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I remember talking to you that one night at the ledge about your head gasket issues but thought for sure that you would get it resolved. 
I know you have been thinking about this car for a long time. Probably even when you had your first Hustler.  Good to hear that you’re not giving up. 
You can always get an LS car, maybe even a mid. 

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22 minutes ago, FOG said:

I remember talking to you that one night at the ledge about your head gasket issues but thought for sure that you would get it resolved. 
I know you have been thinking about this car for a long time. Probably even when you had your first Hustler.  Good to hear that you’re not giving up. 
You can always get an LS car, maybe even a mid. 

I have been dreaming about it for a long time. Thats why I need to see it thru.

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Not sure which round to call this but here we go.

Engine coming out and some parts going to John for balancing the crank in the new engine. 

3.6/3.2 new Subaru in the making.

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50 minutes ago, Grease Monkey said:

Not sure which round to call this but here we go.

Engine coming out and some parts going to John for balancing the crank in the new engine. 

3.6/3.2 new Subaru in the making.

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It's only money,,,You'll make more!

 

 

 

 

 

Had that on the back of my first boat.

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1 hour ago, Grease Monkey said:

Not sure which round to call this but here we go.

Engine coming out and some parts going to John for balancing the crank in the new engine. 

3.6/3.2 new Subaru in the making.

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Nothing worth doing good ever comes easy - and this one has not been easy, that means in the end its gonna be really good

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Even hurt and taken apart it looks killer - 👊🏼

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That's it for today.

 

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Any Updates??

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Yes sir. 

New rear shocks came in.  John's balancing the engines rotating assembly now. Heads and ported and polished and going out for the valve job. I believe they are getting inconell valves. 

Timing cover, valve cover and accessories have been powder coated. 

Moving along. 

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That’s great to here   

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looks really nice, good job 

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7 hours ago, Grease Monkey said:

Yes sir. 

New rear shocks came in.  John's balancing the engines rotating assembly now. Heads and ported and polished and going out for the valve job. I believe they are getting inconell valves. 

Timing cover, valve cover and accessories have been powder coated. 

Moving along. 

Good to hear things are moving along. 
Summer goes by real fast. 

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Short blocks been assembled. @John@Outfront and his team are working away.

Enjoy the picts!!!

Thanks John.

 

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Boy I missed some stuff.............I thought you already did all this stuff!

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10 minutes ago, Spize909 said:

Boy I missed some stuff.............I thought you already did all this stuff!

Kind of.

Never went this deep and should of instead of pushing what was already a problem child.

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WOW thats Nice

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Little tech talk. 

The old 3.0 platform used a crankshaft driven oil pump. 

The new 3.6 platform uses a cam driven oil pump. 

Due to the cam speed difference, Subaru went way up in pump size.  

Check out the difference.

 

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Damn that’s substantial 

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Wow...a lot bigger but looks way better!

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1 hour ago, Grease Monkey said:

Little tech talk. 

The old 3.0 platform used a crankshaft driven oil pump. 

The new 3.6 platform uses a cam driven oil pump. 

Due to the cam speed difference, Subaru went way up in pump size.  

Check out the difference.

What's the reason for and benefit of the change?  (crank driven vs cam driven)

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15 minutes ago, AZCG said:

What's the reason for and benefit of the change?  (crank driven vs cam driven)

I assume lower rotational speeds make life easier easier on components.

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45 minutes ago, AZCG said:

What's the reason for and benefit of the change?  (crank driven vs cam driven)

Less speed, more volume, less cavitation.

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WOW

 

 

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