Steve 427 Cobra Project 11/23/15. Shipped back Sept 2016
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- Steve Images not showing any Side Oiler Galleys – Block is a Top Oiler.
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- What a Side Oiler should look like with the Correct Front and three side galleys. Our Block Images shown as example
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- Felpro 1247 Intake gasket pieces out exhaust pipe. Significant Intake Leak.
12/3/15 OK to start engine removal
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- 1247 Felpro Gasket sucked in – leaking. Intake bolts were at about 10# torque.
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- Other engine compartment and parts disassembled components. 12/3/15
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- Engine Compartment after removal-12-4-15
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- Beginning disassembly 12-4-15
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- Misc Images after disassembly.
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- Steve’s Crank had Rear Seal leaks due to no Ford OEM Knurl on the seal area.
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- This what the knurl should look ike to help the One Piece seal work.
Will use our 2U correctly Knurled Rear Seal Crankshaft. Return your old one. 12/9/15
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- several deck cracks when magnafluxed. Are OK if we use new Head Studs to assemble not Bolts. 12/9/15
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- Rod Bolts 12/14/15
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- Cam Bearings
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- Felpro Head and Remainder Gaskets
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- CC Steve’s Heads
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- Parking
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- Pro-Gear Timing
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- Head Studs 12/16/15
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- Head Studs 12/16/15
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- Intake Gaskets
Piston Rings 1/12/16
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- Rebuilding Steve’s Stock Ford Rods 1/22/16. Replaced #5 as it would not clean up on the parting line.
email from Nancy at Arias that Steve’s pistons shipped today 1/25/16
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- Balancing Rods 1/26/16
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- Cobra nice and warm before the 2/2/16 Blizzard
Arias Pistons arrived 1/29/16 Pictures to follow
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- Arias Pistons arrive
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- Balance work 6/20-21,2016. Start final Block work
Comp Camshaft & Lifters Received Ser# L1379-16 (Block is early Solid Lifter 427)
33-000-11 Mechanical Solid Roller Cam on a 112 218/224 .521/.521
928-16, 1732-16, 612-16, 515-16 & 4776
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- Carb problems
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- New Carb arrives
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- Crank in Block, Timing on
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- Head Works and instal seal in Timing Cover
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- Finishing up Heads and Working on assembly 7/26/16
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- Pushrods arrive
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- Milling Intake sides to fit Heads. Removed .020″
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- Instal Brass Gear in Distributor for Roller Camshaft
Ordered new Aviaid Oil Pan and Pickup 8/4/16 AM
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- Oil Oil Pickup – to be replaced with appropriate Aviaid Oil Pan, Tray and Pickup.
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