It has begun - G-Pete's 289FIA Scratch Build

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Thats right! You post around here, you gotta listen to our nit picking! Mostly cause' we wish we had the money and/or the space for another project ourselves...

[G-Pete]

Month going by fast...dang.

It's been a while, got my fuel cell now and tossed completely the idea to use the donor tank.
The front suspension is done and I'm working on the rear. This will be the subject on the next update.

The power plant is close to be completed.


The mayor replacement components were: Water pump, dampener, belt tensioner, power steering pump, spark plugs and water/oil adapter gasket

Upgraded replacement parts: High volume Oil pump, crank shaft dampener, 39# Injectors, 78mm intake plenum/throttle body, 7 quarts oil pan, modified for fit between the frame rails - "lost" 8oz; and the aluminum valve covers.

Last and not least the ATI super charger Stage 3.

Next weekend I will be back on the frame and put that engine in so the foot boxes and all the other stuff can be measured and fabricated. It have been gotten hot very soon here ---100F pffffffffff..........

[G-Pete]

The timing guides looked good and had hardly wear makes. Same with the cams, that just went along with the early on compression test. Before I took the motor out of the donor, she sounded pretty smooth too.

No sludge on top or on the bottom, the bore scope (sorry not the picture one) made the internal inspection easy and I did not find anything.















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