I dunno If ive ever shared this with you readers

but most of my engine design is done on a computer. This is kind of a newer way to do this. I figure its better then scratching my head and throwing parts in my cart on summit racing. Ive read reviews on a few different programs, they all seem to claim to be within 10% accurate. I dont have acess to a dyno to prove or disprove but It honestly seems likely. Ive never had anything come back at an odd number.

soo anyways back on point, I thought i would at least(try) to put up a Design I've been putting together for a while. Very basic, But very effective for what its for.

The program is a little outdated( desktop dyno 2000), I have a newer one That is less user friendly as this, But I still enjoy using this one. The other one that I also use from time to time(when im shopping for camshafts) is comp cams Camquest. This is set up similar to desktop dyno but instead of you typing in the cam specs you select a cam from comp cams products. still effective, IF your planning on using a comp cam.

Havent gotten a whole lot done

Been busy with college, Down to my last 3 classes. My job has been very stressful as my boss has this bad habit of harassing me mecilessly and assigning me, Possiably the most qualified guy there, To do the grunt work around the shop.
I may be the youngest guy there and I may not have the hands on wrench turning they are looking for, But I dont think that entitles me to the mistreatment I get. The only thing Im really even thankful to my employer about is the fact I have a job. I mean when your 6 month out from being able to become an Automtive service Excellence (ASE) certified mechanic and have Passed all of your Nation automotive technical excellence foundation(NATEF) testing with flying colors(78% or better on all of em). The only major problem I have is panicing (due to my mental disablities) when wrench turning starts getting complicated.
I am by no means a bad mechanic, I can daignose and fix most problems with a reasonable amount of accuracy. I can usually disassemble any system in an automobile, Given the oppertunity. All that is nesscary Is being able to find the tools and put hands to wrenches and go.

on a differing note, Ive got my subaru motor put back together(changed some gaskets, Glad I did....intake gasket looked like it was blown). Planning on dropping it in tomorrow morning(assuming my guts quit hurting so I can sleep.Wrath of pizza hut I supose...)

Other then those few things, Life has been stress free.

so I mentioned my truck got wrecked

So Heres the pictures from the actual wreck(took a bit of doing to find em)

This is why you shouldnt put your new chevy against a 1985 F-250. The guy in the white shirt is the driver, at this point he is still up-right but very confused

He hit it hard enough to move the front 5 feet and the rear 8 feet. His truck ended up in my parking spot when all was said and done

another local car show

Heres some of the local color for you to enjoy. Thanks goes out to my mother for going out and taking some pictures while I was working

busy busy busy

yup still just busy, the mustang is on the back-burner for a bit till I get a few more important life things squared away.

In other life related news, a few months back my truck got crashed into...Bent the frame 3 inches and sprung the rear leaf spring.

So i got A new(to me at least) F-350 to drive( my Daily driver was the truck for the winter, my subaru threw the front pulley.) It had a poorly wire holley fuel injection set-up on it. We decided to get back to the basics and stuck the 650 holley carb off the bronco(another project my father and I are hung up on and she ran great after that.)

soooo......

Finally tooksome pictures of a few things

the valve covers oil pan and intake, along with part of the cylinder head are painted, leaving the headers and the block at the only engine parts not painted(yet)

The bearing alignment turned out to be a connecting rod problem, I had one rebuilt and now Im going together once again. As it stands right now I have 8 pistons in the bores fully dressed, still bare cylinder heads, painted valve covers, oil pan and intake manifold. The drivers side suspension nearly rebuilt(all of the wear parts changed).

On another note I've Invested in a bowling and grippo megasquirt II standalone ECU(V3.57) and the realated wiring componets. If all goes well with the intial start-up and break in on my engine I'll move on to adding wasted spark ignition (EDIS-8) and Throttle body injection(1983 continetial. this should help to bump up the fuel econemy to a fairly decent level(assuming I possese the skills to make the engine run with the fuel injection system). Only time will tell im afraid.

Unforunatly I have yet to take the time to provide the pictures that I so often promise. I apologize as I am forgetful.

On yet another note my father and I have started a side project swapping a 460 into a 1979 ford bronco. Its all but finished if the radiator we purchased hadnt fill our transmission full of coolant. we're planning on drying it out the best we can and running it. but I doubt that the outcome will be in our favor.

As for the old engine(351c) we're looking at swapping heads to a slightly different engine and having a fair bit of fun frankensteining yet another vehicle.

Gads, More problems as it were

Hopfully this is the last of them otherwise I'll have to tear my hair out.

Im still having trouble with the bearing alignment on a couple of rods, I've Got them all 100% on the right way but I made the mistake of re-using a bearing with a bent alignment tab.

The good news is I got hired on at a local Shop doing tires and a bit of mechanicing. They do alot of business with the county and many state agencies so it'll take a while to gain there full trust and be able to do mainly mechanicing. Hopefully I can get a chance to show them my true skills. If not I'll continue to do tires and clean-up and pray that I get a fair raise at some point (7.00 bucks an hour is boardering on slave labor in my opinion....But it buys parts and pays bills).

A little off topic but

The school I go to(College of Eastern Utah) was ranked in the top 20 schools in the nation in a recent issue of tomorrows technician. Its rather exciting not only because of the fact that its rank that high nationally but also the fact that we are Very small in compairison to some schools.

last we left

I was getting ready to assemble the engine....I think....

the good news is I got all the pistons put back on rods and Im ready to go back together.

The bad news is Im out of money, Budget cuts at the college took the last of my work-study with Most of the budget for the automotive program. We have to put in a request for one paper clip....its that bad....