Project "Blown HD" my 6/8 drop/shortblock/heads/cam/blower/tranny install
#1031
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Originally Posted by negativeswitches
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm virgin block
Sorry for the hijack grippy
Bill
#1033
Originally Posted by thunderwagen
Any new updates Grippy, or are you off on a three hour tour with that new bass boat you showed us a picture of?
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Originally Posted by moregrip
sweet block Bill!
I'm busier than ever with work, long days, no break in sight............
I'm busier than ever with work, long days, no break in sight............
Chin up bro... keep in touch... may have to make a road trip to help you stab that motor if you get a long weekend anytime soon!
Bill
#1036
here's the latest, I used two Grade8 7/16 washers under the head of the ARP bolt (one was not enough).....what do you guys think?
I have both 3/8 and 7/16 Grade8 washers, the 7/16 washers fit loosely, while the 3/8 washers are just a hair to tight, I'm thinking I should slightly enlarge the 3/8 washers rather than using the 7/16 washers....thoughts?
I have both 3/8 and 7/16 Grade8 washers, the 7/16 washers fit loosely, while the 3/8 washers are just a hair to tight, I'm thinking I should slightly enlarge the 3/8 washers rather than using the 7/16 washers....thoughts?
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If you can find a metric washer it might fit right out of the package. If not, I would enlarge the 3/8 to fit. Is the flexplate thinner than stock or are the ARP bolts longer than stock to cause them to bottom out? You could also cut the ARP bolts down, or sand the last few threads and not use the washers. I would worry a little about the washers being soft material and not allowing the bolts to hold their torque.
#1038
Holy ****! just when I thought I'd have to rig something to fit I find these buggers in the back of my hardware supplies.......frigging AN960 washers!
Oh hell yeah!
what's an AN960 washer you ask?
AN960 flat washers are used under hex nuts to provide a smooth bearing surface, as shims to obtain the correct grip length for a bolt and nut assembly
in this pic you can see the bag of hardened washers I had (to big @ 1/2"), then you can see the 3/8 and 7/16 grade8 washers I was getting ready to use, and lastly, in the front the 7/16 AN960 washers that fit perfectly , but I still have to double stack them to achieve the correct thickness, looks good to me, any differing thoughts before I wrap this dilemma up?
pic of the AN960 washers in action:
each washer is .063 thick so I needed approx .126 worth of spacing.
I may try and find a single washer in that thickness rather than running two....
OD of the ARP bolt is .0472
ID of the AN760 washer is .0551
Oh hell yeah!
what's an AN960 washer you ask?
AN960 flat washers are used under hex nuts to provide a smooth bearing surface, as shims to obtain the correct grip length for a bolt and nut assembly
in this pic you can see the bag of hardened washers I had (to big @ 1/2"), then you can see the 3/8 and 7/16 grade8 washers I was getting ready to use, and lastly, in the front the 7/16 AN960 washers that fit perfectly , but I still have to double stack them to achieve the correct thickness, looks good to me, any differing thoughts before I wrap this dilemma up?
pic of the AN960 washers in action:
each washer is .063 thick so I needed approx .126 worth of spacing.
I may try and find a single washer in that thickness rather than running two....
OD of the ARP bolt is .0472
ID of the AN760 washer is .0551
Last edited by moregrip; 01-28-2007 at 09:28 PM.
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Don't forget to torque those bolts to a quarter turn past strip We don't want have bolts falling out upon launching.
Clean setup here Grip. Making some progress I see. Have you got a timeline on stabbing the engine and trans in?
Richard
Clean setup here Grip. Making some progress I see. Have you got a timeline on stabbing the engine and trans in?
Richard