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Member Projects / Re: Project 503 aluminum FE
« on: October 07, 2023, 11:00:51 PM »
Managed to get a little time out in the shop this evening. Thought I'd work on getting the Dizzy and cam drive all buttoned up and done. Things went pretty well besides getting called out on an emergency call once but I took care of it and when I got back home I went straight back out into the shop. Made some decent progress in a few hours time.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 511ci FE w/ FE Power Cylinder Heads
« on: October 04, 2023, 10:39:41 PM »


I have oil system parts inbound from Aviaid.  Not too fond of their oil pans, they usually require a lot of modifications, but I absolutely love their dry sump pumps.   They will pull 15 inches of vacuum very easily. 

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I agree on the dry sump oil pan, I was very disappointed in the pan I received from them and sent it back. Ended up making my own,, then sold it lol so had to make another and sold that one to at the reunion so now I'm making a third which kinda works out because each time I have made some slight changes.  I knew all those bread box oil pans I had would come in handy someday..


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FE Technical Forum / Re: SCAT stroker kits
« on: September 29, 2023, 02:55:06 PM »
Kuntz used a ton of iron cranks in his  FE engines back in the day. Everything from standard journal to offset ground/stroked, 400m rods and 8000 rpm and they lived just fine. Oh and many FE's upwards of 700hp with ford iron blocks back in the day. One of the Best FE engine builders ever in "my" opinion. 
RIP Jim....

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Scams
« on: September 28, 2023, 08:47:54 PM »
So I'm not on face book, almost signed up a couple times but didnt. My nephew is though and he knows my interest.  He pulls out his phone and said check this out, someone has some SOHC stuff for sale cheap on one of the fe sites.  He shows me the the add and picts and I'm like wtf, that was my shit , the guy was useing the same picts I took and used to sell the stuff back in 18. Nephew left a comment saying they were stolen picts and a fake add and within minutes the profile and add disappeared.  So I'm just scrolling through on his phone looking at other stuff in the fe group and I'll be dam if I didnt come across another profile with a pict of mine from when I sold some old style pond block main caps back in 19. Not done yet, farther down was another pict of the PSE rev kit that I took back in 18.. They didn't even change the wording on the ads and were asking the same prices that I had..
That's some messed up shit there..
Rant over...

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FE Technical Forum / Re: SCAT stroker kits
« on: September 27, 2023, 09:37:05 PM »
Not sure where exactly to ask this, so my apologies if this board is not the correct place for this question. After searching through the vendor and private classified boards and not coming up with anything useful, I decided to ask if anyone happens to have any SCAT stroker kits on hand.  Any information is appreciated.

If Barry does have cranks right now and has one that meets your stroke and material needs then I'd say get the crankshaft right away. Lots of rod options out there for the 2.200 journal depending on what your application is gonna be. Sure, you will haveta order pistons and then have all the balancing work done but atleast it's in your hands and you will be able to have first hand knowledge of what delays with parts/ machining you may have and not have to constantly be contacting someone that may be putting a stroker kit together for you wondering if and when the parts come in. Put together your own stroker kit. I bet it would come together quicker in the end.
JMO.

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Member Projects / Re: Project 503 aluminum FE
« on: September 26, 2023, 10:43:17 PM »
I've heard the same thing about the belt drive setups. Our friend called it a "do it yourself kit". They get you 90% there. I'd still like to run one on my next engine though.

It's definitely not a bolt on and go deal so not recommended for the guy (or gal) that expects to just bolt parts on and go. It wasn't a huge deal though and easy enough to resolve.  I'd say it's about right saying it gets you 90% there.
That being said, I'm pleased with the system over all. Seems to be good quality stuff and I'm happy with it. Performance parts sometimes need massaging.  12 years ago I installed a Danny bee FE system on an engine and had to make modifications to the tensioner pulley assembly, all part of it,  just how it goes sometimes.  Keeps things interesting. 
Side note/  I have had zero troubles with the one on my 445 FE that I made from a 351c belt drive system. 

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Member Projects / Re: Project 503 aluminum FE
« on: September 26, 2023, 10:21:30 PM »
Nice work so far, glad to see the crank getting put to good use!  Was the lower gear issue caused by SCAT making the crank wrong, or is it due to the lower gear?

No issues with how the crank was made besides the typical journal diameters having to be touched a bit. All the issue was with how the cam drive was made. I could have made a spacer and pushed the main cover out , then take a little off the crank gear and then shim the cam hub out to make everything align but in my mind the best way was to just take the .270 off the crank snout shoulder so that's what I did. Everything lined up nicely and the crank gear has good seal engagement now. I'm pleased with the outcome. 

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Member Projects / Re: Project 503 aluminum FE
« on: September 25, 2023, 10:02:14 PM »
Just a little update,  had a few hours sunday so I got the cam drive system mocked up again. There Definitely is some work to be done with some fitment issues.  I had heard a few times that there were fitment issues but no one was ever specific about what the problems are so I'll share what I found.
Over all the cover fits good, the cam drive fits good as well although I did have a slight issue with the bullet camshaft. The pin holes were slightly oversized,  standard FE cam pins (.309) would drop right in and slip around so I ended up useing sb ford pins (.312) that are slightly larger and were a good press fit into the cam. This ment I had to enlarge the holes in the cam drive ofcourse because it's drilled for standard FE pins. Wasn't an issue since I have a decent set of machinist bits and was able to get exstreemly close then sneak up on it with a jeweler's roll and get a good snug press fit on both pins. One more thing about the cam drive that's really much to do about nothing but could be a bit of a headache if not addressed is that the advance/retard Mark's are labeled for them to be down at the bottom of the cam gear which would make it really hard to read/adjust because it would be down behind the water pump if you're using a block mounted pump. It's an easy fix though even if you're just useing 1 pin because the cam drive is drilled for 2 and you can just rotate the drive180*  moving the markings to the top. Ofcourse the markings will be upside down but atleast you can see them. Truth of the matter is once you get it dialed in and set it's not something you're gonna be messing with much anyhow. 
Anyway on to the issue's.
The issue is with the crank gear. It sticks out .270 farther than the cam gear which puts it way out of alignment. Looking at the crank gear you would first think there's easy enough on the back side to turn it down and remove the .270 but that's not the real issue.  The issue is the crank gear seal lip falls right between the crank shoulder and the back side of the crank gear so even cutting the gear back the seal is still gonna be in the same place. In my opinion the best way to "really" fix it is to cut the crank shoulder back the .270 so the gear slips thru the seal and back to where it needs to be so that's what I did.
Once the shoulder was cut back the crank gear lined up perfectly and there was more than enough engagement through the seal.
Problem solved..

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Private Classifieds / Re: In need of aftermarket 427 block
« on: September 09, 2023, 09:29:33 AM »
Sorry Fekbmax, both would work but I would rather find a 4.233-4.250 block,  than spend $6000.00(w/shipping) on a block that I would have to bore and hone to 4.250 or so and then be limited by the 4.280 max bore. 
The 4.300 block would only allow for .013 or so of rehone/mishaps, to maintain the .080 overbore allowance by NHRA.  4.233 std bore + .080= 4.313  Both would work of course, but I would rather find a block that did not require added expense/labor.
I hope you understand.

RJ

No need for sorry, I just didn't understand at the time.
I do now though and good luck on your serch..

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Private Classifieds / Re: In need of aftermarket 427 block
« on: September 07, 2023, 08:56:08 PM »
So .280 isn't big enough but .300 is to big ???

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Private Classifieds / Re: In need of aftermarket 427 block
« on: September 06, 2023, 04:05:14 PM »
Talk to Chris at Robert Pond motorsports. 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Howards cam belt drive
« on: August 27, 2023, 07:15:44 PM »
Definitely some work to be done with some fitment issues.  I had heard a few times that there were fitment issues but no one was ever specific about what the problems are so I'll share what I found.
Over all the cover fits good, the cam drive fits good as well although I did have a slight issue with the bullet camshaft. The pin holes were slightly oversized,  standard FE cam pins would drop right in and slip around so I ended up useing sb ford pins that are slightly larger and were a good press fit into the cam. This ment I had to enlarge the holes in the cam drive ofcourse because it's drilled for standard FE pins. Wasn't an issue since I have a decent set of machinist bits and was able to get exstreemly close then sneak up on it with a jeweler's roll and get a good snug press fit on both pins. One more thing about the cam drive that's really much to do about nothing but could be a bit of a headache if not addressed is that the advance/retard Mark's are labeled for them to be down at the bottom of the cam gear which would make it really hard to read/adjust because it would be down behind the water pump if you're using a block mounted pump. It's an easy fix though even if you're just useing 1 pin because the cam drive is drilled for 2 and you can just rotate the drive180* to the top. Ofcourse the markings will be upside down but atleast you can see them. Truth of the matter is once you get it dialed in and set it's not something you're gonna be messing with much anyhow. 
Anyway on to the issue's.
The issue is with the crank gear. It sticks out .280 farther than the cam gear which is alot. Looking at the crank gear you would first think there's easy enough on the back side to turn it down and remove the .280 but that's not the real issue.  The issue is the crank gear seal lip falls right between the crank shoulder and the back side of the crank gear so even cutting the gear back the seal is still gonna be in the same place. In my opinion the best way to "really" fix it is to cut the crank shoulder back the .280 so the gear slips thru the seal and back to where it needs to be.
I supose other options would be to make a spacer for the camshaft drive and push it out .280 to line up with the crank gear, do the same with the tensioner and then make a spacer for the cover to push it out enough for the seal to contact the crank gear sleeve properly, then modify the front pan bolt holes and yeah, sounds like alot of work for a hack job to me.
I do think there is one way to make it work as is just by cutting the gear sleeve back the .280 . I think a forward lip seal would do it, the lip seal at the front instead of at the rear like the standard seal. I'm sure there's gotta be something like that out there, it's just in this day and age I have little faith in any parts counter person being able to understand and then cross and find the right seal..  I believe this would give me about .125 of the gear shoulder protruding through the seal..
Any seal gurus here ????? 
The standard seal is a  LYO 57054

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Howards cam belt drive
« on: August 26, 2023, 10:41:09 PM »
Looks identical to Mike's at (Australian muscle parts) . Got one from him like 4 years ago and useing it on my 503 build. I see it says distributed by Howard's,  hummm.... ???

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Member Projects / Re: Project 503 aluminum FE
« on: August 25, 2023, 12:48:20 PM »
Nice write up Keith!  I always give the garage a deep clean and put everything where it belongs before I start a project.  Although, my garage isn't as cool as yours.

Thank you sir, I hope to get back on this project soon, maybe this weekend or the Labor day weekend for sure. Been working 60 hrs a week and still doing emergency calls on weekends along with building a chassis for a 65 Rancho so my stuff always gets kicked to the back burner.  Been waiting on a few small parts as well, I know you guys can feel my pain on that one. I do plan on driving up to Pa for the reunion just for 1 day (friday).

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Rough 1 piece rear main seal ?
« on: August 21, 2023, 09:27:50 PM »
Milodon #40450 oil pan gasket. A little pricey but hard to beat. 

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