Show me your (Clean) V8 Engine Bay! (2 Viewers)
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A bit off topic? I'd say... 
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The jerk store called, they're running out of you!
This is a thread for those of us who don't have that luxury. I do love that about the F engine though...but I fell into the "beggar" category when it came to my FJ40, so I didn't have the luxury of choosing my engine (or all the wonderful PO "mods").
Keep those V8's coming! This thread has proven very inspirational!
Just doing a swap and rebuild on a friend's 89 S10 was a week long endeavor working 16 hour days on it, trying to get all of the awesomeness fabbed and installed on these things is an inspiration. I'll probably have to do a 2f or a V8 swap on mine in a few years since 1f parts are so hard to find, so I will resurrect this thread when it's good and dead
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"Luxury"? I like my SBC, and there is plenty of room.
Yes, but you can't virtually stand in the engine bay with the engine like you can with the 2F. I like my 283 too. If I could get the low-end, even torque of an F, I think it would be the perfect engine for the FJ40. I always thought the F engine was just a little underpowered for a road driven truck. Considering mine is about 99% road driven right now, I'll take the V8 with a smile!
jim land
SILVER Star
not so clean, but ok for me
TCSTARK
Master Debater & Cunning Linguist
Jim - I hate to see your idea of clean. I say it looks great.
Ken, that truck is simply amazing! Great build on that thing. Your work is top notch.
It not hard and it does not take long to get the engine compartment clean. The one thing that always gets me is that someone will take two years or whatever to restore their ride and they spend 10 minutes doing the engine bay.
When I go buy a car I always look inside to see how clean it is. If its not clean that's a sign that they don't take car of anything else. Same with the engine bay.
When I go buy a car I always look inside to see how clean it is. If its not clean that's a sign that they don't take car of anything else. Same with the engine bay.
this is my 283. I don't have the heater hoses in yet, but she's a runner.
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1UZ-FE VVTi
That is beautiful!
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Picked up a new air cleaner/valve covers from a friend this weekend (free dollars!). The valve covers are the "tall" style so I'll need to move the alternator out.
Related question:
For Valve Cover fasteners, it seems like I'm the only guy running ridiculous, long wing nuts, as opposed to bolts.
Is there any advantage to going wing nuts, vs. Bolts or Studs?
For the valve cover mounted wire looms, would I need to mount studs or would bolts work?
Related question:
For Valve Cover fasteners, it seems like I'm the only guy running ridiculous, long wing nuts, as opposed to bolts.
Is there any advantage to going wing nuts, vs. Bolts or Studs?
For the valve cover mounted wire looms, would I need to mount studs or would bolts work?
I had the tall t bolts and they always leaked i now run the stockers and cork gaskets and have zero porblems since
Cdaniel
Undocumented Mechanic-I Am Not CDAN
Bolts, studs, wingnuts whatever floats your boat. Load spreaders are a must. Good thick ones, not the cheap dress up chrome bling style. Just use a good gasket and don't over torque. If your covers are stamped steel, spend some time making sure there are no dimples on the gasket surface under the bolt holes.
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The covers are aluminum, "tall" profile, perimeter bolt, and stamped "made in Taiwan." Otherwise no discernible markings. Probably something like this:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g3302/overview/make/chevrolet
OR
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mrg-6854/overview/make/chevrolet
or something similar
He gave me some new-in-bag cork gaskets he had laying around as well. I've heard mixed reviews about both cork and rubber, so I figured I'd just run the corks and see what happens.
Any recommendation on brands for load spreaders? The ones on my current covers are peeling chrome, no idea as to the quality.
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Cdaniel
Undocumented Mechanic-I Am Not CDAN
If your covers are cast aluminum with thick bosses around the holes like those pictured, then the spreaders are probably unnecessary. Otherwise, I've had great luck with the GM performance set from Chevy. Lots of other good options out there too.
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I happened to still have them in the trunk of the Parts Hauler/Daily Driver, so I snapped a shot.
They do have thick bosses.
I'm thinking about these wire looms to organize the spark plug wires:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnm-1101-90-s
Although I'm not sure how well that would work with Ram's Horns.
I'm thinking it might also make sense to run long studs to mount the valve covers. That way I can keep the covers tightend down, and remove the spark plug wires as a unit by pulling the looms. with bolts, I'd be loosening the valve covers as well.
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