Just a short little post showing how we check our piston to deck height and our top dead center. Typically we would check this on number one cylinder but since our crank runs into the block when you try to rotate it, we settled for one of the other cylinders where we could get a piston and rod installed at TDC. The main bearings are too tight on clearance so we need to get a different set of bearings. (Maybe we should have used Swift to check tolerances :-)) As soon as we get the block ground out to clear the crankshaft and wash it up again, we'll be ready to start getting this thing together and move things along again. We finally got the correct head gaskets after trying three different sets. Turns out this Ford Racing SVO block takes all kinds of special items to work with it.
Steve McGilvrey
Checking piston to deck height<-- Wonderful to read!
Posted by: craig brackins | September 27, 2010 at 03:21 AM
Checking piston to deck height<-- interesting!
Posted by: ipad for free | October 18, 2010 at 04:52 AM
Checking piston to deck height<-- Great!
Posted by: Brisbane Investment Property | November 05, 2010 at 03:57 AM
It's interesting that people are still looking at this site. It's been a while now since we built the Cobra but it is interesting to read thru the entire build process. thanks guys
Posted by: Steve McGilvrey | November 05, 2010 at 08:52 AM