Recent content by slimjim

That red looks great on that pickup. Sweet ride man. $80/hr seems right for Maaco today.

Their top of the line B.C. CC special is about 3,800. That’s just for the prep and paint. Not sure what their shop rate is for series body repair.

I plan to strip the car before taking it in. Anything to make it easier for them. I’ve seen good Maaco & Mexico paint jobs. Hoping to get decent work from both.

Agreed. I only decided to go with this guy as I’ve personally seen his work. Both of my neighbor’s vehicles (which he painted) looked great at about 5 years old.

We haven’t discussed the paint brand yet. I think he's more focused on the body work at the moment. This isn’t a cheap TJ option so, I’m hopeful everything turns out well. I’ve seen this gentlemen’s previous work and it looked great. Fingers crossed.

I decided to conduct an experiment. Hate me if you will but, I’ve been curious about both options and wanted to give them a shot. Have any of you gone these routes? Maaco VS Mexico: The Hunt for AFFORDABLE Paint & Body Work - Part 1

Finished off the budget build with a set of Speedmaster (a.k.a. Procomp) 1.6 roller rockers. For the the price, they appear to be well worth it. Looking forward to the first few thousand miles to see how these perform and wear. Quality or JUNK? Installing Speedmaster 1.6 Rocker Arms on a Big...

I thought you did an amazing job with that 470 build you shared awhile back. In fact, that build is what inspired me to get the 400 in the first place .

The offset grind was about $300. The new cranks I found were near $1200. I also had the steel crank sitting on the shelf from a ‘68 383 that I ended up selling. Plus, like RAMM mentioned, I wanted to do something different by targeting big(ish) cubes with a small block feel. I regretted stroking...

That’s what I was expecting as well. My target was 0.022 in the hole.

After seeing it in the hole that much, my first thought was that the offset grind either wasn’t offset enough or not at all. I then measured the stroke with the short block still together. Came in right at 3.54. Idk maybe I was reading it wrong. It’s been a few months.

Made a mistake with my early measurements but, I was able to put together the top end in a way to mitigate some of it. I could’ve torn it back down to correct it however, I think the combo, as is, will work great in the project I’m leaning towards installing it in. BUDGET 426 Stroker Gets a...

Still workin on it. Welding up an oil pan right new before reassembling the v10. I’ve also got to rework the coolant system. It’s the little things that take so much time.

I’m using off the shelf rods and pistons with my 426 combo.