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    Dashboard Paint

    8774paint1 call and talk to him he will have what you need
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    Head gasket bore size?

    .030 over 440 so 4.350 bore, tf 240 heads. What bore size head gasket should I order 4.410?
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    ANOTHER ONE DONE

    Very nice!!
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    440 short block

    TF 240 heads
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    440 short block

    So update on this Talked to engine shop yesterday he said he ground crank that way to save it because of spun rod bearing it was warped, which I figured was the case. He said if I bring him another crank he will grind, balance and and install on his dime. He assured me that I would never know...
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    440 short block

    I agree, I am going to call him tomorrow before I touch anything.
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    440 short block

    I did check the rods with dial calipers before giving them to engine builder, they definitely wasn’t .020 difference in length. The engine is a 71 out of a cuda I have had for 25 years. It was a standard bore, crank was standard on Rods and mains. It had a spun rod bearing. I informed him to...
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    440 short block

    Crank was ground undersized during this build so not a option now
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    440 short block

    Top was checked with a indicator, bottom was depth mic’ed with starret depth mic
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    440 short block

    It is going to be a fairly mild street engine not sure that’s a beater or not lol will have tf 240 heads and small ft cam
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    440 short block

    This definitely wasn’t a beater build
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    440 short block

    And yes it would have been nice to have been notified about the situation
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    440 short block

    Yes it was ground as part of the build thanks for your input
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    440 short block

    Guess I need to call him tomorrow not sure what he is going to say there really is no good way to fix it
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    440 short block

    I just checked at bottom it is ground about.020 different
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    440 short block

    Really not sure what can be done to fix it, mill pistons on 5 and 6 about .015 to .018 to match the rest or buy new crank. I already paid a well respected shop a bunch of money and end up with this. This bottom end was all balanced.
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    440 short block

    Here is a better picture everything is pretty close right side of block 2 and 8 are both .011 down, left side 1 and 7 are within a couple of thousandths, the problem is cylinders 5 and 6 are positive sticking up out of cylinders.005 and .007 thousandths. Decks look pretty level to me not perfect...
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    440 short block

    Not to happy about this at all,I just paid a lot to have this machined and short block assembled
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    440 short block

    Meant to say #5 and 6
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