71 Duster 360 (new project)

well..saturday night did not go well for this duster....engine kept dying...adjusted carb....pulled valve covers....making noise.....we decided to park it...

sounded like a rod bearing clacking/banging/ metallic sound.....like number 6 or 8....

so today ...to check compression..all good...valvetrain all good.....pulled oil filter....did not look good..,,

and then drain oil.....could see copper/metallic color in it...

pulled heads off....removed short block....

installed NEW shortblock that was build a few years ago .....pretty much the same as this one..

kb107 pistons but has stock reworked rods...and has Engle Solid lifter cam...253/253 @.050 .575 lift with 1.5 rockers...

the short block coming out had a set of Eagle SIR rods in it......i was going remove them are put a set of scat rods in it before i put the engine in the car...but kept saying they would be ok....

well..I will know for sure early next week once i get to tear end down...

anyway..moving on....got the short block in and bolted to trans...cleaned the eddy heads up...will have the engine back together tomorrow....TnT Thursday night this week....Duster will be there....