Gompka build - Running great!

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02-05-2010, 01:00 PM

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oh man i think i have this book from my engine blueprinting class hahahaha

did you go to SAM?

02-06-2010, 05:48 AM

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Definitely not getting these mixed up!

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02-06-2010, 12:47 PM

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nice way of keeping em in order...love it. if you notice under em they are marked with their sizes in metric. idk if you seen that, i didnt notice till someone pointed it out to me.

02-06-2010, 06:57 PM

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nice way of keeping em in order...love it. if you notice under em they are marked with their sizes in metric. idk if you seen that, i didnt notice till someone pointed it out to me.

Yea i've seen them, i have changed a few of them in the previous engine i had. I don't want to chance it either way, putting em back in exactly same way i took them out. They are a pita if they get mixed up.

02-06-2010, 08:00 PM

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Cant forget the reference materials, can't hurt to read up some more before I dive into things, since I have never done it before. Will also have a friend helping out who has built a hot rods.

haha got this one too and 2 other.. pretty nice book. barnes and amazon ftw lol

starting my head build once i get all my tools here..

02-17-2010, 05:08 AM

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Align hone done

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Diy hot tank - fountain pump - 2000 watt heater element

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Headstuds are in

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02-17-2010, 12:38 PM

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nice DIY hot tank! build is looking good

02-24-2010, 04:12 AM

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Well everything is back and i am at the process of measuring clearances and such. Why didn't anyone tell me using micrometers and dial bore gauges for the first time would be so complicated? I feel slow because it took me as long as it did to figure out the dial bore gauge, you'd think it would come with instructions!

Also, what did you guys use for ring gaps? a file in a vice? I don't want to shell out $70 for a little hand crank ring filer i will use once.

02-24-2010, 02:03 PM

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I use a hand crank or the motorized ring grinder. Be careful when grinding rings because if you take off too much you can't put it back on ;)

03-21-2010, 06:24 AM

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Got my manifold re-welded with fat welds which will hopefully keep it from cracking again, then i decided to start polishing it.

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03-21-2010, 11:59 AM

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What manifold is that again?

03-21-2010, 03:29 PM

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It looks like an original Dezod.. before they offered the AAA or whatever it's called.

03-21-2010, 03:31 PM

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Dude, sick hottank!

I may make one of these... SPECS lol

03-21-2010, 04:35 PM

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What manifold is that again?

Its the old dezod manifold, but the person who had it before me didn't install things right and it had stress cracks all around the t3 flange.

And when putting in the pistons yesterday the ____ty ring compressor failed to do its job and i cracked one of the rings, so time for an arp ring compressor and a new ring

03-23-2010, 03:13 AM

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Polishing sucks, but its gonna look so good after. I am about 25% done i think

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03-23-2010, 02:22 PM

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^^ WOW, looks really nice, i had no idea those mani's could polish like that....what did u use?

03-23-2010, 05:05 PM

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^^ WOW, looks really nice, i had no idea those mani's could polish like that....what did u use?

lots of elbow grease and sandpaper

03-23-2010, 11:46 PM

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This is as good as I have patience for on the manifold. I wonder how the pros do it....

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03-24-2010, 03:03 PM

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Looking good Dave!

03-24-2010, 08:33 PM

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This is as good as I have patience for on the manifold. I wonder how the pros do it....

Some use Vibratory Polishers. They are big drums or tumblers filled with media that polish metal, brass, even rocks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTWD...eature=related

Look at 4:14 of this video, it shows how they polish a manifold in a vibratory polisher after ceramic coating it. Its a crazy before and after

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This is how all the rich guys on my powder coating forums do it lol I would love a machine like this, but the media is very expensive

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