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I picked up a bench top drill press, a little holder thing for gloves and a few paint guns in hopes of painting the Blazer in ‘25...
Dec 16, 2024
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Nice build. I have the 468 version of your build, 265 afr head littler smaller 233/233 cam though. I love that motor, the torque is...
Dec 16, 2024
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Supposed to be 112 cc, nice. I really wish I had a flow bench, supposed to be 230@ .600 lift. Others have been reworked and gotten flow...
Dec 16, 2024
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Been waiting all my life, what took so long! These heads and the cam and compression ratio all will play nice, and be very fun to drive...
Dec 16, 2024
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Finished deburring inside and out, and nice to handle, nothing sharp. Can't but think that cleaning that passage is positive. Don't know...
Dec 16, 2024
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For my own reference, I measured all the main bores, and they were dead on for round, amazing. 2.9375-2.9385, so 2.9380 nominal, had 2...
Dec 16, 2024
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Mains complete, cap registers felt excellent, studs torque to 110 W/ARP lube on stud, washer, and nut.
Dec 16, 2024
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After months of studying, searching, and what the budget would allow, I bought a cam. The 265 AFR might limit my rpm and certainly some...
Dec 16, 2024
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Removed the freeze plugs, and the back cam plug. All pipe plugs, had to drill out a couple that were in the front oil galley on the cam...
Dec 16, 2024
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More done today. Before I pushed the pistons out, I scrap off the crud in the first picture, so it looks like the second. Pistons came...
Dec 16, 2024
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Here are some pictures of the hydraulic flat tappet cam. It has been excellent, torque off the bottom, but all in by 5000. Smooth idle...
Dec 16, 2024
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lower end is very clean, side to side rod clearance id .020-022, and end play is .008.
Dec 16, 2024
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I started tearing down the block, am very encouraged, everything inside is spotless, and all the used parts look new. Bore is even very...
Dec 16, 2024
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here is the carb I plan to start with, may be too small 850cfm, but adjustable everything. My brother had it on a stroked 440 think 489...
Dec 16, 2024
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Wish you were closer Mark, sure would like you to build my 454...
Dec 16, 2024
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