Colombo

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From my understanding the 4.5l motor is 96mm (.020 over) and uses same Pistons

Colombo

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Little update pics. Beginning re assembly now 👌🏽💯 also scooped up a set of dc sport headers for super cheap to replaced my poorly fitting poorly flowing top speed headers that I had before, they fit so bad I have to heavily massage them to fit. Bought some louvers to fit to the hood aswell.

Colombo

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Snagged some 6 shooters to replace my poly mounts. Will have my poly mounts for sale soon





Bottom end is almost patched up and torque to spec. Got crank and bearings all in and good. Got #1 and #2 Pistons in and rods torque to spec but the piston ring compressor I have is garbage do gonna get a better 1 today and finish the bottom end up. Then just waiting on my gasket kit to come in to assemble the rest of the motor. Goal is to have the motor atleast tempt into the car by early Jan.

Classy

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Solid mounts, it is officially a race car, lol.

I don't know what people are scared of with rebuilding a VQ, just gotta have some funky tools

Colombo

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I've actually only had to buy 2 tools that I didn't have before. A ring compressor and the reverse hex weird socket that the 16 main cap bolts have. The rest has been done with nothing but your every day tools, 10mm,12mm,14mm,17mm and a 19 here n there

Classy

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Main is weird and the ones for the fly wheel

Colombo

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Well bottom end is back together. Had the wife give me a hand. Waiting on my gasket kit then motor can go completely back together.

M

OldManZ350

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Look Good Johnattan.......

What did you end up for Bearing Clearances?

And Crank Thrust clearance?

And Piston/cylinder chearance?

Did you upgrade the piston pins?

Thanks,

TimRod

Resmarted

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Unless he sprays, there's no need to upgrade those wrist pins. They're good for a ton of power and piston speed. At least if those are wiseco's. I know CP are stronger compared to the wisecos too. The upgraded pins are just thicker from what I noticed. Pretty cheap though. I did the upgrade.

Colombo

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Tim I messaged you on fb w your question. And I'm running the JE wrist pins that came with the Pistons

OldManZ350

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thanks, got it.....

Colombo

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Little update since motor is almost ready to go back in











Upgraded to L19 studs (Was on stock bolts holding 600+ without issue, was pretty impressive)








Wife helping me out.











Heads torque to spec buckets and cams back in

Colombo

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Timing done





Covers sealed up





Getting close

Colombo

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Ready to go in.








Motors in with the new solid mounts. Waiting on my ATI crank pulley and this thing can completely go back together and get cranked.

Colombo

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New oil cooler. Much larger





May put it here or off where the wiper fluid used to be.





Motors been ready to fire just waiting on this ATI.

Colombo

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Motor got started today no issues and sounds great 👍🏽👍🏽

OhioStyles

Hey which ATI pulley did you get? The race or street version. Im getting a lot of confusion from ATI about the race pulley

Colombo

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Race version would require some modifications to use. I run the street version even tho I don't have ac

Colombo

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Little update. Motor cranked up great! Drove her around and began break in process and found a rear main leak. Pulled trans and should have it back together here soon. Here's some videos

Colombo

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Update, motor is running smooth rear main is good to go now. Break in is done and have been starting to getting into boost. When rear main let go it got some oil on my clutch disk (6 puck) cleaned it as good as I could and tossed it back in. It seems the oil didn't completely clean off and car is slipping ever so slightly up top but it seems to be improving with every pull so hopefully it will dry out. Regardless car pulls very strong.