[DeTomaso] I was only going to to re-torque the headbolts.

[Dave Londry]

I hear you brother !
- but the engine pull is crazy-crazy hard with the car in nose-first.
My thought was; come November I'll saw out the cross-member (I have the 
Ipsco bolt-in ready),
do an inspection and either replace the shells or pull it if the crank 
is scored.
I'd put on 2K miles this summer and then leave the car backed-in for access.
I guess a new pan would be appropriate then too.
dave

Tony DiGiovanna wrote:
> You're so close.  Pull the engine and freshen up the bottom end.  That cam
> lobe went somewhere you know.  Even if the filter never bypassed and caught
> all the bits, every Cleveland owner needs new rod bearings.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Dave Londry
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 3:59 PM
> To: DeTomaso Forum
> Subject: [DeTomaso] I was only going to to re-torque the headbolts.
>
> But now after
> - 2 new rockers
> - 16 new rockerstuds
> - 34 rocker nuts (2 passes)
> - 5 cut up guideplates
> - 16 new valves & seats re-cut
> - 16 new valvesprings, locks and seals
> - 16 new & crazy expensive Brodex valveguides
> - and a complete set of felpro gaskets
> the 2nd last rocker I had to set was #6E.
> But -wait for it ------ its pushrod lift was only about 0.125 - so no lobe.
> Probably at first start-up. There was no loose metal anywhere when I got it.
> BTW - this is all with the engine in place, because this started with 
> the car in nose-first
> and due to the ski-slope driveway just outside the garage door,
>  I can't maneuver an engine hoist there and didn't want to install a 
> floor anchor
>  to do a u-turn on the driveway with an electric winch.
> So - no problem - off with the intake and front stuff and let's get the 
> cam out.
> A new cam and a set of lifters is only $250 or so.
> But, I'd certainly appreciate some help in cam selection.
> ==========================================
> = 0.030 overbore & stock crank
> = 10.8:1  & 94 Octane
> = 4V-CC heads, ported, polished and matched, but no port-stuffers.
> = CompCams Magnum hydraulic lifters, pushrods, & roller rockers
> = Hall big bores & ANSAs which I intend to core out
> = Performer 2665 intake which I plan to replace with an AirGap
> = 800cfm Thunder (I also have a 600 Performer but the 800 seemed fine)
> = MSD 6AL
> ==========================================
> Just because there is a bunch of CompCams stuff already there,
>  I was thinking of putting back a new set of the same lifters and
>  picking a cam from their Magnum or Xtreme energy lines.
> http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Sto
> re_Code=CC&Category_Code=F351HFTCM
> http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Sto
> re_Code=CC&Category_Code=F351HFTCXE
>
> I couldn't care less about idle but would like some vacuum, would like 
> it to run at 1500 and pull from 3000 to maybe 6200.
> After seeing Dr Dan's cam design email, that looks pretty interesting too.
> I don't know anything about ordering or cost though??
>
> Thanks in advance (I hope)
> dave
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