Mutha..&$@#%

Engine number four arrived yesterday...was billed as a standard bore...pulled a head...was a .060 and looked like this:


Needless to say...I'm still hunting a good standard block...I'm REALLY considering an LS swap.


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Doing something...

Since I'm still trying to find a block...I figured I'd get something done. Made the T6 flange to go on my existing bracket setup.


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Still plays with blocks

Ok so I'm still hunting a good block...the two I got from Bryan both turned out to be .030 already and due to a fair amount go rust in the cylinders could not be cleaned up with just a hone. So, I'm supposed to have a 4-bolt standard bore block coming through my friend Ron in the next couple days...so we'll see what that looks like.


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I get by with a little help...

...from my friends. Within minutes of posting my unfortunate find of a cracked block on Facebook my friend Bryan posted up "I've got one you can have, come get it!" So a replacement block is on the way...thanks Bryan!


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The downward spiral

Went to start assembling the short block yesterday...cleaned it up scraped some gaskets...started to run the hone through the cylinders...uncovered this:


...a cracked block!

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