April 26, 2013 will mark my return to racing our Ford Mustang in over a year. Last March our year was cut a little short after cracking our engine block at Road Atlanta. But we are making our return this month at the historic Mitty Challenge at Road Atlanta and will have an ongoing blog to give updates on our progress. This is our block that we cracked last season:
Last month we bought a brand new Boss 302 block and began assembling our new motor. The Boss 302 block is twice the metal we had in the block we cracked last year. We shouldn’t have any problems with the Boss seeing as it is a true racing block. Here she is all pretty and new sitting in her box:
Tom Broom did the machining work for us and did a perfect job. The assembly process began with getting the crank shaft put in along with the pistons, rings, and all the oil plugs around the block. Below are pictures of the crankshaft sitting in the block and my dad fitting the Mahle pistons.
The next process to happen will be putting the rest of the motor together and stripping all of the old decals off of the car. We have a couple new sponsors for The Mitty and the car is getting a completely new look! Stay tuned for the next update!
-Patrick Wilmot
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