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Miscellaneous
October 5th, 2002.
After close to a month of not doing much, I finally got together with Eric Kerman up in NY to pick up my engine. He had completed it several weeks ago but due to our schedules we hadn't been able to get together. Saturday morning I prepared for my trip up to NY to pick up the motor. Eric's a cool guy, and knows his stuff when it comes to the internals of 2002 engines. This was not a rebuild, but rather a renewal. All the pistons, valves, seals, etc. are brand new, not refurbed. The originals were tossed out for all the new replacement parts. Furthermore, I got a new late 80's reproduction 121 head as my original had cracked. So this is in essence a brand new motor. Everything from top to bottom on the long block was replaced with new parts down to the bolts and screws.The pistons are 9.3:1 unlike the original 9.5:1, but with some mild port work to the head and all the new parts in the head such as cam, etc. this puppy should yield slightly better than stock HP ratings. In the pics below you will see me and Eric discussing details about the motor and loading it up in my truck for the 3 hour drive home....
October 31, 2002.
Not much going on right now. The new house has had priority over everything. I close today on Halloween, and will be moving and settling into the new place throughout the early part of November. Here are some quick pics of the engine at my old garage. All this will be moved to my new place.
