hi,
Here are my disclaimers. I have no idea what Jake's kits cost. My car has been up on blocks for at least 3 years waiting for the transplant. I have not yet totaled my costs for my 2270 motor yet. I recently had a offlist exchange with Jake regarding my current stock of T-4 parts and which ones I should sell and hold for a future big 4 project.
When I first started this project, I contacted Jake about a 2270 kit. My problem was at the time, I only had the single 2.0 motor that appears on my COA. I really didn't want to core it. I can only recall two other exchanges with Jake. He responded to a post I made on STF re:Shadek oil pump machining, and at one point I emailed and inquired about putting all the stuff that I had accumlated for this project in a box and making a kit out of it. I should have taken his advice and sold it on ebay at a loss and started over. I'd still be ahead. I almost abandoned this project. Tom Perso (Thanks Tom) another DYI 2270 guy kept me in the game. End of Discalaimers

You can probably glean 90% of what you need to know to "assemble" an adequate 2270. With my current 2270 experience, I bet I can venture the right size journal and the right rod vendor. Problem is, that rod I'm thinking of comes in many different lenghts. Which one to pick? I dont know. I can't touch it before I buy it. I think I know. I haven't actually done it. Wanna shell out the cost of a set of rods on my scientific WAG? I can't mock it up look at the amount of piston sticking out of the jug and say oppsie, I'll return it. I need one X long. What about the rod ratio. The list can go on and on and on. Who knows what the best cam is? What size valves?

I'll bet I have over 6K in my motor. I haven't driven the car for over 3 years. I think I've done the best build I could do. I'll dyno the car when I'm done. (We're going to Hersey).
I will be expect at least 130 hp. I'm hoping to get 140 hp. 150 hp, well even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while.

Nobody ever factors in their time, or the value of actually driving the car. The whole time this is going on, you can't drive. BTDT ask me how it feels. And for the satifaction of almost getting it right.

Now I'm going to yell at Jake. The last time I hit your site, it said that you don't supply 914 kits. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I think they may be available, obviously some people can get them. What's up? [COLOR=blue]I think I know. Too many tire kickers as it is.

[COLOR=black]BTW, I'm not in the market for a kit. I'll go turnkey. My son has seen the same motor mocked up and torn down at least 10 times. I don't even tell him what size wrench, he looks at the task in hand and hands it to me.

Crash, BTDT. I wish you the best. If you need advice or a pep talk feel free to PM My uninformed opinion, If that's a type 1 journal, I don't think you're going to make it.

Carlos

This post has been edited by cgnj: Mar 24 2004, 01:00 PM