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Old June 24th 2004, 12:19
beesquad711 beesquad711 is offline
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Just in case anybody was wondering, I finally have a plan. Over the next week or two I am going to keep my eyes out for a rolling shell I can't live without (i.e. one with suicide doors and a chopped top). If there are no deals to be had I will spend the money on rebuilding the engine - myself. If I stumble upon something I can't live without, or something that is unique enough to not be available any other time, I plan to buy the project and go with a cheap, easy fix on the baja (new seal, nothing else). Since I work 12 hour days all week, on Friday I'm sending my dad up to the guy's shop I mentioned earlier to take as many pictures as he can. That will give me a better idea as to whether or not he has something worth buying. Now for the engine report.

If I go the route of rebuilding the engine I have decided on a few of the parts I need. I plan on using the 78mm crank and either 90.5 or 92mm p/c's. Also, a lightened and balanced flywheel is in the plan. New heads with big fat valves are coming too. A new cam, rockers, and pushrods, complete it.....I think (am I forgetting anything?). What kind of setup would be OK to use with stock fan/colling tin? Also, at what point do the dual weber's stop being enough to feed this thing? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks in advance.
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