Got a couple really silly small things done - about wrapped up on the bottom end here, just waiting on a few small things to finish it up, and have read through the top end build thread that
@Jim put together in anticipation of plugging the rest of this turd together. Here’s how it sits today. No kicker shaft or gears because it’s being deleted. I have no interest in kicking over a high comp cammed big bore, and prefer the visual absence of the kicker I anticipate. Friend of mine is machining me a press-fit, flush-mount plug for the side cover.
Now I have some questions...
1. Since I had 1mm oversized intake valves put into the head, I’m now questioning whether the valve reliefs on the intake side of the Hoos JE 750 pistons are going to be large enough. I’ve done oversized valves before and had the valve pocket fly cut to provide the correct relief, but before I call my machinist and ask if he took this into consideration, does anyone have experience with this very same combo?
2. Irrespective of what else may need to be done here, have any of you who have installed the Hoos 750 kit bothered to clay your pistons to make sure you have the right clearance and squish height? Anything stand out that needed attention afterward?
3. I don’t like the idea of using the stock JIS screws to affix the rear cam chain slider / tensioner base, so I used appropriately sized socket head M6 allen bolts with a drop of blue loctite and torqued them to 7.9 NM, which is the wet torque spec for an M6 bolt into aluminum. Seems like there won’t be even a hint of interference since the cylinder sleeves drop far below their level. See pic above and let me know if this is any kinda issue - I cannot see how it would be, but I may be missing something.
4. Anyone have a clean Type D or E cam chain tensioner they’d sell me?
THAT IS ALL!
