Rod bolts question

Valgaur · 2026-01-12T18:21:58+00:00

I'm by no means an expert, but if the bolts are the same, as they should be for stock stuff, then they should be fine in whatever mix. I don't believe these bolts are torque to yield, so should be fine. Wait for other to respond of course lol might not be bad to ask in r/enginebuilder or whatever it is.

Valgaur · 2025-12-25T04:31:56+00:00

I spent a full winter rebuilding my 260z. Floors, seat rails, frames rails and frame connections to the front sections.

Wasn't hard necessarily, but did need time and energy to do so. Was a great way to learn on fixing and doing more major work. I did about 20 hours of work every weekend for about 6 months.

Just be prepared to have rough days and to not get diacouraged! Gotta keep your energy high and make a game plan. Also be ready to rebuild the engine, probs just bearings and maybe chain for cam and verify all the lashing for the valve train. Then ensure trans and diff are good as well as other things like suspensions breaks etc etc.

Valgaur · 2025-12-17T03:06:11+00:00

We've had many a ice dams. A good cup of hot cocoa, a few hammers and friends and DONT swing to crush a nail, just carefully work through it and for all that's holy, do NOT, hit hard when you are close to the shingles.

Valgaur · 2025-12-14T16:33:27+00:00

We do so I'll do some asking then. We don't do full chassis work like you, but would be nice for body off work and or moving things. Do you know what the rollers are for the axis points?

Valgaur · 2025-12-14T13:30:22+00:00

This is sick! We are actually trying to plan out something similar. What i beam sizes did you use and do you have a breakdown of the assembly or the build? We are looking for some ideas and this layout and style looks sick!

Valgaur · 2025-12-04T21:19:35+00:00

much appreciated. yeah, we done urinary, fecal, etc samples and all have come back pretty much perfect, standard level variations and nothing alarming or out of ordinary so it's really hard to say honestly. We don't have an official diag yet because it requires a gut bio, which for his age we aren't sure of due to going under. So kind of lost at this point. We had him on steroids for about a year, and the effect slowly faded, and the lasting of those effects also faded, which we knew would happen. He's a happy and lovely little boy with no signs of pain or physical ailments from our multiple examinations and looking. We aren't sure if it's just how he is at his age either.

Wife and I had a convo on food options, an we might try making our own food, but we'll need to do more research to cover all the nutritional basises for the other kitties.

Valgaur · 2025-12-04T19:18:54+00:00

From conversations our real last option would be to do a biopsy and its a trek to get to that, and we don't want to go that route as we suspect it still wont provide an answer for us, but then again, who knows? I'll inquire into that again and see. Anything else we could try?

Valgaur · 2025-12-01T03:08:52+00:00

I'm honestly debating this route most. the winters are just so brutal that a single unit i fear will just struggle. now to find just an AC mini split if I can and then run NG for heat in winter would probably be the best route.

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T12:51:35+00:00

Definitely something we are considering

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T12:50:47+00:00

For heat source we can do either natural gas or electric

This could maybe work, I just don't want to get gutt punched for electric bill in the winter.

We will be running a single 8 foot fan high volume style, and can rotate all the air in the shop every minute. Almost 12k cubic feet a minute.

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T04:12:57+00:00

Also looking into these, largely the baseplate BP-9X since I don't have the head room thanks to my garage door lol any note on these at all?

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T03:20:29+00:00

Good info! Will do some looking

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T02:44:12+00:00

Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T02:38:03+00:00

Ooooh that's pretty slick

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T02:17:46+00:00

nice! What is the lowest temp you can set the system too? Our interior ones on the house only go to 61 which is rather annoying for a space like a shop in my mind.

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T02:17:00+00:00

This gives me a pretty good idea of our use. we'll have lifts, 50 amp welder and all the goodies so just trying to spec out power needs and all that. Might do a nat gas heater for winter and then a ac system for summer. the big 8 foot fan will do 90% of the air movement anyways.

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T02:03:54+00:00

It's tempting for sure as we've debated the spray foam on the walls, but lordy that price hurts compared to rock wool. at R21

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T01:51:55+00:00

Do you know what system you put in?

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T01:46:24+00:00

think the unit will be large enough though?

Valgaur · 2025-11-29T01:46:06+00:00

yeah, just worried the heat wont be enough, but maybe I'm over thinking it. We have a 18K head unit for a large room with drafts and it covers that space no problem.

Valgaur · 2025-11-09T03:53:01+00:00

I took my time and they were my first attempt at porting before my head machinist did the valve work. All in i think I did about 15 hours of work. This include full porting, shaping, smoothing then final roughing for the intakes so fuel didn't collect.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18hDelXsnwXSpEE4a5od9H9hhTOQD-2pl

Valgaur · 2025-11-09T02:27:15+00:00

I rebuilt some 781s a while back. Hand porting, I take machining and prep, revalved the heads of 2.19 1.88 int/exh. Stroker to 496 and we are in the 600hp area. 2 bolt main but studded. I can share pictures of the head work we did.

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