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  • Title: Kirks Judge Motor
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Kirks Judge Motor

  • You will notice that the plate on the bottom of the pump is held on by four grade eight bolts. That is because they have to hold it there against some pretty extreme pressure.

    • You will notice that the plate on the bottom of the pump is…
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  • Here is what the spur gears look like. You will notice that they have indexing marks. These line up for proper assembly. There is also some special modifications that we do before we put the pump into service.

    • Here is what the spur gears look like. You will notice that…
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  • This is your early set of OEM Cast Iron Pontiac Rods. I do not see these Castelated Rod Nuts very often. Mater of fact I do not remember seeing a set on connecting rods like this before. Probably some mechanic thinking they looked cool.

    • This is your early set of OEM Cast Iron Pontiac Rods. I do…
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  • Here is a set of the old cast iron connecting rods. This is the real question. Do you feel lucky today? Shall we build your motor will 40 year old rods that have been thru one engine failure allready?

    • Here is a set of the old cast iron connecting rods. This is…
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  • In this case I am not concerned with damaging these nuts. I would never utilize a set of these nuts in the internals of an engine block. Not to mention the most critical part of a reciprocating lower assembly. That would be a receipe for failure

    • In this case I am not concerned with damaging these nuts. I…
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  • Now if you were gonna save these items you would grind off the casting parting line like this. Then they would begin to look more like a good set of rods. Do not worry about the rod bolts or nuts. You will throw them out.

    • Now if you were gonna save these items you would grind off t…
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  • Sure, I can add new ARP Rod Bolts. I can clean them up to look new, I can Balance them. I can even Poilish them. But I cannot look into the atomic construction of the cast iron and tell you if they are to fail or not.

    • Sure, I can add new ARP Rod Bolts. I can clean them up to l…
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  • The next best step for ensuring the safety of the lower end would be a set of I beam rods like these. Now these are our next best offering in the rod line. They are one step up from stock. They are Forged Steel.

    • The next best step for ensuring the safety of the lower end…
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  • You can tell that they have a Cloverleaf design on the large end that is simular to the 421 Super Duty Rod. I like a good sized wear pattern on the large end.

    • You can tell that they have a Cloverleaf design on the large…
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