| blykins |
03-06-2011 10:29 AM |
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| rustyBob |
03-06-2011 01:16 PM |
Brent I'll buy you a new set of cast pistons to go along with that new cam....
that will help keep the cost of your new engine down and you possibly buy one of those aluminun cars to put your new motor in........
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| blykins |
03-06-2011 03:36 PM |
Bob, it would take more than the cost of a set of pistons to get me into an aluminum car....LOL
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| rustyBob |
03-06-2011 05:12 PM |
Soooooo.....I take it thats a NO on the cast pistons......
you just missed out on a killer deal on a Hurricane on Ebay.....
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| patrickt |
03-06-2011 05:28 PM |
Stuff to Help You On the Installation...
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| blykins |
03-07-2011 01:46 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyBob
(Post 1114298)
Soooooo.....I take it thats a NO on the cast pistons......
you just missed out on a killer deal on a Hurricane on Ebay.....
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I saw that Hurricane on Ebay.....I wish I still had that money tree growing in the backyard.... :)
I don't think I could trust a cast piston at the horsepower and rpm levels that I'll be turning with this engine. It will have to be forged... |
Just curious Brent...
Did you inspect the area around that aftermarket expansion freeze plug in the 360 block? I've seen those used trying to reseal some freeze damage. Sometimes it's accompanied by a hair line crack radiating from the hole. I don't know that I wouldn't hit it with a rotary wire brush and do a little dye penetrant check. I'm sure you've considered all that though...
Questions on the block...
Are you going to cross-bolt the block? The 360s didn't have the HD block webbing like a few of the 390 GTs, 428 service blocks and the 428 solid flat-tappet motors. All the 360s were hydraulic flat tappet motors. Since you're going to be twisting this pretty hard aren't you a tad worried about bottom end stability? Hasn't someone come up with a FE bottom girdle? I seem to recall it required machining the tops of the main caps.
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| blykins |
03-07-2011 03:08 AM |
Dave,
That's as far as I've got with stripping the engine down. It will surely be magged as I've seen cracks in those areas too.
As far as the bottom end, I haven't made up my mind yet. It may get a set of Pro-Gram caps. It will see some revs, but not on a regular basis like a drag or road race engine.
There are main girdles available for the FE...they use the oil pan flange as well to pull it all together.
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| patrickt |
03-07-2011 07:40 AM |
Done.
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| blykins |
03-07-2011 07:59 AM |
I would love to have been a fly on the wall during that conversation...
So what are you going to do when you get it? Just take random pictures of it so that you can prove that you know what a cam looks like?
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| patrickt |
03-07-2011 08:04 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by blykins
(Post 1114434)
I would love to have been a fly on the wall during that conversation...
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It was uneventful; I have ordered cams before.;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by blykins
(Post 1114434)
So what are you going to do when you get it? Just take random pictures of it so that you can prove that you know what a cam looks like?
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In the words of our beloved ERAChas, "now don't you worry your pretty little head about that....":cool: |
| blykins |
03-07-2011 08:15 AM |
Yeah......sure.....
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| rustyBob |
03-07-2011 08:32 AM |
here we go with the dog model again......
makeing your animal pose with car parts is just plain animal abuse......
Brent, I'm not asking this question to be a smart a$$ but did Ford use some
other type of piston other than cast in their Hi-Po engines of the 60's ???
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| patrickt |
03-07-2011 08:39 AM |
While Brent's Thinking...
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyBob
(Post 1114440)
here we go with the dog model again......
makeing your animal pose with car parts is just plain animal abuse......
Brent, I'm not asking this question to be a smart a$$ but did Ford use some
other type of piston other than cast in their Hi-Po engines of the 60's ???
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From the 1966 high performance catalog:
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/catalog.jpg |
| blykins |
03-07-2011 08:53 AM |
Yes, factory pistons were cast aluminum.
It would be hard to find a cast piston with floating wrist pins setup for a 6.700" BBC rod and a 4.250" stroke.
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| ERA Chas |
03-07-2011 09:28 AM |
I'm praying for a huge lightening strike in suburban DC that vaporizes all keyboards in that area...
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| patrickt |
03-07-2011 09:30 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 1114458)
I'm praying for a huge lightening strike in suburban DC that vaporizes all keyboards in that area...
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Sorry, I got more gadgets that connect to the internet than a dog has fleas.:cool: |
| blykins |
03-07-2011 09:36 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 1114458)
I'm praying for a huge lightening strike in suburban DC that vaporizes all keyboards in that area...
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I'm starting to rethink the wisdom of my decision as well....:JEKYLHYDE
On the other hand, the specs are right here in the thread so there's not anything more to say.... |
| RodKnock |
03-07-2011 10:00 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 1114458)
I'm praying for a huge lightening strike in suburban DC that vaporizes all keyboards in that area...
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In Die Hard 4, they called it a "fire sale." Everything is shut down. Maybe "they" can specifically target one house and one office. :LOL: |
| ERA Chas |
03-07-2011 10:32 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by blykins
(Post 1114462)
on the other hand, the specs are right here in the thread so there's not anything more to say....
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You will soon see the folly of this thought... |
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