Bigmac
Rather be in 29 palms. From Oklahoma, USA
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I have a sun Joe off Amazon. It’s nice not dealing with gas and it only runs when you pull the trigger. -
Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.Ok makes sense. Yeah I see engine stands and cherry pickers on FB marketplace for cheap all the time. But yeah would be an additional...
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I rebuilt the engines for a 280Z and a 300ZX before I was 21, all based on what I'd read in books and the internet, such as it was in... -
Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.After parts I wound up breaking even on a 241 tcase I built. It was not the cost break I expected but definitely rewarding. When you...
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I didn’t deck my block. I went over my head myself. I replaced the exhaust valves because one valve stem seemed slightly bent. I...
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I built a few hot rod smallblocks decades ago and am not the most mechanically inclined person. Get a good manual, an engine stand...
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As far as decking the block or milling the head, it's something your machine shop will check and tell you if you need. Just plan on...
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"Me, the boy, 2 droids, and no questions asked."
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Bigmac replied to the thread Access differential cover top bolts on stock TJ.As LJ said above, jack it up in the back by the frame or the axle itself until you can get some big jack stands under it. The axle...
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Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.Thanks for all the info, and good point. All my cousins are total assclowns.
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Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.If it's already had the head done in the past 4k miles would I need to have the deck re-done and cylinders honed? I just don't know what...
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I vote stroker--and a mild build will cost not a ton more than than a 4.0 rebuild. Basically the parts cost of crank, rods, pistons...
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When I moved from Boise I had to unload my gun safe by myself... actually slides pretty easy on its side on moving blankets...must have...
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Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.Unless you bust max weight allowance, which I always do. In that way the weight of the motor deducts from what I get back as...
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Bigmac replied to the thread Contemplating rebuilding a spare motor.Wonder how much that would add to the parts list? I'm thinking about that too but I don't know what I don't know and I'm afraid I'd be...
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