Recent content by Csommers

I’m gonna try to pull the motor this week and find a local shop to build it.

Yes so it had 1 bent rod and I tried to order just one but they were on back order and had to order a full set but they were the same pet number. We swapped from a 750 to a 1050 carb and had a big back fire through the carb and thought that’s what had caused the 1st push rod to bend and the 440...

Yea I thought it was strange how much shorter the pushrods were coming out to be but the pushrod tool I had came out consistent on all the push rods.

Off shelf 7422s. 3/8 shafts

Rods were comp magnums

Spinning the valve on the mic I’m getting 5.41-5.43. Ex valve is measuring 1.81

Intake measures 5.33” and exhaust is 5.42”

They are ovaled out and the valves are super sloppy in them

So these heads will need valve jobs, valves, guides and possible more pushrod clearance. Would I just be better off starting with a fresh set of Victor heads? Victor heads are gonna set me back $1800 w/o springs.

Pics from the passenger side

So some interesting find. At TDC the piston is .015 in the hole. Al of the exhaust valves are longer than intake. All of the exhaust valves are bent. With clay in the reliefs, the exhaust valve have a clearance of .010 after 3 rotations and the intake valve never touched the clay. Now it’s time...

No problem I appreciate any and all advice, criticism and sarcasm. I don’t have the car at the house so when I run over to my garage Monday I’ll get a bunch of pictures

Unfortunately with the wife not working and child I’m trying to keep it somewhat budget friendly. I’m not sure on which version they are

I don’t know the history of the heads. I bought them together with the short block and the springs were included. They were supposedly new and looked it. They did have 440source offset rockers but they actually cracked and that’s why I ordered Harland sharps.

1.5 rockers. That is something I have never done. I have a couple different mics, calipers and a dial indicator with mag base? I plan on hitting it with clay on either Sunday or Monday when I head over there.