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> Special delivery, The track car gets a new heart
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post Sep 25 2016, 05:01 PM
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After a couple years collecting dust in the garage, I'm finally getting around to getting my track car back up and running. Life, kids and a kitchen remodel has kept the car tucked away in the garage looking lonely. With any luck I'll get it buttoned up for a track day on October 7th. The clock is ticking.

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post Sep 25 2016, 05:08 PM
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oh yea!

Great news.
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post Sep 25 2016, 06:07 PM
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Cool! Hang in there. A little bit each day.
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post Sep 26 2016, 09:47 PM
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Slowly coming together

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post Sep 27 2016, 07:55 AM
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Race or track day? Looking great!

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post Sep 27 2016, 09:56 PM
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Race or track day? Looking great!

Tony


I'm trying to get it installed for a track day. All the races i'd normally attend for the year have passed.
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post Sep 27 2016, 10:57 PM
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What size? Specs? Enjoy!
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post Sep 28 2016, 07:41 PM
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6 bolt flywheel .....could be one of 3 motors,I will go for the 2.0 litre cause I think its class type racing???.
Like the air cleaners (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) ,sharp looking motor,well done.
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post Sep 30 2016, 01:16 PM
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Glad to see you back on track, if you miss the Oct 7 race maybe you can make it to That Looooong Race ?
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post Oct 2 2016, 05:06 PM
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Glad to see you back on track, if you miss the Oct 7 race maybe you can make it to That Looooong Race ?


Been stuck in the garage for the last 7 nights and haven't stayed up to date on the thread....

Engine is built on an early aluminum case. 2.5 short stroke. More or less same engine I had in there, less the damage from rod bearing failure. Previous motor expired after only 8 hours. Yay.

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Had to replace the crank and rods due to damage. While you're in there syndrome set in. Upgraded to Pauter rods, Aasco springs, supertec flowed oil pump and a bunch of things I've certainly forgot about after a couple years accumulating parts. Naturally with bearing fragments everywhere in the oiling system I had to make new
Lines, replace the cooler, etc.

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post Oct 2 2016, 05:11 PM
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Have a track day my company is hosting on Friday and m trying to get the car together in time. I wasn't expecting the engine to be done as soon as it did from the builder so I'm now crazily trying to put the car together.

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post Oct 2 2016, 05:32 PM
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Over the winter I rebuilt the dash, because the old one had been patched a number of times and the wires were a rats nest following different iterations of gauges, switches and the like. I never got around to testing the electronics because it was hard to do so without the harness hooked up to the engine. Besides a couple minor tweaks everything seems to work as planned.

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post Oct 2 2016, 07:21 PM
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dash looks very slick...

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post Oct 10 2016, 08:56 PM
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I put together a blog post outlining the process to get my car back on track. The short answer is I got the car ready in time for the track day. It was not without issues, however.

http://morriesheritage.com/bens-engine-misadventure-part-2/
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post Oct 11 2016, 10:10 AM
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Did you cross-drill the crank to avoid any future rod bearing issues on 2 and 5?
2.5 is a fun motor.

What cams?
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post Oct 11 2016, 07:22 PM
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Did you cross-drill the crank to avoid any future rod bearing issues on 2 and 5?
2.5 is a fun motor.

What cams?


I had Ollies inspect, groove, cross drill and balance the crank.

I should know for certain on the cams, but I don't. I believe it just has "s" cams.
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