[tcb] Re: To all you engine builders
- From: "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:36:35 -0500
You can alwys take the X box engine to T@P. Unless it blows you can't use
that excuse.Murray needs to be there.
ole blue
----- Original Message -----
From: Denis Dodson
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 10:08 AM
Subject: [tcb] To all you engine builders
I am getting my brains beaten in by people telling me to do a whole new
engine. The problem is everything I have researched tells me that I am going to
end up spending $2000. I actually don't have $2K on me. I looked in my other
pants and...no, no $2K there.
I have made keeping my case alive a passion. It has several Helicoiled studs
and a couple oversized studs, and a missing stud, and a JB Welded stud. Also,
when I threw the rod 7 years ago it caused a teeny tiny hairline crack in the
top of the case that I sealed successfully with some "magic" repair goo. So. if
I split the case I do not expect to be able to use it anymore. (Sob).
I have gotten spoiled and used to the oomph of a 1914, so, thank you, but I
won't be putting a 1600 or even a 1776. I know it might save some money, but...
Here are a few good questions; I called Scat, just to get a price ballpark
for machined 88s and was told that the 88s I had before may be a different
"size" than the ones used today. What the hell does that mean?
And; I have access to some 95.5s. Is that as good a cylinder, endurance and
heatwize as the 88s?
I am also being told that I could buy a 1915 long block for $1200. Would I
trust any of them? My inclination is still to build it myself.
What, I think, is going to happen is, I'm going to tear down this engine and
measure and check damage and then go to Chuck's for the assembly the week
before T@P. If this doesn't work I won't make T@P.
More later. I have conversations and my plans change pretty much every hour.
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