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Word is out and a lot of people know, so, here it is. The secret is a 2.2L stroker. Yes, thats what I have been up to. So, here are a few pics from today's work. Did not get very much done.
Few pics of the block. 95' block bored 40 over and honed, was completely degreased and checked for cracks and everything. The rotating assembly was balanced as well. Crank is the Callies custom stroker crank. Eagle Rods, JE 8.8:1 pistons and total seal rings.
So, next was to start assembling this hog. Got the lower set of bearings in, went to put the top in and noticed the notch was on the wrong side! I never knew that the 95 bedplates were nocthed differently. So, besides waiting another week for another set of bearings to use, why not just notch the bedplate yourself? I am supposed to be a professional right? lol. So, yes, I notched it myself.
Bearings in.
Went ahead and plastigaged everything to make sure all my clearences were okay.
Then went ahead and put the crank in, put my gasket sealer around the block and this time, i did not forget the ORING!!!!
I will get some more pics tomorrow of the bedplate bolted up. I also started to try and get the pistons in the walls, but I am having some issues. The oil rings slide right in but as soon as I get to the 2nd compression ring, it gets VERY tight. I did not like it, so I called it a day. I go back to work tomorrow, so we will see if I can squeeze them in...
-MIKE-
Stroked 2.2L
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