Update report - August 14, 2017

Excellent gains on the flow bench

Another rebuild wrapped up in the CJ engine shop.

I am pleased to report that this very special engine rebuild is now virtually complete.

After weld repairs to water jackets, the deck surface was surfaced	View down a ported intake runner
Installing a tappet hold down kit	Relieving tappet guides for high lift Stage 2 cams
Front of head was pretty rough prior to sanding and polishing	After polishing
5 angled valve job
Head assembly underway	Head is now fully rebuilt
	Torque plate cylinder hone completed
Balancing the ultra-light CJ billet steel flywheel and clutch assembly
Carrillo rods and custom forged CJ pistons
Short block assembly underway	All piston and rod assemblies now installed
	Billet RBR high flow oil pump
	ARP uprated head studs and custom Cometic head gasket
Installing head to block	Almost finished...

I am delighted to report that we have this special engine rebuild underway.

As delivered, looking rather sorry for itself!
	Several missing main cap bolts
Corroded timing chain cover will be replaced	Crank journals have serious corrosion issues
Magnaflux crack checking block	Heavy silt build up behind core plugs
Machining out original liners
Bad idea to paint an oil pan baffle!	Oil pan has several previous repairs that will need attention
Cylinder head as delivered	Pressure testing cylinder head prior to getting rebuild underway
Most of the water jackets are badly corroded	Water jackets were ground back and then welded
Reshaping water jackets on the end mill
Measuring cam tunnel warpage at .009"	This build will feature Carrillo connecting rods
Align honing cam saddles