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Offline Will

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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #45 on: February 07, 2012, 10:18:14 AM »
Stock manifold it is.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #46 on: February 07, 2012, 11:37:34 AM »
The stock intake is great in its native form but with a little cutting and grinding, it can be made even better.  An afternoon's worth of work and beer doesn't cost anything more than the beer you consume.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #47 on: February 08, 2012, 12:24:03 PM »
tell me more of this cutting and grinding you speak of!
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #48 on: February 08, 2012, 01:19:25 PM »
Yes, yes, I'm curious too... Are you referring to needing to move the manifold up to match the raised intake ports?
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #49 on: February 08, 2012, 04:25:52 PM »
I would think just porting the intake would be necessary. It'd be pointless to port the head and not the intake/exhaust, because there would still be raised edges to decrease flow. I think all you really need is a rotary tool with grinding attachment(s) and a steady hand.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #50 on: February 08, 2012, 09:49:22 PM »
yup.  I spray painted a gasket, installed the intake, then removed the intake and cut/grinded/finished out everything that  had paint on it.  simple.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #51 on: February 26, 2012, 06:51:16 PM »
Nothing new as of yet all.  Just took the engine block to the machine shop.  As suspected the block is in perfect working order.  This is a relief because I really wanted to avoid boring.  The head is still at the machine shop.  I will post some pictures when it comes time to reassemble.  My question is this. 

The car is a Jamaican Beige and the trim is Copper Brown Polly.  Can anyone recommend a good distributor to match the color?
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #52 on: March 13, 2012, 08:43:03 AM »
Where is everyone buying their headers?  Clifford? 
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #53 on: March 13, 2012, 11:59:10 AM »
Quote from: Will on March 13, 2012, 08:43:03 AM
Where is everyone buying their headers?  Clifford? 

Yes, as far as I know they're the only ones who've ever provided headers for the Eagle.  I'm not sure, but they may have stopped producing them but I think in the past they did do up a batch when a group of Eagle owners approached them for a bulk buy.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #54 on: March 14, 2012, 09:08:04 AM »
Last I knew they still had some and were happy to sell them, and get read of them.
I have one purchased from them but have never installed it yet.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #55 on: March 14, 2012, 10:09:42 AM »
emailed clifford.  thanks all.
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #56 on: March 21, 2012, 06:57:53 PM »
Ugh.  Just got work from my machinist that the engine has to be bored.  I was hoping to avoid this, but alas boring is required.  My question(s) is this?  Can I bore 0.010 of an inch or do I have to go 0.020?  Anyone know if I can buy pistons that are 0.010 inch over standard?
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #57 on: March 29, 2012, 05:53:28 PM »
Moving on.  How are my fellow eagle members lifting their Eagles?  I was looking to add about 3" to Medusa.   
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #58 on: March 29, 2012, 08:25:30 PM »
Never seen .010 over in the auto world, either way you need pistons & rings, so why not go to .020, you have plenty of material???
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Re: Project: Medusa
« Reply #59 on: March 29, 2012, 09:13:42 PM »
You can add a 1" spacer to the front springs and get 2.5-3 inches of lift. I also here the ESPO springs...which are really for a javelin gives a bit of a lift...so you could do some new javelin springs and like .5 or .75 inch spacer on the spring.

Springs - http://www.springsnthings.com/AMC-suspension-parts You'll have to call in to make an order.
Spacers - uhg I can never find the site where I've found the cheap spacers for the coils, but there is usually a couple on the bay.

The backs you can get an add-a-leaf or get an extra leaf from a couple different vehicles. I think the S-10s fit and the Cherokees.

You can buy some Air Shocks for the rear too and that might lift it up a bit. There is also usually a set or two of some rear shackles that I know a couple members have used on their Eagles. Those can be used for like a 1"-4" lift, depending on which hole you use.
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