Got a Christmas present from a stranger who is now a friend. I think I posted somewhere the other day that my engine builder, Jim found some rust pits in the cyl bores of my block that can't be honed. I was looking at the prospect of having to buy .040 pistons since the block was already .030 over. MORE $$$$$, $300 minimum for a set from P.A.W. Anyway, while I was looking for some inexpensive pistons which is pretty much a pipe dream Jim called a fella in Portland, OR who he knows. Apparently this guys has an in with all the pick n pull yards in the area. Anyway Jim calls me this morning to let me know he has a 273 sitting on the floor in his shop and it's standard bore. Apparently the guy from Portland found a motor and drove it up here (6 hour round trip) and dropped it off this AM. Top it all off the guy wouldn't take any money for it, pretty much a Merry Christmas. So as soon as I get his address I'll be sending him and his wife a gift certificate for dinner at one of the local places in Portland. Many people ask me why I like the early A bodies and this is another example of why I like the A body communityand the Mopar hobby as a whole.
