My 67 CJ5 build

Today I got the new timing chain dampers on. For the spring I just used a small socket to pop it on. Pc of cake.






Put the intake manifold on next. Easy to place the gasket by putting the 4 bolts in loose then sliding the gasket in.



Torqued to 50lbs



I'm almost done but still need a fuel pump eccentric which is not looking good right now

 

:drool: I started taking apart a 1969 225 v6 tonight to start a rebuild. Great work!

 

Thank you. Good luck with it

 

Little progress today

 

Well well look what came today after 5 weeks



Not sure how much the original faded but looks too dark and too green. I'm going to use it at this point but still waiting for fuel pump eccentric

 

Both your water pump and paint sample look to be a far amount darker than either of my V6's. Not that it will make you any happier but it also looks darker than the original paint on my '53 Buick motor. I understand that monitors don't show colors as accurately as a person may want. From this end, it looks like the same color a friend painted his mountain home.

 

I'm going to spray a sample tomorrow. "Mountain home" ? That hurts

 

He likes green, his JKUR is that glow in the dark green. They just sold the "Mountain Home". It was appraised at 1.2 Million.

 

Spraying it definitely changed the color a bit. With all the different shades these dauntless engines came in I'm happy with it. I'm sure the original color on my water pump is not exact due to age anyway

 

Still no eccentric so I'm stuck in neutral. The humidity was starting to flash rust the engine so I went ahead and primed with a self etching primer.




Since you all know by now I have a condition called rustophobia so any metal that would be hidden from paint after the motor was assembled I went ahead and sprayed a coat of enamel on them, I will just scuff before the final painting

 

did you use engine primer?
regular self etch will not hold up to the heat!! ask me how I know

 

Por-15 self etching primer. Says in application description "for use in high temperature settings"

 

John, hows come no eccentric...? Doesn't Summit or Jegs have them?

 

I ordered one from cars inc. They told me a week. After a month I called them and they told me only one company reproduces them and it's at least a 2 month wait. Used one's without wear almost don't exist

 

John, not sure if it was mentioned.

I picked up an eccentric from TA performance they had new and in stock.This was a little over a year. Shipped real quick, might give them a call see if they have in stock.

 

I called them first. They get them from the same supplier. They had none in stock and a 2 to 3 month wait.

 

I got the drivers side exhaust manifold blasted and ready for paint



Then !!!!!! Grrrrr

 

Carb is apart, cleaned and media blasted, ready for rebuild

 

Careful tighten that ear of exhaust manifold!!! Maybe better now to weld it up with a good nickle rod!! Your project does look go though. ;P

 

Some progress to report, I rebuilt the carb. It was pretty easy to do and saved me $ 300.00 to send it out






Finally located a cam eccentric from a member here, thank god for this forum.



Cam eccentric, distributer gear and cam button



I used permatex 2 on both sides of the timing chain cover gasket



Put some chassis grease on the eccentric for start up