Recent content by rattle_snake

This or use some heavy wall tubing to clamp all the piece to.

Last guy that worked on these headers threw a tantrum and beat the **** out of one of the primary tubes with a large hammer. With steering box gone, no need for that. Don't have a torch hot enough to try to heat/cool the dents out, so cut out part of the offending section of metal for repair...

Got the poorly modified oil pan off the motor. Wanted to keep the high zinc oil, but it was diesel black. Only about 1500 miles on it and since it leaked and burned I had put a few quarts in.... Doesn't stink like fuel, but it's really dirty. Went in the recycle jug and I didn't have to find...

Congrats on the deal. It's a big deal, take a minute to appreciate all your hard work to get were you have come.

A belt grinder makes sharpening drill bits much easier with it's flat plane to work with, vs a wheel. Everyone should have one or more.

Pulled the motor back out last night to deal with the oil pan. Waffled on separating trans and putting engine on the stand. Ended up doing nothing but look at it. I can get a rear sump pan that would be a better fit for the project. But would need a new pickup tube and dipstick. So $200, or...

That was ruff stuff's name for them. RS is gone, now it's 'Riley Mountain'. NVH is the theme of the truck. The poly bushings aren't really the best option for a motor mount. They are reasonably priced ($30), and have little movement for high horsepower applications. But they are not easy to...

Ah one of those types.... :cool:

Thanks! It came out pretty decent for only a few hours work.

Decided to tackle the poor fitting header before the oil pan or motor mounts. These are cheap 302 headers for a 'Ford truck', not a 2WD. 351 puts them out and up. So neither side fit at all. The problem, too close to the frame. Also tight on the lower control arm mount and hardware I just...

Thanks Mike. I enjoy this part of the build. Taking the time to do it right not rush things. Thank you. Do you mean the ends of the plating? The ends are tapered to reduce the stress points imposed by the boxing plates. The boxing increases tortional rigidity, tapering spreads the load.

Ah Ok so some additional thing with the motor. Are the exhaust manifolds/riser rusted or otherwise not usable? Does it have a closed cooling system? I guess the boat looks bigger and heavier in the pics. 4.3 should do just fine. Alpha has less drag in the water, weight and power loss...

I have the same VFD on a GFI and it has never tripped. A VFD can perform a transformer type function, similar to a 'solid state transformer'. Cheap VFDs are square wave output, but when connected to a inductive load (like a motor) they are more sine like.

Broken starter mount is a bummer. I'm assuming that it can't really be repaired well enough to trust? Tie into the drive bellhousing? Maybe lake but not ocean. Do you have to get a 'marine' replacement motor?

Designed some motor mounts in CAD. New plasma can cut slots and holes much better, so did a slot/tab design. Offset the bushing away from the block some. Made the slots a little wider than the nominal 2-5/8 so they fit after welding. Used a 0.050 washer as a spacer with the sleeve. Left...