Gen 2 SCAB makeover…totally not ripping off Geoff’s 2.5 build!

[dillard09]

you spelled "7.3L" funny

Haha!! Yes i did

 

[91Eunos]

@full-race geoff and/or anyone else in the know. It looks like I can still get the intake cams for my motor, but the exhaust cams have been discontinued and unavailable to order. Anyone have a line on any NOS cams laying around?

Alternatively, I can order Gen3 cams… but have no idea whether or not they’ll fit in my Gen2 heads.

Third option is new aftermarket cams I suppose, but have no idea where to begin that search other than Google and hope for the best, LoL.

 

[Nex]

Or... some old school RV cams, then hack off the last cylinder.

 

[91Eunos]

Block packed up, ready to ship to a guy @full-race geoff introduced me to… Had to get clever with the hoist to get the block/mains/windage tray into the very heavily reinforced box since I’m working solo:



Dropped it in far enough to take the weight off the chains:





And then moved them to the end to raise it back up to add even more cardboard and dunnage under the end (6+” of stacked cardboard plus packing paper), then dropped it back in with the bellhousing down…guess I forgot to take a picture, LoL.

Regardless, I then flipped it on it’s side, so the windage tray is down/cylinder bores up, and those thin pieces of plywood are on the top and bottom of the container:



I even cut two reinforced lifting holes through the first two layers of corrugated on each end (folded the cardboard inwards and taped all around with gorilla tape).

Also shipping him a new Gen3 crank and some other bits, including the billet flex plate so it can be balanced along with the crank/rods/pistons assembly.



Once he’s complete, and the heads are finished at Headgames, I’m almost certainly gonna have the heads as well as the built short block then shipped to a third dude (race shop) to assemble the long block and install the timing gear. Just need to figure out how soon boundary’s gonna be able to get their oil pump out…looking more and more like a Melling, or new factory pump and new factory crank gears though.

I could certainly do that last bit myself, but have way too many other irons in the fire right now…and I get the peace of mind knowing it was assembled by a pro.

I’ll still do all the ancillary parts installation (intake manifold, turbos/exhaust manifolds, a/c, etc.) and of course be cleaning up the chassis and upgrading stuff as the parts go back in.

More to follow.

 

[91Eunos]

Not a big update, but it looks like the block’s finally getting shipped out today; spent the better part of last week driving all over Texas trying to get a replacement vehicle for my wife’s wrecked X5. Finally got her a new Jeep Grand Cherokee up north of Dallas…drove it back Saturday night (crappy pic by the salesman):



The block’s ready to go, just waiting for my wife to get home and/or my son to come over to help me load it up…local UPS shop will take up to 150#, so this should be gtg. Shipping on 108# ain’t gonna be cheap though, LoL.



Here’s the basics of what I’m having done for ~$4K plus any required machining to correct issues.

700Hp Rated Shortblock
-Incoming inspection (visual inspection, check mainline, check cylinders, check threads)
-Diamond Hone w/Plateau finish
-Deck (PCD)
-Jetwash
-Set ring gap
-Set bearing clearance
-Check crank straightness
-Crank micropolish
-Full set of bearings
-Balancing Crank, Rods, Pistons (adding weight is additional if needed)
-Traum Forged 10:1cr Pistons
-Eagle Forged Hbeam Rods w/ARP2000 bolts
-Assemble crank, rods, pistons into block


I was gonna upgrade to those Boostline rods @full-race geoff showed in his thread, but overkill for my needs …gonna stick w/the Eagle rods for this one.

Edit: $273 to ship the block with windage tray, mains, and rear seal plate installed to NH; their scale said 106#. Insured it for $500. Fit perfectly in the back of my wife’s new SUV btw…

Also have a brand new Gen3 crank OTW to him; shipping direct from Ford Parts Giant.

Waiting for the ARP crank bolt to show up so I can package it with the billet flex plate and ship them both to him as well.