Recent content by 4eighteener

This is from Mancini racing, the cap and spring. I have not seen the cap available separately.

Oops,

At least he gave a shout out to Tim at 318will run

Mysteron perhaps...

Wow, that's pretty gunked up! Thanks for sharing the image though. I suspect if #7 electrode is getting hit, it is probably hitting something harder than carbon. Thinking your about to have catastrophic failure in #7 from an extremely worn crank of rod bearing. Do 273 pistons tend to he down...

Is it the speedmaster website that always has the black Friday sales, or one of the warehouses? I always seem to miss it

or their hand in their pocket looking for money to replace a cracked head

I hear what you are saying. Once I read the op would run some of our ideas by his mechanic, I knew I was not offering suggestions to a home builder. I think blueprint engine has a well sorted out 408 enginepackage at a reasonable price. I am sure you and others on this site could supply...

I can't wait to follow the transformation !

Like Dorthy say, "now that's a horse of a different color!" If it is financially doable, I vote 408 stroker with a 8 3/4! It is a nice car, and I have often found a nice car on the road beats a dream car in the garage waiting for the day Yes

Given the op's 2 choices, I would lean towards the 360. Out of the other choices out there, I like JYH version of a 318 using his compatible parts. But since the op's "preference" is to use the current engine, probably not original, I like the coating idea.

I'd vote for a light hone with line 2 line coating on the piston skirts and .005 over rings if available/necessary. Get you back on the road cheap,fast, and numbers matching

Is that a roller block, and do you have the roller lifters, dog bones, and spider to reuse? What heads # do you have. You can't go wrong with the aforementioned kb107 pistons for price, but even though not a big horsepower loss, I still personally avoid 5/64 ring packs anymore

Always good to have spare parts on hand. I tend to wait until things actually break and wind up talking to Ben Dover at the parts warehouse