Category: Project – 2019 New Engine

Out of all of the oil coolers I have, the one from the AH engine is in the best shape with no bent fins at all. I mean, that engine never was disassembled so my opening the tins was the first time in 44 years it had seen the light of day. While the exterior…

It was sad but I had to finally crack the AH block open today. It all came apart relatively easy. I mean, it is not like it has been together that long. I will say that I’m rather shocked that the aviation sealant seems to have disappeared off the case halves. Other than the bit…

There seemed to be a lot of people in agreement on a lot of different forums that regardless of if an head is new that the valves should all be lapped. I tried to do it manually with the lapping tool I bought (below) but for whatever reason, that thing just would not work well…

I pulled out the new EMPI GTV-2 Cylinder Heads to prep them. I’m so used to dirty filthy heads (at least with the ones from the AR, AH, and AJ engines, that a brand spanking new 0 mile head, even if it is EMPI, is a nice thing to hold. There have the larger stainless…

So the universal cases have the opening at the bottom right next to the oil pump area where a Type 3 dipstick attachment would go due to the differences in the way those engines have to sit in those frames. The new engine hardware kits that are available come with a small plate, gasket, and…

Now I’ve been hesitant about attempting this mod for weeks now. Hell, I event debated about it yesterday. I don’t know if it was the perfect case tapping going to my head or what but I blew out the debris and measured things again. I started the long tap through the lifter bore and stopped…

So the work today started out fantastic. I mean… I drilled and tapped the case perfectly. I mean a billion times better than the AH case. I went through it all very slowly, one size bore at a time.   Everything went perfect. One after the other everything was going well. The stock oil return…

I am completely confident in the lifter bore extension gallery creation to the #3 cam saddle area. With the oil plug removed, I can insert the drill all the way in and it will not take any more material off the lifter oiling holes. At least it shouldn’t. I made some measurements, and the bit…

I decided to try and make the new aftermarket reproduction distributor drive pinion gear work. It barely went into the AH case, nor would it go into the AR case or this new one so it is obviously a tad too large. I used emory cloth to hone the top and bottom areas, essentially polishing…

Made quite a bit of a magnesium mess tonight. Case Plug Removal I’m getting to be quite good and removing the original case plugs. However, I don’t know if it is because of 45 years and countless miles on them, but the gallery plugs on the AH and AR engines came out a whole lot…