The engine was just rebuilt I was told!!!
So I picked up a 1973 scamp with a homemade paint job and a 440/727 sitting in the bay but not hooked up. The seller who's dad was a racer said he was building it for his son. He said it was decked, bored and new forged pistons installed, valves replaced....etc. He also said the transmission had "race bands" installed. I bought the car and he delivered it to me, very nice I thought.
For the last 2 weeks I have been asking for any paperwork on the machining or types of pistons...etc. He is moving out of state in another week and is not responding to my requests.
So, today I pulled the heads and my worst fear came true. Stock cylinder diameter, no milling done, valves not done, original pushrods. Now I have to figure out what to do next.?? My son and I wanted to build the motor for racing at the drags. Hopefully getting into the 10 sec range. If we continue with this one, I will go down to bare block and start from ground up.
I was suckered into this but now I will just make the best of it. Perhaps it is best as I will know what I have. The motor is an 830 block from 1973, low compression motor home. There are many build threads so my homework is just beginning. This is part introduction and part ranting to get it off my chest once and for all. Never to be repeated.
What would you guys do? Complete rebuild? run it as is? leave the lower end alone and build the upper?
So I picked up a 1973 scamp with a homemade paint job and a 440/727 sitting in the bay but not hooked up. The seller who's dad was a racer said he was building it for his son. He said it was decked, bored and new forged pistons installed, valves replaced....etc. He also said the transmission had "race bands" installed. I bought the car and he delivered it to me, very nice I thought.
For the last 2 weeks I have been asking for any paperwork on the machining or types of pistons...etc. He is moving out of state in another week and is not responding to my requests.
So, today I pulled the heads and my worst fear came true. Stock cylinder diameter, no milling done, valves not done, original pushrods. Now I have to figure out what to do next.?? My son and I wanted to build the motor for racing at the drags. Hopefully getting into the 10 sec range. If we continue with this one, I will go down to bare block and start from ground up.
I was suckered into this but now I will just make the best of it. Perhaps it is best as I will know what I have. The motor is an 830 block from 1973, low compression motor home. There are many build threads so my homework is just beginning. This is part introduction and part ranting to get it off my chest once and for all. Never to be repeated.
What would you guys do? Complete rebuild? run it as is? leave the lower end alone and build the upper?