Recent content by popinsmoke

Ordered the edelbrock heads, keeping the rhs heads for another motor. I will start another thread when they get here and mock them up. I am sure I'll need to pick some brains on quench height and min PTV cleareance. Many heartfelt thanks to all that replied!

So my old timer neighbor stopped by to chew the fat as I was wrenching on my softail before I have to be on duty. I never knew he had been a machinist mate in the navy many moons ago, so he gave me a crash course on the dial indicator and mag base. He watched what I was doing corrected me on...

I agree 100% I need more time with the tool, I am going to play around with it some more tonight and see if I have get an accurate and repeatable result.

So assuming I measured correctly, (and the is a BIG assumption) The numbers are as follows #1 .070 #2 .090 #3 .070 #4 .075 #5 .098 #6 0.95 #7 .099 #8 .095 averages out to .086 above deck which seems to jive with the advertised quench pad height of .085 Now I am concerned that I didn't get the...

Dial indicator and base showed up, so should have some numbers this weekend!

We were blessed very little damage to the house, but lots of landscape damage. A limb falling and creasing the hood of my 78 magnum, 5 days without power and a week out of town on business, to come home to 3 days worth of clean up with a chainsaw and brush pile 4 pickup loads deep. Back to the...

Been busy getting ready for Irma but once that passes will be measuring to see exactly what I am working with and plan the next step from there. Assuming I don't have bigger problems from the storm!

Pretty sure they are KB 356 piston will know for sure shortly, The heads in question are actually RHS/Indy LAX heads.

Thank you for the replies, seems like open heads or mill the pistons seems to be the best options? Some of your replies I am man enough to admit I don't really understand. I understand that Edelbrock makes a head that "might" work designed for the 68-71 340 with pistons similar to mine?

Gentlemen, I am going to try to give you the readers digest version of my situation. I bought a 408 stroker short block that due to my own error I did not catch the fact that this short block must be used with open chamber heads. Shortly after taking delivery of the short block I have to...

Gentleman, Thank you all for your replies after much reading and some excellent information I sourced from this site, I feel much more confident that I might just get this right the first time or at least the third :)

Thank you for the replies, Yellow rose, I have read the articles you linked part of the reason my head is swimming. I have a adjustable push rod for checking the proper push rod length, as I understand it push rod length is critical since the stock rockers are non adjustable. I will be using...

So after running brand X for years, I took the plunge and started running not one but 2 Mopars. I have always been a fan but you can build brand X for pocket change and get parts at your local 7-11. I am in the slow and tedious process of building an LA based 408 stoker, I had the short block...

Stickers lots of stickers, around here all the import guys know that stickers make your car go faster!!!!!! 5 rwhp for every sticker