Josh McClain's personal blog

This isn't exactly my favorite task, but the end reward will be great. Since I'll be in there repairing things anyway, I'll be putting in some high quality, low cost forged goodies for extra insurance. The plan right now is to use Eagle Rods with ARP rod bolts, Ross Racing Pistons (custom-made to achieve an 8.0:1 compression ratio), and ARP main studs. I suppose there's potential that the cylinders are damaged too, so if needed, I'll overbore. I'm not aiming for more displacement -- I simply want everything fresh. Besides, the new Ross pistons will have new rings, and I'll want them to seat nicely. Oh ... my progress on getting the engine pulled.... I have most everything on top disconnected, except for the power steering lines. Underneath, the exhaust is removed, but the three driveshafts are still attached to the transmission. I need to drain the tranny fluid and the get the shafts pulled. Here are some pictures of the current state of things. I also have some baby furniture (yes, for a human baby) to build, so we'll see how quickly this goes. But I have a promise made to Yasin (slownrusty) that I'll have this car running again before year end. Whoa -- the pressure!