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R.I.P Butch
LOL! That was a typo. It should say 4.060". My machinist friend says they make SBC pistons all the way out to .090" but that doesn't mean it's...
A 289 Ford has a stroke of 2.87". Making a 302 is a simple matter of replacing the 2.87" crank with a 3.0" crank but if I remember correctly they...
Butch, don't your 601s already have 1.84" valves? I believe that was the standard valve offered in 305s later in production. Early 601 heads came...
For sale in Arizona. From a friend's backyard where it has been since the '70s. Very nice floors and trunk. Front bumper with brackets, front...
Hi. Any chance of reviving this thread. How about an update? I've got two engines I'm thinking about building, a '57 265 (could punch to 283 std?)...
Hi. I don't know if anyone is still following this thread but here's an article I found in Hot Rod. It's a standard 302 short block (with low...
Hi. I would have to bow to Squirrel's superior knowledge (we live in the same town so he keeps me humble) and as my machinist friend constantly...
No, I don't remember that. I'm going to have to go back and find that one. Thanks for bringing that up. Richard
No Jim. That wasn't hard at all. It only took me a year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No carport queens please. A trailer is something...
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