Jesse S Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 No .. Motor hasn't been decked ... Close to having it done and ready to go in the run stand .. Quote
Powered by IH Posted January 11 Posted January 11 5 hours ago, Jesse S said: No .. Motor hasn't been decked ... Close to having it done and ready to go in the run stand .. Sorry, can't see the pics... Quote
Jesse S Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 Having some trouble with posting photos .. Do think I'm getting the hang of it now .. What your eyeballing is a emblem made back in the 50's for a Dodge Hemi powered station wagon, I was wanting a badge to go on the tailgate .. Old Binder now has a V-8 and overdrive trans, the badge fits .. Beats this one .. Here's a photo of Jay Leno's car that has this way cool emblem ... Going to paint mine like his .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 Don't look all that bad for a 70 year old part .. Might have it replated down the road ?? Quote
Jesse S Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Finally got the motor block close to final assembly .. Hope the weather warms up soon so work can get done .. Took months to acquire all the motor parts for this build .. H-Beam 4043 rods, forged pistons and a forged steel crankshaft most likely was overkill for no more ponies I'll be seeing from this motor .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 More to come .. Running down a few checks for peace of mind .. These parts are new hi-performance and should fall right on the money, checking them out won't hurt a thing during assembly .. So far every thing has been on the money .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 Bought a double roller timing gear set .. Shop next door is also building a bbc motor and wanted me to degree the cam .. His chain didn't have the capability of dialing the cam, mine did sold it to him .. Now I'm needing another .. Thought to up the game a little with purchasing a gear drive .. Got a quiet unit on the way .. Moroso crank oil scraper came in today .. Requires hand fitting, this will take a bit of time .. 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 Well, took in another 454 BBC motor that I don't have any need for .. Needed it like I needed another hole in me head !! Kind of wanted to see if it was a buildable core, so I tore it down to skin & bone .. Not all that bad of shape, been bored .060" over .. Bores got a bit of rust at the tops, I'll clean up the block and hit them with a hone .. Hopefully they're still able to reuse the pistons that came out of the critter .. If not I could punch it .010" more ... But I'm not going to buy new pistons for a motor that I don't need ... Need to spend money on parts for the stroker motor going in the R-100 .. May just part it out ?? Shoot, the crank mic-ed out on the high side, only needs to be polished .. Rods are .010" under, mains are still at STD .. Heads are even buildable they are the 113 cc chamber Peanut Ports .. I already have a 2-bolt main BBC motor that has a set of Vortex heads sitting in a corner of the shop, looks like it's soon to have company .. 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 3 Author Posted April 3 Installed motor mount to transmission strut rods on the 400 sbc a few moons ago .. Now that a bbc motor is on the way into the binder, wanted to put them to use on it .. Had some fitment problems cause of the Mercruiser boat motor oil pan .. A little grind time and all is good .. 1 Quote
hardtail Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Probably the strut rods were a good idea for reinforcement but they are a pain for some jobs once they're installed 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 Got some more in the way stuff that will beef the drive train .. Since there are 500 or 600 horses clawing at the ground the thought was to control spring wrap ... 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 Progress is slow .. Did get the starter support bracket on .. Was a chore cause I had to make a insert to convert the hole from 1/2" to 5/16" .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 Almost a shame to cover up all the goodies with a oil pan .. Old Binder is fixing to have some muscle under the hood ... Well, more muscle than it did have .. The built 406 ci mouse motor that's been in the R-100 for more years then I can remember will be missed .. Still runs like day one .. I'll find something to stick it in down the road a piece .. El-Studebaker perhaps ?? 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 25 Author Posted April 25 Before the Big Block can find a home in the Binder I have to pull out the 406" Small Block in order to do some painting ... Firewall been smoothed which took a world of time to fill the holes .. That was a job that seemed to take weeks to do .. Acquired a billet cover to feed all the wires though the wall, effort to keep the wall looking clean is my goal .. We'll see how that goes ? Once the color been laid on .. Will be able to start doing under dash work .. Some work has already been done in order to test fit ... 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 Was thinking back when I was building the Caddy column this time around .. Wanted to slick it up a bit more with using a steering wheel from a Eldorado cause it had a bead of woodgrain in it .. Finding good one was like hunting down a aux. gas tank .. After a few moons, I gave up . Decided to use a aftermarket wheel .. That turned into a huge chore due to the Caddy's column being tilt & telescopic .. Needed a custom made adapter .. Seem the one I like was made for 77-up Caddy's, they only had 2" extension mine had 3" travel .. Well poo .... What to do now ? Had to get 2 and make a extension .. After it was said and done, turn out super nice . Since the column had a key buzzer I put it to use .. Install a module that can be programed with any chime I choose, Have 'Tubular Bells' in it .. Plays for 30 seconds then loops .. Getting a bit nutty with the build .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted May 15 Author Posted May 15 Did a little engine work .. Wanted to freshen up the starter since it's off the 400 ci motor that's been in my truck for over 30+ years .. Installed brushes, bushings and a new solenoid .. Recondition the armature, normal rebuild you might say .. Until the cast iron housing was found .. Direct replacement for the aluminum housing ... Was made by GM back in the late 60's early 70's for their Hi-Performance motors .. A full rebuild went down .. Even replaced the case rubber .. Ready for round two .. 2 Quote
Jesse S Posted May 20 Author Posted May 20 Motor build is slow-go .. Do see some progress .. The ARP starter bolts will be here tomorrow, that's the last of needed parts for the starter .. Needing to finish working on the heads ... 1 Quote
Jesse S Posted June 13 Author Posted June 13 Just got done building a 496" stroker BBC ... Did the break-in on it in a homemade test run stand ... This motor is very close to how my motor is being built .; Going in a 62 C10 that's a street rod .. Quote
Jesse S Posted June 14 Author Posted June 14 I've been wondering what transmission he had in mind of running, he's thinking of getting this one ... Richmond Super Street 5 Speed Quote
Jesse Stewart Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Wanted to upgrade the brakes, got the factory vacuum booster that GM used on the 75 K15 in play .. Been on it every since the body swap was done many years ago works pretty good .. In my junkyard adventures, ran up on a 1999 1 ton C30 that had Hydroboost brakes .. The gears in my head stated spinning ... Made a deal, now for a bit of work installing ... Been doing a bit of research on this ... The C30 M/C not going to work very well on my truck cause it has a bore size of 1.250", I needed 1.125" which was used on 79 K20 3/4 ton 4X4's with Kydroboost... It would be better suited for the K15 brakes .. Also wanted to be able to dial in the rear brake line pressure ... Got a Wilwood valve coming for doing that job ,, Custom made mount puts it in easy reach ... 1 Quote
Jesse Stewart Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Getting some parts together .. Ordered a mounting plate for the hydroboost to bolt onto the firewall .. Since I used the K15 swing pedal, it was ordered to fit that model truck ... The plate must sit flush on the wall .. Little work is needed and welding up 2 holes .. Those was used for the vacuum booster bracelet which is not needed .. 1 Quote
Jesse Stewart Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Man, this turned into a job .. After a few trips to Ace Hardware I found most parts that was needed ... Had to move the pedal pin ( Drilled a new hole, pressed out the oem pin than press it in the new hole and welded the backside ) up on the arm 3/4" to get a better angle for the pushrod to work .. Made the rod adjustable so I could dial-in the pedal height .. Had to make a union from a glade 8 bolt to go from 1/2" to 3/8" and thread it to 24T ....All seems to be working out alright .. The real test will be on the road ... We'll soon see how that goes ? ... ( Or in this case, STOPS ) BTY ... I'm going to be using the power steering pump from the C30 truck, from what I've been told they have a higher pressure than trucks without hydroboost .. Had to move the pin up 3/4" .. The angle for the pushrod was binding .. Drilled a new hole pressed in the oem pin and welded the back side ... Quote
Jesse Stewart Posted July 30 Posted July 30 Ordered a line kit off of eBay ... Think I'll flip it over so the lines will be at the bottom of the unit ... Didn't like the paint job I did on the hydroboost plate to firewall, with all the test fittings I'm doing it got boogered up some .. So I redid it in powder coat instead of wet paint .. Thinking it'll look better with the lines at the bottom .. 1 Quote
Jesse Stewart Posted August 1 Posted August 1 The socket fit like a glove ... Allowed for factory torque .. Just to make sure it won't come loose in the future a drop of blue Loctite was used .. Made up a gasket to keep water from getting into the cab .. Netted a nice look and much better brakes !! Under the dash is not so pretty but it's functionality .. Quote
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