Post by sc397 on Apr 1, 2023 5:00:13 GMT -8
I usually have no problem entertaining myself.. I hope to get both SC360's done and running and then get my Machine going after that. Then I might work on one of my Willys or move on to the AMX's. I figure I have 10 more years that I will be able to do this kind of work and I know that it will be impossible to get all the cars in running condition by then.
Meanwhile.. 119. Jims343. Assembling now & waiting for Cylinder Heads.
This one is working out nice. I had the 343 block decked to 9.165 and had Stickshifter shave .020" off the top of the 4.125" Wiseco 360 pistons to end up at zero deck. Went from a 343 to a 368 with a early 360 crank so I could use his 343 flywheel on it. ACM sent a 3 bolt vibration damper to me so it will look stockish when done.
Jim had a pair of 304 heads that I will have stock 1.62" and 2.02" valves put in with some minor bowel work. Kind of a most bang for the buck deal. I hope that we won't have to replace valve guides by using stock valves. The compression ends up at 9.4:1. Hopefully I get the heads back this week,
I had a nice Crane Cam on the shelf so it went in there as well. .484"/.512" lift, 216'/228' @ .050, 112LC
And because I thought it was right for the car, I found a R4B and had NEJoe restore it and put a cool looking Phosphate coating on it.
Notice the saddle type main bearing caps. This is a 1967 block and they changed that to the flat type by 1968 when the 390 came in.
IMG_6802 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
IMG_6804 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
118. SonicSilver360. In the foreground. Chuck fixed a few issues on this one to make it a nice engine again. The hone job was not the greatest so he cleaned that up so now it shouldn't be using oil. It has +.030" Wiseco pistons in it which meant that Sealed Power is the ONLY rings that will fit the piston. Chuck recommends that if i use the Wiseco pistons again just go with the 4.125" bore because there is a much larger variety of ring manufacturers to choose from if you want to do a refresh like we are doing here. He polished the crank, honed big end of the rods and checked clearances with new Clevite bearings which are at .0017" on the rods and .0022" on the mains. One kind of big deal that he found was that one valve guide was pressed in to the head on a slight angle which meant that the roller tip was contacting the valve tip on just one side. He had to buy a special size drill (.715") and ream to square up the hole for a new guide. He also spent a bunch of time and reworked the rocker arm supports to get the right height and geometry. The valves had been floated and the shims at the bottom were beat up pretty bad so we put all new springs, retainers and hardened spring seats in. We are going to put stock lifters back in it and I am confident that the rattle noise will be gone for the most part.
IMG_6812 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
Not a great picture but you can actually see daylight to the right of the valve guide. Chuck fixed it with a over size valve guide.
IMG_6643 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
Meanwhile.. 119. Jims343. Assembling now & waiting for Cylinder Heads.
This one is working out nice. I had the 343 block decked to 9.165 and had Stickshifter shave .020" off the top of the 4.125" Wiseco 360 pistons to end up at zero deck. Went from a 343 to a 368 with a early 360 crank so I could use his 343 flywheel on it. ACM sent a 3 bolt vibration damper to me so it will look stockish when done.
Jim had a pair of 304 heads that I will have stock 1.62" and 2.02" valves put in with some minor bowel work. Kind of a most bang for the buck deal. I hope that we won't have to replace valve guides by using stock valves. The compression ends up at 9.4:1. Hopefully I get the heads back this week,
I had a nice Crane Cam on the shelf so it went in there as well. .484"/.512" lift, 216'/228' @ .050, 112LC
And because I thought it was right for the car, I found a R4B and had NEJoe restore it and put a cool looking Phosphate coating on it.
Notice the saddle type main bearing caps. This is a 1967 block and they changed that to the flat type by 1968 when the 390 came in.
IMG_6802 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
IMG_6804 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
118. SonicSilver360. In the foreground. Chuck fixed a few issues on this one to make it a nice engine again. The hone job was not the greatest so he cleaned that up so now it shouldn't be using oil. It has +.030" Wiseco pistons in it which meant that Sealed Power is the ONLY rings that will fit the piston. Chuck recommends that if i use the Wiseco pistons again just go with the 4.125" bore because there is a much larger variety of ring manufacturers to choose from if you want to do a refresh like we are doing here. He polished the crank, honed big end of the rods and checked clearances with new Clevite bearings which are at .0017" on the rods and .0022" on the mains. One kind of big deal that he found was that one valve guide was pressed in to the head on a slight angle which meant that the roller tip was contacting the valve tip on just one side. He had to buy a special size drill (.715") and ream to square up the hole for a new guide. He also spent a bunch of time and reworked the rocker arm supports to get the right height and geometry. The valves had been floated and the shims at the bottom were beat up pretty bad so we put all new springs, retainers and hardened spring seats in. We are going to put stock lifters back in it and I am confident that the rattle noise will be gone for the most part.
IMG_6812 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
Not a great picture but you can actually see daylight to the right of the valve guide. Chuck fixed it with a over size valve guide.
IMG_6643 by Rick Jones, on Flickr