Updates: Oh Boy… (Part 1)

I honestly wanted to write more often, but there have been a ton of distractions and setbacks before the past global-sized distraction that has affected everyone’s lives and afterward.

Some more than others.

In 2023, I lost my support, my cheerleader, my partner-in-life, my best friend – my wife. There are stories I would love to share about some of our road trip misadventures around Germany and the US, as well as sanctioned racing blunders. Maybe in the near future, I will put those tales on this blog.

I loved her and will be missed.

For the last couple of years, I had to back off this project and focus on the well-being of my family. A lot of restructuring is happening on the homefront, and only by the grace of God, hopefully I can get back to my passion.

Another issue that slowed down my blog updates has been that I’m just a picky writer…

The paragraphs below are what I have written back in 2021, albeit incomplete. I am hoping that I will have some positive information to talk about soon.

Block

It took way too long, but the 7A short block is done. It has some aggressive decking, but it’s good to go.
Let me explain:
The first thing I purchased initially when I started this project was a donor block and I had it shipped directly to the machine shop.

Mistakes were made.

The first one was the inspection of the block; it wasn’t a 7AFE as advertised by the auto recycler. Neither I nor the machine shop caught the “obvious” stamp that said 4A. It was caught when the shop attempted (and failed) to install the MRP 7A crankshaft – six months later (mistake #2).