Recent content by d4rt

Yeah, that's a really good point, unfortunately. :(

This looks like it's going to be an amazing event. I also already submitted an expression of interest. I spent nearly 6 years in NC when I was in the military and managed to make it out there a few times. The Smoky Mountains are beautiful.

My Dart is unfortunately caught in project hell and as a result, not ready. Partly because of me and partly out of my control. There are some things I probably should have just left as "future work", but the plan was always to drive the car out (no trailer) and so I wanted to make sure...

I've heard good things about Laris from the drag and drive community. Whenever this topic comes up in one of the Facebook groups, pretty much everyone recommends Laris. I have Hagerty currently, but have thought about switching over to Laris.

It looks like they were acquired by Kanter Auto. James probably isn't involved anymore. I emailed PST awhile back with a question about Viking DA shocks and received a one sentence response from a generic sales tech telling me to call Viking and ask them. Definitely disappointing, but not...

This is the part that gets me. Even if the new owner got a good deal, you're still going to lay down a (relatively) large sum of money for an engine like this. If I have information about the last builder that sorted it out and they're only a couple of hours away, my first move is to call them...

Quick update. The salvage yard crankshaft checked out. My machinist polished it, but no additional machining required so it's going to remain standard size on both the main and rod journals. Picking it up tomorrow morning.

For sure! That is most definitely what I'll do with the salvage yard crank if it needs to be cut. From what I saw when researching options last week, bearing availability even with .001 in. extra clearance standard and 0.010 in. undersize bearings isn't very good these days. If I can get the...

No worries. I think that'll be my last visit to a salvage yard for awhile. Or I hope it is, at least. I have the rest of the parts I need to get my current project done assuming nothing else goes sideways. This should be the last hurdle with this engine build, at least. I'll make sure to keep...

Well, this definitely went off the rails. I skimmed through everything but didn't see anything that needed to be responded to, so I'll just give an update. Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to my initial post. I spent Saturday at the salvage yard in 110 degree heat pulling a...

Yep, I checked both the main and rod journals in multiple spots looking for taper and out of round (egg) with a 2-3 in. outside micrometer. Everything looks pretty good in that regard. Not perfect, but within spec based on what I've read. Main journals 1-3 all have 0.0002 in. egg, zero egg for...

Thanks for the response, Tommy. You're right, most of its time will be spent on the street, but it will also see the track. For the street, it seems like the current clearances are probably fine. You're also right that I probably shouldn't definitively say that it doesn't have enough clearance...

I personally wouldn't have a problem running this crank if the clearances checked out. The egg and taper are well within spec, the journals are in great shape, the old bearings looked good and the crank spins easy in the block. Before I bought this engine, it made 80 lbs of oil pressure at ~3000...

Just to plan ahead, I started looking around for 0.001 undersize bearings this morning. Options are extremely limited for main bearings. I basically only found 3 options, all of which are sold out pretty much everywhere: Clevite MS1266HGX King MB 517XP STDX Sealed Power MA Series 4999MA1 There...

Yep, this is how I did it when coming up with the bearing clearances I posted. I agree 100% too. This is basically exactly where I'm at. I'd rather it be way on the loose end than tight. Going to have another chat with my machinist today.