Basic modifications for newbies
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There are numerous sources of information to assist the untrained individual in the rebuilding or repairing of specific components of a vehicle, but there needs to be a place where he/she can learn what to do and what not to do in the modification of their vehicle(s). I will attempt to fill in the blank spaces in their education concerning these modifications. | There are numerous sources of information to assist the untrained individual in the rebuilding or repairing of specific components of a vehicle, but there needs to be a place where he/she can learn what to do and what not to do in the modification of their vehicle(s). I will attempt to fill in the blank spaces in their education concerning these modifications. | ||
| − | + | ==Verifying Top Dead Center at the damper ring with the motor assembled== | |
The first thing I would do with an unknown motor is to verify top dead center on the damper ring at the pointer. With age, the ring can slip on the elastomeric material that is used between the ring and hub of the damper, rendering futile any further attempts to time the motor with a light. | The first thing I would do with an unknown motor is to verify top dead center on the damper ring at the pointer. With age, the ring can slip on the elastomeric material that is used between the ring and hub of the damper, rendering futile any further attempts to time the motor with a light. | ||
Verification is mostly labor, with the only expense being a top dead center piston stop tool and a degree tape for the ring. Measure the outer diameter of the ring so you can get the correct tape. | Verification is mostly labor, with the only expense being a top dead center piston stop tool and a degree tape for the ring. Measure the outer diameter of the ring so you can get the correct tape. | ||
You'll also need a device to determine for sure when the piston is heading back down the bore such as a length of small diameter wooden dowel, a wooden pencil or an old popsicle stick split in half lengthwise to make it skinnier. | You'll also need a device to determine for sure when the piston is heading back down the bore such as a length of small diameter wooden dowel, a wooden pencil or an old popsicle stick split in half lengthwise to make it skinnier. | ||
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| − | + | ==The first modifications to be made to your vehicle== | |
It is usually cheaper and easier to begin making mods to the motor and that's where most everybody starts in their quest to make the vehicle faster/quicker. | It is usually cheaper and easier to begin making mods to the motor and that's where most everybody starts in their quest to make the vehicle faster/quicker. | ||
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