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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Rod, he charged me $150 to go in a strip tank for the paint and de-rust tank for the rust. Most cars can sit for 2 weeks with no flash rust, blocks will rust sooner due to their heavy iron content I assume.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Freeze plugs in, did some grinding on the block and filled one side.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
So, after pouring the first side of the block yesterday we definitely learned a couple things. We poured the second side today and it was a breeze. Tall funnels... No good. Make sure the consistency will lend itself to a nice flow. And fill a little at a time, as you can go back and fourth a few times for a perfect fill. Balancing is the next thing we're learning to do, so today we weighed everything, setup bob weights then set everything up in the balancer. I can't believe the education we've recieved so far.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Love the vibration assistance. -Al
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That thing worked like a champ!
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06-18-2019, 09:32 AM | #1276 |
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Got a cool gift on Fathers Day from the kids. #1 I really like signage for some reason and I occasionally build some signs for fun (I'll add pics of one). When I was very young my mom worked at a Chevy dealer in the small town I was from, I don't know why but I have always loved the old "OK Used Cars" logo from that era seen at the GM dealers, so they got me a 24"x24" neon version I thought was super cool.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Whats the piston to wall clearance going to be?
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06-18-2019, 09:04 PM | #1278 |
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With the coating that's on them, it can be near zero. I'm going to confer with L2L coatings tomorrow.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Got the crankshaft balancing done today, just need to chamfer the holes we drilled and it's ready.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
I remember those "OK Used Cars" signs, too. Funny, today just "OK" wouldn't be good enough, and hey, it's "Pre-owned", The world is nuts, but I'm "OK".
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