Build Rosie the 40 - Tilda Bogue Service Station
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Cleaned off all the stuff we will reuse.
Pulled all the stuff we won’t use out of the truck.
I think I have a good local prospect to sell this take out motor and transmission/case to.
Next week I start on a much delayed import FJ45 Troopy while parts start stacking up for Rosie.
Pulled all the stuff we won’t use out of the truck.
I think I have a good local prospect to sell this take out motor and transmission/case to.
Next week I start on a much delayed import FJ45 Troopy while parts start stacking up for Rosie.
Radio check
ETAF accidentally kicked the Baofeng charger out of the wall and the battery died, so *he’s been firing blanks
Cruiserdan will be pleased to know that this motor build will be kosher-certified and blessed every step of the way by none other than the King Himself, thank you very much.
Hail to the king, baby!
I have not figured out the concept of time yet, but we are in the home stretch. All of the i’s have been dotted and t’s crossed.
I’ve found that the very first motor you assemble goes pretty smoothly and then each one after that will have its own set of emergencies. We’re out of the show stopper-stage and should be able to proceed relatively peacefully under the King’s watchful eye.
I’ve found that the very first motor you assemble goes pretty smoothly and then each one after that will have its own set of emergencies. We’re out of the show stopper-stage and should be able to proceed relatively peacefully under the King’s watchful eye.
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The crank and cam are in with a new set of timing gears.
I got to use our newly hot-rodded 20T Harbor Freight press for the cam gear. Our old cylinder died so we bought the 20T air over hydraulic version, which squeezes right in to the press. The cool part is no pumping AND it makes machine gun noises
Material taken off #1 during the balancing process:
I got to use our newly hot-rodded 20T Harbor Freight press for the cam gear. Our old cylinder died so we bought the 20T air over hydraulic version, which squeezes right in to the press. The cool part is no pumping AND it makes machine gun noises
Material taken off #1 during the balancing process:
Let’s cut the carp, here’s what we all came to see:
Not only are these sexier than than originals by a mile, they weigh in at over a pound less per cylinder 
This was an average weight factory rod too. They range from 960g to 1020g depending on who was pouring the molds that day. These Carrillos are very consistent.
These pistons have a more modern design, with the pin and rings higher in the bore, with less piston skirt for less drag. The rod was lengthened to make the math work. This is not a stroker, but is the equivalent of a stroked 3F, which has a shorter piston and less drag than the 2F
This was an average weight factory rod too. They range from 960g to 1020g depending on who was pouring the molds that day. These Carrillos are very consistent.
These pistons have a more modern design, with the pin and rings higher in the bore, with less piston skirt for less drag. The rod was lengthened to make the math work. This is not a stroker, but is the equivalent of a stroked 3F, which has a shorter piston and less drag than the 2F
Next up is to file the rings and assemble the rings/pistons/rods/bearings and get them ready to slide in.
- Stay tuned -
- Stay tuned -
Is this a 1f hot rod build or a 2F build?
2F
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Couple of those head bolts look a little rusty, why not new ones on a build of this level??
ARP all the way. If they have them for this application.
Very cool build. What's the plan for the top end? Cam. Roller rockers. Flow the head a bit. Forced induction
Be interesting to see some comparo dyno charts at some point.
The lower rotating inertia must be great for accel. I'd say lighten the flywheel a few lbs, but you probably want some amount of inertia for low rpm/torq off road/crawling. A trade off perhaps.
Thanks for sharing the details. Sourcing the pistons and rods must have taken some work.