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Today I welded what I thought were two cracks in a 440 block I sold a while back. It turned out to be an old weld repair that had sort of come loose on one end. The other end was not really a crack, just a different material. There were some inclusions so I had to grind it down a bit. I...

Cleaned up the 850dp for the stroker and one of the 450:s for the 273. Guess which one.

Look what I got! NIB 10 liter ultrasonic cleaner for $300. Price at Biltema today $500. Well worth a trip in to town. I’ve got the dual quad holleys for the tunnel ram to clean up as well as the 850 for the stroker. Will definitely come in handy!

I got the carbs from Finland the other day! Can’t wait to get this going!

80:- Du you have my number?

Nice looking project! The 360 and 727 have been sold. Right now I have a 400 stroker (500 cui) on a stand in the garage but I’m building a 273 to go in it and will be selling the big block. You need a center sump to work in a passenger car. If the one you have is rear sump, it’s for a truck, I...

Yes. I’m not sure where I end up but I’ll be port matching the heads and intake so I think I’ll sort it out eventually. Did you get the calendars, btw?

I got myself an electric die grinder the other day and read up a little on the 38 heads. I got a (poor) copy of the Direct Connection porting templates but after some scouting I decided I didn’t need them :eek: I only have short bits so far, longer bits are on their way. This is where I’m at so...

I want to get the compression up so I need to deck and shave regardless. Got your calendars in an envelope, btw. In the box tomorrow!

Re-did the molding since I found that I probably didn’t have the pushrods quite snug. Exhaust valve clearance is about 3mm and intake about 4. Still without head gaskets so there can still be shaving.

Got a proper molding of the piston to valve clearance. Way too much. This is without head gasket. There’s about 1/4” (6mm) at the valve and 5/32” (4mm) in the quench area. There will be shaving.

Alright! Two 450 holleys on their way, too.

I've acquired a nice Weiand tunnel ram for my 273 build and now I need the carbs to go on top of it! Do you have a pair collecting dust? Sell them to me! I'm open to buying two separate ones too if the stars align, of course. Suggestions so far: - Holley 1850-2 600 cfm vacuum secondaries. So...

Thread is marked as [SOLD]. Thanks for the pointer, though!!

I wouldn’t know, to be honest. I’ll slap some tape on it if it doesn’t line up. Thanks for alerting me to this possible issue!

They don't seem to be laying around much so I guess that's where I'll be going.

No dampers laying around?

My camshaft came today!! I couldn’t wait so I stabbed it in there. I desperately wanted to see whether the thing would turn over or if the valves would touch the piston or the bores. Installed retarded 8 degrees on the crank. It all cleared! The valve train geometry is far from ideal...

So I gather. Don’t have pulleys yet so any damper works.

Yesterday I ordered a set of ARP main bearing studs with provision for a windage tray, a degree wheel and a pair of valve train check springs. They should get to Ray in a few days, Jeg’s had it in stock. They’ll be going along with the Coffee Thread calendars. I hope to be able to test mount my...

I did a quick search, couldn’t see anything. Placed a wanted ad, too.

I was pretty sure of that myself but not 100%.

I will be machining the valve guide bosses anyway to fit the valve stem seals I got. If I need to go down on the spring pockets, they’ll do that in the same operation. I might do some bowl porting and gasket match the ports. They’re not great. I read somewhere else on here that there might be...

I found a pair of replacement heads and a friend happened to go to the owner’s town this weekend so she could pick them up for me! They’re 360 heads, the late, somewhat desirable 308 casting. They’ve had a 3-angle valve job and stiffer springs. Here they are! They haven’t been touched...

Not if it's OEM. I'd like something that used to be SFI, at least.

Good afternoon! Well, it's only 1 pm but technically after noon.

Looking to buy an after market small block damper.

I don't suppose any of you guys has a decent small block damper laying around? For forged crank/273.

Does anyone have a decent aftermarket damper for a 273 laying around? I'll be spinning it kinda high so I'm looking for one that's ok for drag racing.

It’s actually a Swedish brand. Setrab in Malmö, southern tip of Sweden. I’m up in the summer house over night, taking the 413 short block that was in the shipment apart. It has a forged crank. I’m planning on boring it to 440. That’s where the TRW pistons are going. Some day. It’s rusted up...