95 5.8 roller engine I think you guys were looking for(?). Kind of an old post but may be worth researching.

Mike, I know we talked about it today but refresh my memory on exactly what Phil is wanting with the 5.8 roller Block. Was it just the block, connecting rods and crank or was there more than that? As I said, I will give you the one I have if that is easiest but another option would be just acquiring another complete short block which I can probably gather in short order. If I'm up to date on what is needed, phil already has the intake. How about heads? Is he going aftermarket or do we need to be on the hunt for some GT40's? I'm going to guess an explorer front dress is also in the plans, do we have the parts for that yet?


i have gt40 heads being redone right now , and i have a explorer front dress being donated , talked to phil and he said he needs a short block with a truck rear sump oilpan , also crank , rods , and block .

toolman id tried to deal with him but he said he's got tons of buyers , so it a no go but thanks for hunting

Looks pretty similar to the 96 E250 pan.

I've got his new oil pan Jeremy listed above and it will be taken down there with the short block.

Not a builder, looks to be ready to go. Only bad thing is I think it's a '94.

I went 5.8 roller scouting this weekend and found a viable candidate. I was running solo and short on time so I could not grab it but The plan is to go back for it this weekend. Kevin has volunteered to help me so we should be able to make quick work of it.

Mike, Shoot me a message with your number and we can work out getting it down to you once we have it. We will spring for the short block.

Howdy everyone

We already exceeded the original cash donation goal of 1,000 dollars which is great. All the contributions are really appreciated.

Having said that, I bet we can raise 3,000 dollars with the following raffle.

For every 50 dollar donation made through the fundly site we will enter you in a raffle for a USED GoPro Hero Black camera.

This will include donations which have already been made. PM me the details of your qualifying donation(s). We will have to go on the honor system and hope that no conflicts arise.

If you donated less than 50 and want to participate in the raffle then pm me with the details of your previous donation and make an additional donation to get you to the 50 dollar minimum.

We will select the winner on November 20th. Great way to get a nice GoPro at a cheap price while helping with the project.

The project is moving along nicely and you should see some progress pics soon enough.

today phil and i fitted a 1991 explorer radiator in the bronco , the fit is awesome and the cost is reasonable about 100.00 new .

on a sad note phil father passed last night , so phil heading back to California

Phil,

Sorry to hear about your dad. If there is anything any of us can do please ask. My condolences.

Phil, that sucks, I'm sorry to hear it. Safe travels.

I'm very sorry hear of your loss. Enjoy the memories of the time you spent with him, I'm sure you have many great ones.

So sorry for your loss. Safe journeys to CA.

Sorry to hear about your Dad Phil.

I'm sorry about your dad Phil. If there is something we can do to help you through let us know.

Sorry man. Our thoughts are with you.

Sorry to hear of your father passing. I am glad you had some time to spend with him the last several months. Safe travels.

Sorry about your loss. Anything I can do let me know

Sorry for your loss. Glad you were able to spend the time you did with him. Godspeed.

Sorry to hear. If your father was anything like you, then he was an awesome man. Safe travels back to Cali. Sincerely the Lavender 's

Winner of the GoPro camera is somebody name jim3326 in CB.com.

Thanks everybody for the donations of money, time, and goodies.

Let's keep it rolling !

So I have a box that is addressed to project viperwolf. With that being said when is the next work day? I need to deliver this said box.

I guess it’s about time to post a progress report.
Rebuilt the tcase. I used the T rails because those were the only ones I had. I like the J rails better so I modified these to work just like the J rails inside. I also added the AA rear output I found on craigslist and the input stub for the AA AOD adapter.
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Next was the power steering box. This is a 6 turn box but I want to convert it to a 4 turn. I tried to order parts to do that back in December but they weren’t available at that time. I need to get back on the phone and get them here. I also need to find a stock pitman arm.
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The GT40 heads came from Havana Machine. They milled and rebuilt them, drilled for 7/16” bolts and elongated the pushrod holes. I replaced the valve springs to match Comp Cams requirement for the cam I’ll run. Spring installed height was adjusted with shims.
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Intake manifold was next on the table. I picked it up a while ago from RoxCrusher. As it turns out it isn’t actually a Lightning or Cobra intake. It was one that was sold through FRPP and it had never even been bolted to an engine. I tapped the EGR riser for a plug since I’m not going to use EGR on this engine. Then I made a better PCV baffle for the bottom because the stock one didn’t look like it would do much to keep oil out.
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Next up was the engine build. The short block was acquired and donated by casadejohnson and kbank6. Tear down showed no major issues other than severely worn bearings. The block then went to MPG Heads for machine work. It was bored .020” over and balanced, rods were rebuilt and fitted to the new stock type pistons.
I cleaned the block and ran a tap through all the bolt holes. Then I painted it. Crankshaft, pistons and cam were installed. Ring gaps, bearing clearances and end plays were all checked. Cam timing was verified. Correct pushrod length was determined and piston to valve clearance was checked with clay. Everything went together nicely.
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I scored some valve covers off craigslist for $25. Then I clearance them out to fit some roller rockers. I had to remove the baffle and make a new one inside the filler tube. Then I polished them up a little to add some bling factor.
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I cut an extra groove in the cam position sensor adapter I got from JohnnyjetMech to accommodate the stock distributor clamp. Two set screws lock the adapter to the sensor body.
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I lengthened the fuel rail hoses and rebuilt the 24 lb injectors. I even added a fuel pressure gauge.
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