Which trans are you putting in this, an A230 maybe? I'll be interested to see how your linkages work out to keep the three-on-the-tree.
Yes, that's right. Somehow I don't think the little three speed will hold up. LOL
Which trans are you putting in this, an A230 maybe? I'll be interested to see how your linkages work out to keep the three-on-the-tree.
Rob, final product looks great.
Did you post what the final main and rod bearing clearances were? I might have missed it.
Did you find that bell housing yet?
Dang that looks great!! Good job buddyOk so I'm doing little stuff now. Gotta recover from the spendin spree. lol I got the fuel pump to carburetor line bent tonight. Up behind the alternator and around the distributor. Ain't hittin anything. Amazingly. lol I thought it came out ok.
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That's old hat for him.Dang that looks great!! Good job buddy
I am sold on the vinegar rust removal. This is after 24 hours. It'll live! Check it out Roy! @SGBARRACUDA
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So true, I picked up a running 400 yesterday for $300, I have no idea yet, which car I will put it in, but it was cheap enough.Key to the budget build imo is to buy the stuff long before you need it when you come across a deal. I have more core engines than I currently have cars. If you wait until the moment you need something, you will pay a premium for it. For example it is entirely possible to buy a non running vehicle, part it out to get your cost back, while getting the core engine for nothing other than some work.
Got the rings free yet? We got 6 to do. Wondering the best way?Well, I tore one of my "new" slants down to the short block. One piston had the rings rusted up. So I knocked it out and it's been in Evaporust for two solid days. Still rusted solid. So tonight, I dumped some vinegar in a big bowl and stuck the piston in it. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow.
Got the rings free yet? We got 6 to do. Wondering the best way?
Thanks, man. I got one soaking in a shop stew right now. LolI don't know. I ain't checked on it in a day or two. They were pretty stuck. I'll go out in a bit and report back.
Or a WhiplashBetter go ahead and break down and get the 275DEH, the true "B engine Magic Cam." LOL. It doesn't care about compression or exhaust manifold restriction or short stroke.
I wonder if a 451 can be done reliably with a cast crank, also without extra $$$$ for balancingAnd who knows? If I like it enough to keep it big block, I will run it till it needs freshening up......might go 451 then. It'll still have to be mild because I'll still be limited to exhaust manifolds. I'm not cuttin the car.
Certainly with the cast crank. They'll take 550 plus HP prepped and balanced good. I wouldn't try to cut corners by not balancing, though.I wonder if a 451 can be done reliably with a cast crank, also without extra $$$$ for balancing
It can be done, but what you save in balancing internally, you lose in the cost of the balancer and upgraded flexplate.I wonder if a 451 can be done reliably with a cast crank, also without extra $$$$ for balancing