273 pistons needed

[yonson]

Greetings from a newbie
I have a '64 273 apart, cyl. bores have about .006 taper & am not comfortable putting it back together that way, even though it will remain stock (2 bbl). Would like to hone the bores myself to .010 over but am not finding a source for pistons in that size. Any suggestions? Thanx

 

[Hipo65]

I have a full set of .030 over 2bbl 273 pistons that have very little run time on them id make screamen deal on if you were intrested.

 

[bamacuda]

Try kanter.com or PAW

 

[pishta]

PAW? Where have you been for the past 4 years? they are long gone unless you own a 331 hemi...Kanter, Egge, and northernauto still sell 273 pistons. Id look on rockauto before anyone, they have closeouts from time to time. I once bought a bare piston for 7 bucks.

 

[yonson]

Thanks Hipo65, will have a number of factors to consider starting with O/S bores as I am not prepared to take out .030 myself.

 

[RedFish]

You might find .010 over rings. I suppose the skirts are undersize too though.

 

[bamacuda]

PAW? Where have you been for the past 4 years? they are long gone unless you own a 331 hemi...Kanter, Egge, and northernauto still sell 273 pistons. Id look on rockauto before anyone, they have closeouts from time to time. I once bought a bare piston for 7 bucks.

ops:You're right. I have thrown that answer out so many times, it slipped my mind. They had them last time I ordered in 2009, it just slipped my feeble mind.

 

[Hipo65]

yep,any time & by screamen deal i met pay shipping..... Ill never use em man.

 

[65dartcharger]

I have a set of Chrysler 273 2 barrel pistons ,040 over. NOS, still in boxes. PM if interested.

 

[toolmanmike]

It's pretty tough to remove .006 taper with a hone. The hone is a finish polisher to smooth the marks that a boring bar produces creating a cross hatch the rings can seal against. Good luck. tmm

 

[yonson]

Guys, thanks for the offers & info.
Of course honing cyl. bores is labor intensive (have some experience) & coarse grit stones can do the job but .030 is too much. Haven't got a clue as to what machine shops charge these days for that service.
Hipo65, I assume those are flat top pistons?