1997 Cherokee rebuild, "Project 300"

[Enzosrock]

Hello all. I am looking forward to this build. I will be painting the body, engine, trim. We will be stroking the original motor with 249.xxx miles on it. Here are the specs. I will add here as they come:


Block 0341 NVH
Head 0630

The machine shop has the block and head checking for cracks and cleaning. They will also be honing and boring the cylinders I believe 0.030" over. But I will know more in the next week.

Thanks for checking out my build.

[Enzosrock]

updates:
Bored .030 over and decked the top
Scat 4.2L crank
New flexplate
Scat Bushed rods
18cc inverted dome Racetec pistons
Melling oil pump and pickup
New crank bearings
New cam bearings
Comp cams 68-235-46
Rollmaster double roller
Johnson lifters
9.060 pushrods
Harland sharp 1.65:1 roller rockers
Full ported Russ 0720 cylinder head w larger valves
Horseshoe intake
Bored TB to 62mm
Stock intake
Banks revolver exhaust manifold
New Mopar Crank position sensor
Mandrel bent full 2.5" downpipe with no dent lol
New cat and muffler reducing to 2.25" tailpipe
AEM wideband 30-4110

[PottersYJ]

sounds like it will run pretty good, are you doing the assembly yourself?

[Enzosrock]

sounds like it will run pretty good, are you doing the assembly yourself?

YES! That is the most enjoyable part of a rebuild. Everything is installed and running. Rockers will not clear the stock valve cover baffle so I am looking into at least a half inch valve spacer because I relocated the baffle a 1/4" up and still getting contact.

[PottersYJ]

there's not a lot of good solutions for the low valve cover issue. I have the scorpion adjustables on mine. I cut two valve covers apart and made a single taller valve cover to accommodate. Small block for or chevy can get tall valve covers for cheap.