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I had to do this on my 68 as well. Also, are all the lights working ? Other than they will not flash for turn signal or hazards

Ok perfect! Im not going to worry about the thinner headgasket then.

What is the concern with the bore being slightly larger than the chamber ?

I didn't think it would be very close especially with the valve notches in the pistons. But then again, this is uncharted territory for me ! So I would need to throw the head back on rocker shaft , and set of rockers and push rods . Do a few rotations to open both valves , then pull the heads...

What you guys are talking about is bore of the cylinder being slightly larger than that of combustion chamber ? With .010 deck and then .039 headgasket does that not give me .049 between the piston and the head?

Entertaining the idea. The .020 gasket as mentioned before would get me around 10.2 CR .. not quite half a point. My guess is that gains from the compression increase are not worth the other troubles that come with it ? Plus I was also interested in what would need to be considered if I...

Looking for some help with my engine clearances. If I'm thinking of running a .020 headgasket , my main concern would be my valve to piston clearance correct ? How do I check this, I'm sure there is more than one way? Do I need to bolt everything together and physically check with some putty...

Well I checked the piston to deck height tonight. I zeroed the dial on the deck then moved over top of the piston. Gauge reads .009 will call it .010 down. Given 4.35 bore x 3.75 stroke 5.6 cc dish piston 86 cc chamber .01 deck .039 compressed head gasket = 9.8 : 1 I could go with a...

Stan don't be such a tease !! show the motor shots !!!

What heck.... how could they possible sell at that price... that's to good to be true

I checked one of the combustion chambers tonight. A 1/8 piece of clear acrylic plastic with a hole drilled in it. Used some Vaseline smeared around the bore . Pressed the clear piece over top and started adding ISO with some green food coloring . I simply used a 10ml syringe and started...

Well I have one head all done and back together. Leak checked them with some isopropyl alcohol and every thing stayed dry . PHEW ! Haha Starting to compile my list of gaskets I need for putting everything back together. I think in going with the fel pro 8519 pt1 gasket Im pretty sure that's...

For anyone wondering , those are not the correct pins.... I didn't pay attention to the size... there were 2mm long haha exact shape.. but 50 times to small ! Search continues

Got 90 % of the porting done on the one head. Just waiting for some 80 grit sandpaper rolls to clean up the rest of the intake ports I can't reach with the bits i have. Used the templates, cut down a fair bit of the guide webbing in the exhaust ports , made sure that the short turn was a nice...

Picked up some lapping compound today and went at the 2 cylinders that had the leaking valves. The pitting in the one came out very quickly. I lapped them and then threw the valves back in to test for leaks again. I had to do the one cylinder that was leaking the most , twice. But looks like...

I had done some basic clean up already . I threw few templates in to see where I was at. Good at 4 , 6 and 8 o'clock positions. The templates show more material to be removed at 9 , 10 and 2, 3 o'clock positions .

Pitting on one seat

Well got the valves out. The cylinder that had the lowest compression has alot of flakey carbon . The other cylinder beside it that also tested a bit low, shows a bit of pitting on the valve seat. I quick wipe with some scotch Brite showed that thr pitting does not seem to be that bad. I think...

I grabbed the direct connection templates from my buddy today. They are pretty old and just made of some very thin plastic. I got on it right away and 3D printed a more durable and strong set

I did not. Before I pulled the driver side I did check a few bolts they torqued correctly . I know only checking 4 is not really very thorough but better than nothing. Are soon as break the bolts loose they could be take out with my fingers . I will be putting are bolts in when I put...