94 Ford Beast-350 OBS CCLB - Motor is done, need to sell, questions-please help

[scooter99]

After about 3 layers of primer, I started laying some color.

Also got the engine hoist bracket done up.

[scooter99]

So after all this painting parts, and prep work to make this thing look good, it's finally time to start putting something back together. This is the new power steering pump, the painted pulley, painted bracket, and the painted belt tensioner.

First I bolted up the new Power Steering pump.

Just a side view with all the plugs still installed. I will leave these in until it's time to connect the hoses and fill it up.

Put a little assembly lube on the shaft as well as the pulley. This should help with pressing it back on.

This is the little "tool" that helps to get the pulley on. It's simply a bolt, with a square nut on it, and a washer. I had an issue with this. This came with the kit, and while it wasn't completely the tools fault, it was very cheaply made. Part of the issue was the paint that got inside the hole of the pulley. It made it small enough to cause an issue, and combined with the cheap hardware of the tool, I ended up stripping the nut and bolt. I had to improvise with on e of the ARP bolts. Lesson learned.

I managed to get it about this far and then started having issues. I ended up pulling it off, and cleaning it out with a wire brush. Then tried again with different hardware.

But I finally got it on, and then bolted the belt tensioner on as well. One piece of this complicated puzzle is put together.

[scooter99]

Now that at least one piece is put together, I'd call this the put back together stage. Things are about to get exciting.

Let's strip the headers and see what they look like!

Time to prep the block. I wiped everything down and go tout the tap to clean out the holes. A little 3in1 oil and some patience and got each hole cleaned out.

Now, to do this job and reuse the original bolts would just be a crime. So I picked up some ARP bolts to get this job done right.

Header is sitting here ready to go home. Time to climb in and get er done. Damn this thing has some weight to it!

Each bolt got torqued down per specs and in order out of the book. Did it in 3 stages, 70 ft lbs, 110 ft lbs, and 140 ft lbs.

Repeated the process for the other side. She's starting to look like a motor again!

[scooter99]

Next was the valley. It needed to be cleaned up still. Sprayed it down with some WD-40 after plugging the holes to the cam. Letting that soak a minute.

Using a couple of wire brushes, and some rags to clean it off, this is how it ended up. Pretty good in my book.

Time for the intake manifold. New Gaskets to be used too.

More ARP love as well.

Got the tape stripped off the intake and ready to go in.

A little black RTV for the ends.

[Keith77]

I dont know how you take so many pictures.... LOL

Also I told you that the rust in the cylinder wouldnt hurt you

[scooter99]

After that was done, I figured I better get the push rods in before I couldn't see where they go. I'm sure I could've felt them out but I didn't want to put for that much work when it's all exposed now.

A little assembly lube to go on the rods.

Driver side done.

Passenger side rods in, and intake in place. Not bolted on yet though.

ARP bolts, let's get her tightened down. Again per spec, and in order by the book. 2 stages this time. 15 ft lbs, and then 45 ft lbs.

And this is what she looks like now. Everything is tightened down. I did notice however, that the top of the heads above the intake manifold are still raw metal. I may have to spray those black. I didn't realize that they were going to show. Probably just the ocd in me, but it bugs me.

So that's where I'm at now. I have the smog pump bracket to put back together. I also realized I forgot to paint the throttle body as well. That will have to get done. It'll stick out like a sore thumb otherwise. But I'm making progress.

I also thought about an issue I did. I was cleaning the pistons and cylinders etc, and turned the crank shaft to expose the cylinders, but I forgot to mark the cam and crank before I did it. So now I'll have to find TDC, and the compression stroke before I put it all back together. SO I think the timing chain etc will be next so I can get that taken care of.

Also still have the sensors etc to put on the intake, but I'll do that soon too. Lot's to do still, alot of little things especially, but it's coming along. I'll work on it more tomorrow night.

[scooter99]

I dont know how you take so many pictures.... LOL

Also I told you that the rust in the cylinder wouldnt hurt you

A lot of it I do for my own good so if I get confused I can refer back to them, but I do it for others too. I think I said in here somewhere, but I can't remember and don't wanna look for it, when I was researching this project, I couldn't find anything that was very descriptive on how to tear down and put back etc. SO I thought if I'm going to go through the work, I might as well document it good so someone else can benefit from it in the future if needed.

Yes and I believed you. It came off relatively easily. Thanks.

[Keith77]

To find compression just turn crank over with your finger on #1 cylinder until compression will push you finger off. Then stick a small screw driver in and watch it move with the pistion.

[scooter99]

Do you mean with key, or just turning the crank with the timing chain on it?

[Keith77]

Never mind you have the timing chain off LOL