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Dude, i've been swamped out at school. I'll stop by tomorrow. do you have the tools needed?

cylinder hone
are the pistons stock diameter?
torque wrench
micrometer
caliper
depth gauge
many more if you want to measure and "blueprint" the sizes.
die grinder
Ring compressor
plastic mallet
quality straight edge
seal picks
ect ect. many tools needed

 

i have almost all of them i dont think i have these
but i get off at 4 tomorow so im free all day after that

are the pistons stock diameter?yes

micrometer
caliper
depth gauge
quality straight edge
seal picks
but im not sure i might i dont know all the names
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you can notch it out yourself but i would use a dremal tool. small and light and really not that fast and powerful like a die grinder. you can get the stones for it and basically file little spots on the bottom of the cylinder walls a little bit bigger then the rods themself. but if they are not any bigger then the stock rods then you dont have to notch. because you are using the stock crank. so the throw isnt any differents on the counter weights. if that makes any sense to you.

 

yea a little bit haha, i think that the rods a bigger but i dont think theyre going to hit but ppl keep telling me that they will, but i guess i will find out once i decide to try it out and it gets stuck

 

when you install the new rods. just do one at a time and then turn the crank and see how close it is.

 

cleckner04: Do share why you wouldn't use a die grinder. ntegra4lfe: The Eagle rods will hit and you will find yourself removing approximately 1/4 inch from either side of the cylinder.

Edit: Found this after a quick Google: http://theoldone.com/articles/d_seri...building_tips/

 

sorry DeFunk. i guess you can use one. but im just saying something small because the guy never done it before so something smaller and less torque would be better. never done it myself but i have used a die grinder on many things and when it catches on shit, it jerks. i would rather have something smaller because that is a tight fit in the bottom of the cylinder walls, even when you are spinning something at a high rpm you can grind more things then what you want. sorry that i had to explain myself but feel free to ask me anything. i really dont know shit anyway.

 

thanks i dont own a die grinder so knowing i can use a dremel is good and thanks for the thinks i can deff do it if i have pictures to look at haha

 

Naw, I never assume I know everything, I was purely interested in knowing why you felt it was a good idea not to use a die grinder. I've notched, hone and bored over 20 D series blocks (sent them off for sleeving as well for many of them), am always open to better technique. Though yes, in retrospect, he being new to the entire notching process, taking less material off at a slower speed might be beneficial. Besides, I see his reply that he doesnt have a die grinder, so. OP, absolutely dont make any "cuts", grind in a "rounded" type of fashion. Larry has been in the D series game for awhile and his write up is spot on, just follow that.