Things I am pondering today

[cstmwgn]

Andrew
If this is a mechanical roller and you would like to consider another vendor for your lifters, I would like to suggest looking into BAM lifters. They have a DLC coated lifter that has proven to be very reliable in my combination. I have tried COMP, MOREL, CROWER and have found the BAM's to be more durable in street applications (high mileage with moderately aggressive spring pressures).

But I have clear memories of the joy of recovering from sub-standard machine work and engine assembly! I hope you have found a good shop to help you get all this straightened out. A lot of shops don't appreciate how much clearance a 3" main likes to have.

Good Luck

[BluLightning]

my car currently, sitting at a shop in Detroit.

Hey Andrew, your car is only about an hour away from us.

[Eliteman76]

Been there - done that?
But I do have questions.
1. Are you contributing failure to VR1?
2. Who's lifters were you running?
3. What kind of spring pressures?

Nope. VR1 wasn't the issue. Trusting the wrong machine shop and engine guy was.
Morel lifters. Specifically states on their website if engine failure occurs, the set should be trashed. Current shop carefully opened one off the lifters up and it was packed full of metal.
Engine was not machined correctly, every single main bearing ate itself from 1/2 of the required clearances.
Too many other issues with machine work and things not being done, or not being done properly.

Engine guy slapped things together and mistakes were made.

Spring pressures were stock Edelbrock springs, that came with the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads. I'd have to check pressures but all my notes are with my car currently, sitting at a shop in Detroit.

[cstmwgn]

... I really wonder why I am broke after two full scale 351C rebuilds in one year.
(Cries 20W50 VR1 and ponders losses in $1300 worth of roller lifter failure and trusting the wrong machine shop and engine guy)

Been there - done that?
But I do have questions.
1. Are you contributing failure to VR1?
2. Who's lifters were you running?
3. What kind of spring pressures?

[Eliteman76]

*dragging myself from the Bangshift shop loft*
[move]THUD[/move]

I really wonder why I am broke after two full scale 351C rebuilds in one year.
(Cries 20W50 VR1 and ponders losses in $1300 worth of roller lifter failure and trusting the wrong machine shop and engine guy)

[Redline04]

'Georgia' is next year's version of 'Motoring In The Mitten'.

Gotcha. The Mitten was in my backyard and I still couldn’t make it happen... Georgia would be a no-go.
Not even sure I can HRPT this summer. One graduating HS on June 1st & another headed to Japan for a 6 month Study Abroad program in August is eating up a ton of funds.

[173rdherd]

oh yeah, the bong. I wasn.t sure if anyone was left in Georgia or Florida after Bowl Selection day. Roll Tide & Hook 'Em Horns.

[cstmwgn]

anyone going to do a Georgia thread?

I think Dale is waiting for past participants to book before opening it up to the rest of our Bangshift friends.

[oletrux4evr]

'Georgia' is next year's version of 'Motoring In The Mitten'.

[70chevyC-10]

anyone going to do a Georgia thread?

step away from the bong Mike-

[Redline04]

anyone going to do a Georgia thread?

What’s in Georgia?

[173rdherd]

anyone going to do a Georgia thread?

[2020 mustang]

Anyone recognize what type of diagnostic tool this might be used for?
Found this wire bolted to battery of the SS when I removed it for winter storage. Bolts in pic are from the +/- terminals of the battery. Wire was tucked up into fender. Absolutely nothing else anywhere near that location so must be for some type of electronic tool. Has 3amp inline fuse.

Battery tender.

[stu yoakam]

Youtube says it may be possible to repair the copper line on the gauge. It's worth a shot anyway.

[Redline04]

Trickle charger. I use the NOCO version but I am sure that there are others

Thank you & the others who replied too The guy I bought the truck from wasn’t aware the wire was there. My battery tender has simple pinch clamps & no inline fuse so I didn’t recognize that it could be related to that.