The time has come... 440 freshen for B-body
Small update here, since the last post I have degree'd in the new Howards cam which ended up right on the money. Also eyeballed how far the pistons are below the decks using the tiny ruler in my feeler gauges (didn't have a depth gauge at the time) and calculated the compression to be just over 8:1. Nothing to write home about but before the heads were surfaced and thinner head gaskets put on the compression was down in the 7's for sure. Plus we all know low-comp Mopar engines still romp hard especially after those low-comp builds done by IQ52.
So the heads are now on, also I hit the "crusty" side of the block with a wire wheel it took a while but I got most of the crust off. I just have to strip the rest of the paint and grease then hit it with some Krud Kutter (phosphoric acid) and it'll be ready for new paint. After I got the heads on (two hours just to clean the bores and deck surfaces not taking any chances) I couldn't help but put on the pretty parts, I'm in love with this black powdercoated intake.
Here are some pics of the car, basically an empty body shell at this point. I tried to wipe down the fender so you could see the color better under all that dust.
It will definitely be getting a full buff and wax once it's all together and we also need to touch up the engine bay, the guy doing the paint job certainly wasn't concerned about getting under the bumpers or engine accessories. Far from a platinum resto paint job but hey that's what $3500 for a rolling body gets you.
Small update here, since the last post I have degree'd in the new Howards cam which ended up right on the money. Also eyeballed how far the pistons are below the decks using the tiny ruler in my feeler gauges (didn't have a depth gauge at the time) and calculated the compression to be just over 8:1. Nothing to write home about but before the heads were surfaced and thinner head gaskets put on the compression was down in the 7's for sure. Plus we all know low-comp Mopar engines still romp hard especially after those low-comp builds done by IQ52.
So the heads are now on, also I hit the "crusty" side of the block with a wire wheel it took a while but I got most of the crust off. I just have to strip the rest of the paint and grease then hit it with some Krud Kutter (phosphoric acid) and it'll be ready for new paint. After I got the heads on (two hours just to clean the bores and deck surfaces not taking any chances) I couldn't help but put on the pretty parts, I'm in love with this black powdercoated intake.
Here are some pics of the car, basically an empty body shell at this point. I tried to wipe down the fender so you could see the color better under all that dust.
It will definitely be getting a full buff and wax once it's all together and we also need to touch up the engine bay, the guy doing the paint job certainly wasn't concerned about getting under the bumpers or engine accessories. Far from a platinum resto paint job but hey that's what $3500 for a rolling body gets you.
