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  • #46
    even if it doesn't run, at least it looks good







    going to indiana over this weekend, so I hope to work on swapping it in next weekend. maybe it'll even start

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    • #47
      it sure is perty
      >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
      ERIK


      95 yj, locked lifted, and ready to rock!

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      • #48
        Looks fast anyways... I think that is the last 4.2L crank core in the US. Napa didn't have one when I first tried to order it (right after you did Chuck), and I have been through 3 places that say "yeah, sure we have one of those..." only to find out after they actually look on the shelf that they are out of them. I have started expanding my search...my father is looking for one in the engine scrap yards of good ole Detroit...
        1986 CJ-7; 4.6L stroker, balanced & blueprinted; 5" lift, 35x1250 MTRs, Poison Spyder Full Width kit,
        My Jeep

        Moab Rocker Knocker Video:shades:

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        • #49
          My son just bought a 4.2 crank for his YJ at Advance Auto.$173.00-his old crank was worth $20.00 as a core.It's been turned .020 on both rod and main journals.
          "Good Girls and Dirty Jeeps" a song by Opal Justice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xRtRE45OVQ

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          • #50
            Originally posted by rick
            Looks fast anyways... I think that is the last 4.2L crank core in the US. Napa didn't have one when I first tried to order it (right after you did Chuck), and I have been through 3 places that say "yeah, sure we have one of those..." only to find out after they actually look on the shelf that they are out of them. I have started expanding my search...my father is looking for one in the engine scrap yards of good ole Detroit...
            Rick I have 4.2 long block in the Garage. It'll cost a "Howdy" from ya. If you want the crank just say " Yea Ha".
            [COLOR=Red]Semper Fi[/COLOR]
            In Loving Memory of My Daughter

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            • #51
              How about "Yeeee hawww"? Can I say yeee haw instead? I'll take it - heck, i'll even pull it myself.... we'll be in touch.
              1986 CJ-7; 4.6L stroker, balanced & blueprinted; 5" lift, 35x1250 MTRs, Poison Spyder Full Width kit,
              My Jeep

              Moab Rocker Knocker Video:shades:

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              • #52
                alrighty then... theis is getting serious

                before:



                making a little room to work:



                OUT WITH YA!



                seems to me that something's missing?



                much better



                finish up the wiring, new radiator & hoses, other odds & ends and (hopefully) firing it up tomorrow

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                • #53
                  WOW!

                  Thats purty Chuck!

                  Good luck with the install

                  Tam
                  2002 TJ on 35s a bit of lift with some stuff
                  Rock-ItMan all the way around

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                  • #54
                    what a mess!!

                    I mean . . . LOOKIN GOOD!!
                    [COLOR=blue]Chris[/COLOR]
                    SAVE JOHNSON VALLEY!!! - CLICK HERE
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                    Motech Performance

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                    • #55
                      She looks soooo SWEET!!!Wish I could be ther to hear her fire up for the first time!Actually I wish it was in my CJ!
                      "Good Girls and Dirty Jeeps" a song by Opal Justice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xRtRE45OVQ

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                      • #56
                        Boo now we cant race fair. Better hook up the nos........


                        Looks good Chucky.

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                        • #57
                          Looks nice, you need some help breaking in the cam? I'll hold the throttle open for you . That's the fun part...2,000 rpm for 30 minutes. The neighbors love that, especially if you do it at about midnight or so on a school night without the exhaust hooked up...

                          This is the pic I was looking for... Now I know for sure what these brackets are for on this junkyard engine I have - I thought they were XJ. I guess I need to keep scouring ebay for a wrangler a/c bracket. Damn I wish I paid more attention to what the heck I buy...
                          1986 CJ-7; 4.6L stroker, balanced & blueprinted; 5" lift, 35x1250 MTRs, Poison Spyder Full Width kit,
                          My Jeep

                          Moab Rocker Knocker Video:shades:

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                          • #58
                            well it fired up on the first try the directions that came with the cam said to run it for 20 minutes... which I did, of course. I haven't taken it for a spin yet since I still have a few minor things to do: bolt down the airbox, connect the ground strap, top off the transmission fluid (lost 4 or 5 quarts when I disco'ed the tranny cooler lines and removed the torque convertor). It starts after turning over 2 or 3 times and runs & revs like nobody's business. Oil pressure is right at 40 PSI cold. I can't wait to take it for a spin tomorrow Not bad for a first-time engine builder

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                            • #59
                              This thread has been totally fascinating for me even though I hardly understand it Any good books out there about engines that can help me to at least understand what everyone is talking about?
                              Michael

                              [sign]nlm mln[/sign]

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                              • #60
                                woohoo! it's done... it runs... the distributor was one tooth off so it knocked and backfired a bit, especially under load. reindexed the dist. and all is well it's got a very slight ping in 4th gear so i might need to invest in octane booster (or 89 octane gas).

                                nagal, in the simplest terms, stroking an engine is a method of rebuilding using non-stock parts to increase the stroke (the distance the piston travels up & down the cylinder). in the case of the Jeep 4.0L, there are several ways to do this, depending on how much you want to spend i used a crankshaft from a 4.2L Jeep engine, 4.0L connecting rods, and custom-made pistons. I also bored the block over a bit, making the diameter of the cylinder a bit larger as well. my engine is now about 4.6L displacement. tons of fun

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