Here’s What Fouled Spark Plugs Look Like | Running Too Rich
I wanted to do a post showing how badly fouled the spark plugs were on the project 72 Mustang. These plugs were barely used in this vehicle. They fell victim to the improperly sized 4BBL double pumper carburetor I had installed on the car previously. These spark plugs got fouled because the mixture on the […]
How To Remove Rust From Chrome
In this little experiment, I wanted to try and bring some life back to this 3-year-old Ford Racing air cleaner. This air cleaner is constructed of stainless steel and the face side is chrome plated from Ford Racing. The rust had accumulated on the edges and all throughout the surface. Some of the rust had […]
How To Install Holley Sniper Fuel Injection on a Mustang | Fuel Pump Stage
Begin by inspecting the contents of your Holley Sniper Master Kit. Make sure all necessary fittings, hoses, sensors, and wiring harnesses are in the box. I will try and make this series of posts and videos as thorough as possible so you can make a better-informed decision on fuel injection and understand the build process […]
Engine Completion and First Start Mach1 Mustang
I wanted to share some of the photos and the first start experience of this fully custom built 302 by yours truly. This engine started life as a Ford Explorer engine. From there I completely tore it down and rebuilt it with the highest quality components. The exhaust you hear in the video are Magnaflow […]
Pulleys & Brackets | CVF Racing & Their Customer Support: EXCEPTIONAL!
In my personal quest to build the complete pulley system for my 302 build, I have come to find out that things aren’t as easy as picking out what you need and pressing the “Order” button. There are a lot of factors that can determine bracketry and pulleys. For example, In my own personal experience, […]
How To Clean The Carbon From Top Of Pistons | Using Only Household Products
After pulling the GT40 heads from the 5.0 roller motor I discovered that the tops of the pistons were coated in a thick layer of black carbon buildup. The cylinder walls (bores) were in great shape with no gouges or burrs. This left me with 2 options. Option 1 was to disassemble the entire short block and […]
How To Remove Valve Springs & Valves | Small Block Ford 302 | GT40
In this little post, I decided to video the process of using the Harbor Freight valve spring compressor. This little gem can be picked up for less than $20 and will allow you to do much of the valve train work yourself. This will assist in the build-up of the GT40 heads when it comes time to […]
5.0 Roller Motor Found for the Mustang | 96 Explorer Donor | GT40 Heads
After getting the not so good news that my existing 302 block was un-machineable I decided to look elsewhere for a donor motor. Re-manufactured long blocks average anywhere from $1000 to $1200 depending on where you look. I decided I wanted to stay in the under $400 range so I looked at my local scrap yards. There […]
Cleaning & Painting The Freshly Machined Heads | Small Block Ford 302
The heads are back from the machine shop and all fresh and ready to go. Unfortunately, after they were hot tanked, cleaned, and rebuilt, the finish isn’t so great. Today I decided to wire brush them and add a fresh coat of Ford Blue! Surprisingly these baby’s came out better than I expected. I added a coat of engine enamel silver as […]
Removing the camshaft, timing gears, crank & pistons from the small block ford | DAMAGE FOUND
Today was a fun & exciting day that quickly turned bad once I discovered what was making all that tapping noise when this engine ran. All looked good on the cam and 7 of the cylinder walls. The eighth one wasn’t so great. I discovered very large gouges in the cylinder walls and on the aluminum pistons on the […]