The POS 408 progress pics....
I'm using 7 rib pulleys. They have one for that? hehe
I saw they have a couple types of spacer. One is a nice billet spacer that is I think .300ish thick. I can take a measurement and have my machine shop take it down to where it needs to be unless it works as is.
I am way more concerned about the alternator fitment and whether what i make fit can make enough amps. I sense that my alt might hit the valve cover with the magnum bracket and late model alt, but if I went with the old style alt there is no 7 rib pulley, the pulley doesnt bolt on like the pulley I have for it, and max the old style alts make is what? 100 amp?
I am planning on BULLETPROOF cooling and that will require a heavy duty e-fan. No flex or clutch fan is going on this. I hate them. they're always in the way.
Being as discerning as I have been about this thing has really made life hard. I even had to convert the milodon LA dipstick to a magnum dipstick because I was adamant about using it. LOL Look at this ****...
I had to pull out the original thick wire stick which was pressed in. It was a pain in the ***! Then I had to drill a perfectly straight hole up the middle of the handle, turn part of the original magnum dipstick handle down until it was a press fit bushing to fit into the handle, then precisely align all the holes, very carefully drill through the handle and pin it with a new longer tension pin. It's perfect and solid. Bit how many people give enough of a ****, to do something like this for a dipstick?:-D
I was so scared of ruining it, but I was either gonna come out smelling like a rose, or ruin an expensive DIPSTICK.
This is the entire story of this engine.
I'm using 7 rib pulleys. They have one for that? hehe
I saw they have a couple types of spacer. One is a nice billet spacer that is I think .300ish thick. I can take a measurement and have my machine shop take it down to where it needs to be unless it works as is.
I am way more concerned about the alternator fitment and whether what i make fit can make enough amps. I sense that my alt might hit the valve cover with the magnum bracket and late model alt, but if I went with the old style alt there is no 7 rib pulley, the pulley doesnt bolt on like the pulley I have for it, and max the old style alts make is what? 100 amp?
I am planning on BULLETPROOF cooling and that will require a heavy duty e-fan. No flex or clutch fan is going on this. I hate them. they're always in the way.
Being as discerning as I have been about this thing has really made life hard. I even had to convert the milodon LA dipstick to a magnum dipstick because I was adamant about using it. LOL Look at this ****...
I had to pull out the original thick wire stick which was pressed in. It was a pain in the ***! Then I had to drill a perfectly straight hole up the middle of the handle, turn part of the original magnum dipstick handle down until it was a press fit bushing to fit into the handle, then precisely align all the holes, very carefully drill through the handle and pin it with a new longer tension pin. It's perfect and solid. Bit how many people give enough of a ****, to do something like this for a dipstick?:-D
I was so scared of ruining it, but I was either gonna come out smelling like a rose, or ruin an expensive DIPSTICK.
This is the entire story of this engine.
