New 408 build finally started

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I'm thinking RB? You can't put a big block cam in a small block........................
RB =Racer Brown:p:D
 
pittsburghracer said:
No sir. I don’t believe in using them. Last one went 9.74 and lasted over 3 rebuilds. I pulled it to rebuild but my son needed the engine so we pushed our luck, spun a bearing, and broke a rod.
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I have never broke a crank or had any crank issues for that matter in the 28 years I have raced. I have them on my 394 and 408. just figured it could not hurt. My machinist liked it and thought it was a good idea so why not. I have broke a rod before too. Nice build either way.
 
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Well I finally had a chance to put my cam in and get it degree’d in. It’s a 108 centerline so I usually advance it 4 degrees and let her rip. Jim recommended 106 because of my lightweight car (2880) and high stall convertor (app 5800) so when I set the Cloyes keyway for 4 degrees advanced and it came in at 105 centerline I figured close enough. He’s anxious to hear how this combo runs so I told him I will let him know in April.
 
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Finally got to use my timing chain I ordered from summit last year for the 360 going in my sons car and summit neglected to tell me it was on backorder. I ended up getting one from another vendor knowing I would need this one soon or later. Pretty nice piece
 
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Has anyone else ever gone to degree in a cam and couldn’t find a lousy key to do the job. Well I have to and like usual with cheap parts I make sure it never happens again. Thank God Chevy and Mopar use the same keys. Lol.
 
75Sport said:
All the better! 327 is a good engine ! For a Chevy.
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I agree and the funniest thing about that statement is when you tell people you have a 318, they scoff and ridicule. Punch that 318 out .030 for 322.85 and at .060 over, you get a want now? 327.79 CID engine. And they still scoff and ridicule.
Someone said 4.10’s and a 4spd?
Oh yea!!!!! Oh yea!!!!
 
Right, just needed a couple of weeks more thought, Love the Cloyes stuff, just freshened my engine after 10 years of pretty hard use, and reused the Cloyes timing set.
 
yellow rose said:
Really? Could be, but that's pretty close to the center and if it mattered, you'd have issues when not using an eccentric.

Not saying you're wrong. I fall into the I don't know category. You may very well be correct.
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I bought one also, I called Cloyes about it, I asked about not using the eccentric. They said it would be ok, off balance but no problem.
 
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Bad things happen to good parts in this sport sometimes. This must be one of those see-through oil pans. Lol.
 
Its an Oil Peep Sight ... surely you've used one before . Much more accurate than a dipstick !

JUST DONT TURN !
 
Call me sick and twisted, but I love to look at pictures of blown up car parts. The more brutal the better!
 
SSG_Karg said:
Call me sick and twisted, but I love to look at pictures of blown up car parts. The more brutal the better!
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My buddy used to make clocks out of old busted up aluminum rods. Everyone used to take him their stash. Lol. My son told me to take his pan but I was going to end up fixing this sooner than later. I still have a piece of crap Canton pan in my shop attic that needs fixed too. I was losing oil pressure with it.
 
mbaird said:
So it was a victim of engine carnage ?
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My oil pan. Heck ya this was from my last 408 that my son borrowed against my better judgement. I pulled it from my car knowing it needed its fourth rebuild. He fell in love with it and ran the Halloween Classic I loaned it to him for and half the next year before it spun a bearing and broke a rod. The block is on my scrap pile but I guess my buddy wants it.
 
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It ain’t pretty but it won’t leak. I Hope. Lol. Sure not as easy seeing that .023 wire when you are almost 64 and need bifocals to read the instructions on the toilet paper.
 
pittsburghracer said:
I’m not sure how detailed I’m going to get into this because there are a few things I do that’s a little different than the professional engine builders and I really don’t want to explain or defend my reasons for doing so. I’m just an old school hack that has tried a few things over the years and they worked well for me but go against “the book”.
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I feel your pain.

I've chased guys out of my building for trying to peek under the cover at one I was putting together. :elmer: And you're taking pictures and showing them to everybody who walks by.
 
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