Here she is, painted with the cam and crank installed. Funny thing though, when we started to put the rob bearings in, one set was different, just like the pistons. So back to where I bought them to swap them out...LoL!!
Attached is a pic..it's kinda blurry, but you'll get the idea...
Thanks Steve, so I picked up a new water pump, oil pump, cam lock and button today. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll have an oil pan and have the one rod bearing replaced with the correct one.
Stopped by George's today..things are progressing nicely. The heads are cleaned..and getting ready for the new valve guides and the 3 angle grind...the valve covers are all cleaned up and ready for paint as well as the Edelbrock intake is cleaned up and ready to go..I suspect by the end of the month, we'll be completing the build and doing the swap!
Looks like we're going to be ready to do the final build this weekend Carl,
Just picked up the fuel pump, have to order the valve seals and the oil filter adapter O ring...and we should be ready to go!! Once it's built..then we'll do the swap!
By now it's likely old school but I was taught when I was a teen that you soak both sides of the head gasket with auto trans fluid before installing it. I'm sure these days some makes something that "works much better" but I've never had a head gasket issue yet on an engine I've done, which isn't a big amount, maybe 15 or so.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
How are you going to reattach the PCV canister inside the valley? looks like that thing covers up the screw hole. And yes you need to reinstall that canister.
If you end up with funny rattling sounds coming from your fresh motor, its probably that valley pan.
But that is just my opinion
-- Edited by beaumontguru on Tuesday 24th of April 2012 12:35:23 PM
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
things didn't happen as I had hoped, but a little work did get done...
I can't say I have ever seen a valley cover like that ? what's the purpose?
Me niether. whats up with that thing??????
They used one on Horsepower, I forget what the reason/purpose was.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
