Recent content by Mean416

Yep. Me too. But I like all sbm!

I honestly don't know a lot about the car yet, I've had it awhile but I really haven't investigated it too much. It's been pretty stripped down, is caged and back halved with pretty monsterous back tires. It has a ladder bar setup and a braced housing Ferd 9" rear. Appears to have aftermarket...

Well, laid down a couple coats of the summit battle ship gray single stage. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. Flattened out pretty good once it was wet. Glossier than I expected (not a bad thing though) This ought to look pretty cool when it's done.

Y'all might notice the weird water pump. I pressed out the impeller and welded up the end of a water pump. This is so I can adapt an electric water pump.

Well got the key parts primed up today. Using summit brand epoxy primer and catalyst, 1:1 ratio. Seemed to lay down pretty good considering I'm absolutely not an auto paint professional. I'm gonna be using the battleship gray for finishing, so it'll actually look similar to how it does now...

For an ootb set of heads the trick flows are gonna be tough to beat. Or go with a set of SM or Eddie's and have them worked.

Careful, thems fightin words round these parts

I'm gonna try to get the block and some other parts painted today. This is the cam I'm planning on running (I already have a matched set of cam/lifters/springs). I figure it's enough cam to pretty much max out the ootb Edelbrock heads. And also enough to take advantage of ported heads in...

Maybe a victim of using water instead of antifreeze, in Canada?

(Within realistic stroke and bore and rpm combinations) Rpm capabilities aren't directly driven by bore and stroke. This is an old myth that's been dispelled.

Not a big update but it's a step I always dread. General cleanup and prep for painting the block. Historically I have pressure washed and scrubbed with soapy water, but this time I did things a bit different. I got a bunch of brake cleaner to get things initially cleaned up, then used a solvent...

Hey guys. So what are you recommending in general for basic oil system prep? I'm not really interested in major mods unless it's really warranted. I've seen the oiling mods thread and a lot of that seems to go pretty far. What would you guys say are the key things to address on an engine that...

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS double check all critical clearances. Machining is definitely expensive. This block required quite a bit of rework on this last go around. Between decks requiring correction, the correction on the bores, and the rebalancing required on the reciprocating assembly, I was north...

So my next order of business is to prep the block for assembly. My current plan is this: 1. I need to get out the dial bore gauges and double check piston bore clearances. Same for mains. 2. I'll debur and smooth the oil drain backs. 3. I'll test install the cam just to make sure it spins...

Yes you're exactly right!