by Mauro has a rebuilt 250 engine ready to put in so we pulled the old one out today.
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donivan65- Governor
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Thanks for all your help don....you rock!!!
donivan65- Governor
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So what did the machine shop do to that new engine that you had built up ?
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dipped the block to eliminate rust.
installed new freeze plugs.
machined crank and rods...new journals and rod bearings.
replaced cam bearings...new cam and lifters.
new alu timing gears.
bored and honed cylinders... .30 over with 307 flat top pistons to bring up compression to 9 to 1 aprox, molly rings.
machined the head...new valves,seats, springs, guides, seals.
installed new freeze plugs.
machined crank and rods...new journals and rod bearings.
replaced cam bearings...new cam and lifters.
new alu timing gears.
bored and honed cylinders... .30 over with 307 flat top pistons to bring up compression to 9 to 1 aprox, molly rings.
machined the head...new valves,seats, springs, guides, seals.
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Let us know how she runs after you get it going
donivan65- Governor
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We pulled the front axle out today,,,,,
donivan65- Governor
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Someone has been busy,,,,,,,
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
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That's coming along nicely. Keep up the most excellent work.
white-lightning- Number of posts : 237
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Nice progress.
Digz- Number of posts : 3794
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That is a whole lotta effort in a short space of time!! 
kykayaker37- Number of posts : 139
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NICE JOB MAN
donivan65- Governor
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Mauro goes on vacation and picks up a few souvenirs for his van,,,,,,a couple of headers,,,,a 2 barrel intake manifold and a Ferrari carburetor to complete the package,,,,,
Space Truckin- Number of posts : 1279
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Really excited t 
o hear how your engine/headers run after all your hard Work
o hear how your engine/headers run after all your hard Work
donivan65- Governor
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donivan65- Governor
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Mauro says his engine is ready to be put in the van, so tomorrow I will bring my Cherry picker and my T-10 4 speed transmission and get them bolted up until he gets his custom built overdrive transmission for it,,,,,,
donivan65- Governor
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Packed up my tools and equipment and headed out to Mira Mesa, California,,,,,,
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Hey, are u pushing??......looking good....jajajajajajajaj
donivan65- Governor
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Hey,,,,,,pictures don't lie!!!!!
kayjsharp- Number of posts : 44
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Nice clicks. You rocks.
donivan65- Governor
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Now I will tell you the problems,,,,,He trys the bolt in the new new motor mount,,,,it gets stuck, and tears the center nut out of the rubber, some of those new motor mounts have metric threads in them,,,,,I have an extra so we keep going,,,,,there is no pilot bushing in the end of the crankshaft, so we can't put the clutch on,,,the water pump hits the timing cover and the shaft is too long on the new water pump,,,we look at my 1st Gen crossmember and put his 2nd Gen one in the same way,,,,after we put the engine and transmission in,,,,,there is a 4 inch gap between the engine and bellhousing, so we need to flip the crossmember around,,,,the trans won't go back on with the bellhousing on it,,,,needed to put bellhousing on 1st, then trans,,,,when tightening everything up other new motor mount rubber comes apart,,,,and finally,,,new front header hits the motor mount,,,,,,but it is ,,,,,,,LOOKING GOOD!
jfox- Number of posts : 111
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Looking good Mau!
vanimals- Number of posts : 6
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Awesome 
donivan65- Governor
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Ok,,,,,,,time to connect all these parts together and see if we can bring them to life,,,,I bring an old distributor to turn the oil pump with a drill to pump up the lifters and an adjustable valve cover and we put in the HEI and see what happens,,,,here is the video ,,,,
jfox- Number of posts : 111
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Awesome guys! Sounds great.
donivan65- Governor
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Big day today,,,,,,,some wiring,,,,some exhaust work,,,,,adjust the brakes,,,,,,put on the driveshaft and lets see if the van can move on its own power,,,,,here is the video,,,,,,
