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09-03-2013, 09:40 PM | #61 |
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Question, how picky are they on appearance? Is something like a broken rf turn signal lens a deal-breaker, or bad paint (I love my patina) even if the car is straight and rust-free?
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09-04-2013, 01:32 AM | #62 |
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Where do you find someone that will grind a crank that way ? ....
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09-04-2013, 08:09 AM | #64 |
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Theres a pretty good shop about 100 miles north of me, where my maching shop farms out their crank work. Automotive Machine is their name.
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09-04-2013, 11:26 AM | #65 | |
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Boom for the Buck you are correct, get only 1 or 2 more cu in. However it will provide extra compression. An improvement differential of .026 in Like putting on a thinner gasket. Dan |
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09-04-2013, 11:54 AM | #66 |
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True, and odds are as I put more boost to it, I will hurt it. There's not alot of meat in a Buick V6 crank to begin with. Looking back I probably could have done without it, but I also expect, as this is a learning experience, that this motor may not last anyway. That's why I have enough parts to build 2 more lol...
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09-25-2013, 06:23 PM | #67 |
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I have decided it will be best to make this car a 78, better HP break that way. I scored a correct 78 intake and new turbo (to keep as a spare) off Craigslist for $300. The heads are at the machine shop now. It will make a neat comparo, as the car is currently set up as a 79. As long as the weatherman is wrong and it doesn't snow tonight (yep), I should have numbers this weekend!
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09-28-2013, 04:18 PM | #68 |
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My guy in Lynden will offset grind one for you.
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10-03-2013, 08:45 PM | #69 |
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Well, this has been a frustrating journey to say the least. Finally get ready to go racing...and mother nature wins. Moisture (snow) on Friday meant cool wet Saturday and no racing for me, Sunday meant 50mph crosswinds. So, being that was the last race in Montana for 2013, I wait for next year. I will put it in indoor storage, and hope for the best.
Unless someone wants to buy it? I think this car, or at least the racing gods, hate me... |
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You need to move out of Montana don't sell it hang in there.
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