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Offline juhap

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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #255 on: December 03, 2017, 10:39:01 AM »
Ready to rock...



Shorties...

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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #256 on: December 07, 2017, 02:52:31 PM »
Looks nice! Let's hear it run!
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #257 on: January 04, 2018, 11:49:24 AM »
First start!  :hello2:

Major gas leak, so after first smoke I could not run it longer...
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #258 on: January 13, 2018, 01:45:33 PM »
V8 Eagle   :hello2:



My 304 needs som attention... oil smoke, no idle...  :censored:
But at least I got V8 under the hood and got it running, sort of...  ;)

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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #259 on: January 14, 2018, 02:51:53 PM »
Pull and rebuild I guess. Congrats you got it in. That's an accomplishment in and of itself!
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #260 on: January 14, 2018, 03:51:26 PM »
awesome job! if you rebuild that 304, be sure to use Chevy valves/guides, 1.84 intake, 1.5 exhaust, and positive seals. A healthy 304 is a wonderful thing! good luck, gz
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #261 on: January 15, 2018, 08:18:30 AM »
Yes, I have to rebuild one of my 304´s... this one has been in a CJ for some time and not driven for a over ten years... so...

I´d like to have a T5 instead of automatic, but I´d need a flywheel. 360 would be better alternative, but it is not road legal, too much cubics...

Now i have my Sport Eagle in my garage, so this all preparation can happen at the same time... hope so...
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #262 on: January 21, 2018, 08:47:58 PM »
This is so cool, keep up the good work!
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #263 on: June 18, 2020, 11:03:26 AM »
Some update...

I have got a T-5 and a brand new flywheel too...
A lot of parts for engine rebuild.... oversize pistons and such...
Need some extra time to get engine and transmission job done...

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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #264 on: June 18, 2020, 05:12:33 PM »
Awesome, Gotta love a V8 for torque and power. Nothing beats it. considering something like it myself.
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #265 on: June 18, 2020, 05:52:13 PM »
Quote from: juhap on June 18, 2020, 11:03:26 AM
Some update...

I have got a T-5 and a brand new flywheel too...
A lot of parts for engine rebuild.... oversize pistons and such...
Need some extra time to get engine and transmission job done...

Thanks for checking in!
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #266 on: September 24, 2020, 10:54:42 AM »
Stop the press.... I don´t have to restore this engine. My friend is selling motor (a 304) from his Rebel The machine (he is getting right stuff under the hood, a 390).  New clutch arrived...
Some sunny day I´m going to do engine swap....  8)
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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #267 on: January 10, 2022, 01:56:41 PM »
Today I heard, that "new" 304 is available!   :hello2:

After few weeks I can bring it home. Now I have to do final assembley of my "silver beast" Sport Wagon.

It is this one...


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Re: My 81 Wagon V8 Project
« Reply #268 on: January 11, 2022, 08:46:09 PM »
That dual exhaust is a sight to behold!

As the war boys said in Mad Max: Fury Road... "V8!  V8!  V8!"
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