Recent content by dragstews
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GMC-IH
Been many a moon since I worked on a W Series Big Block .. Buddy has a 61 Bubble Top Chevy with a 348ci in it .. He's wanting to go though it and get it back to looking like new again ... The car has really low miles on it, everything in the motor should still be at STD .. Fixing to find...- dragstews
- Post #297
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GMC-IH
New return spring looks much better than what I did have .. Took a bit of lathe work to make it jib with what I have going on ...- dragstews
- Post #296
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With Fedex shipping came to $65 .. Has a lifetime warrantee, I liked that part .. Went to my buddy's shop next-door to mine, he had a Taiwan kit that got the plugs out of the back of the block ... They was 1/4" square, the plugs in the front was allen and put up a hell of a fight ... That's...- dragstews
- Post #295
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GMC-IH
Those dang oil gallery plugs are a PITA to remove from the block ... This tool works with a 1/2" impact gun .. Should be easy work without the words that would make a Preacher blush !! Whoa .... Kind of jumped the gun .. Had to cancel the order for this kickass tool .. Being my SS check is...- dragstews
- Post #293
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GMC-IH
Grand idea .. I did shoot bed liner on it .. Be some backing up work to do the bird .. Might be best to settle for a keychain ..- dragstews
- Post #291
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GMC-IH
This motor is just like the Bird of Phoenix . Born from ashes !!- dragstews
- Post #288
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GMC-IH
The holes drilled in the cylinder bore is to stop the cracks from traveling ... Took another cut ( .050" over stock bore now ) just to throw some cutting powder on the cracks in order to allow me to see the cracks more clearly ..- dragstews
- Post #287
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GMC-IH
Well, wasn't wanting to do a sleeve but dealing with cracks got no choice in the matter .. Could install a straight sleeve but don't want to stress that hole with the amount of a press fit it needs to lock it in the bore .. A flanged sleeve would be ideal cause it's locked in by the head and...- dragstews
- Post #284
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GMC-IH
Well ... Here we go .. Looks like I'll be sleeving this hole .. I'm eyeball to eyeball with a crack ..- dragstews
- Post #283
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Almost done with the dipstick, lower bracket worked out nice, got the upper yet to do ... Got lucky with finding a 4-bolt main block for the 496" stroker motor build .. Had a blown up piston ... I kind of thought it would be junk with having the bore killed ... (Not really junk, could sleeve...- dragstews
- Post #281
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GMC-IH
That was almost to dang easy ! 'Ray Charles' could check and add oil to the "LS KILLER" motor now ...- dragstews
- Post #280
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GMC-IH
Reworked the tube by adding another bend .. Tried a few inner sticks .. This one was too short by a few inches . Got super lucky with finding one that was dead nuts on the money .. 6 qts in the pan put the cold full level mark in the middle of the zone .. Did just a small amount of...- dragstews
- Post #279
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GMC-IH
Been spending some time on the homemade dipstick ... Not all that sure it's going to workout the way I got it pictured in me head at the moment .. ?? Some more bending might get it to the look I'm after .. ??- dragstews
- Post #278
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