Marcohotrod
Works for me!
What town are you guys in?
Going to miss the drags tomorrow
Prior commitment
Works for me!
What town are you guys in?
Going to miss the drags tomorrow
Prior commitment
I watched a show called, "The Last Sting Ray" several years ago. It was about a guy who purchased the last 67 Corvette made. It was a little rough, but it was a 435 HP 4 speed matching numbers car that would be worth a FORTUNE when done. The block was cracked, and he found a place that specialized in welding and restoring blocks. It wasn't cheap, but you have to decide how badly you want the original block in your car. Mike at MRL might know someone.Have it welded by a professional shop that specializes in cast iron repairs. Not a bit deal to do, just may cost a bit more than most want to spend. Since it's a rare numbers matching block/car, I would not hesitate to weld it.
This is a bad picture but this is the lock I mentioned earlier a friend of mine had that was repaired at UWP. Had a similar type crack due to freezing. Someone tried to do a bronze rod repair which did not work. I did not get a picture of the block post repair but when I looked at it you could not see where the repair was. Shop that did the work after the repair pressure tested it and all was good. Block was put together and runs great.
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There is a fix that`s called metal locking also. I didn`t drain the block, just the radiator, on one of my hemi`s one year, it froze on the outer block , underneath the heads, between the freeze plugs. I had seen metal locking done on some of moble oils pipeline engines that burned, that we were overhauling at the time. I did it to that hemi, had it line honed, and raced it for 14 yrs. The car is now being restored, and the block is fine. Altho I don`t think I`d try it in the lifter galley, might be worth a look . I really think I`d junk that 340 block tho.Did the weld in that picture leak?
I have done welding on some old blocks. One I remember was an old Oakland that was essentially unreplaceable. I did the welding in 2000 and he died in 2008. His kid still drives it. So it can be done. It's just a pain in the can.
There is a fix that`s called metal locking also. I didn`t drain the block, just the radiator, on one of my hemi`s one year, it froze on the outer block , underneath the heads, between the freeze plugs. I had seen metal locking done on some of moble oils pipeline engines that burned, that we were overhauling at the time. I did it to that hemi, had it line honed, and raced it for 14 yrs. The car is now being restored, and the block is fine. Altho I don`t think I`d try it in the lifter galley, might be worth a look . I really think I`d junk that 340 block tho.
I watched a show called, "The Last Sting Ray" several years ago. It was about a guy who purchased the last 67 Corvette made. It was a little rough, but it was a 435 HP 4 speed matching numbers car that would be worth a FORTUNE when done. The block was cracked, and he found a place that specialized in welding and restoring blocks. It wasn't cheap, but you have to decide how badly you want the original block in your car. Mike at MRL might know someone.
There is a fix that`s called metal locking also. I didn`t drain the block, just the radiator, on one of my hemi`s one year, it froze on the outer block , underneath the heads, between the freeze plugs. I had seen metal locking done on some of moble oils pipeline engines that burned, that we were overhauling at the time. I did it to that hemi, had it line honed, and raced it for 14 yrs. The car is now being restored, and the block is fine. Altho I don`t think I`d try it in the lifter galley, might be worth a look . I really think I`d junk that 340 block tho.
This is the original numbers matching block to my 1 of 58 GTS convertible.
Anyone think it can be saved?
Maybe welded then sleeved??View attachment 1715053386
At work today on a 24 hour shift.
I'll get one this week and post it.
Thank all of you for all of your input.
I really want to try to save the block.
Quick question, everyone says its expensive, roughly how much?