firstgear
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- Corvette
- 15 Z06, 01 Vert, 63 SWC & 60 ALL RED
Well, stopped by Ricks Speedway Performance to check on the motor yesterday...took some pictures....it is coming along....for those that have not been following this, taking an early 70's 350 cu in that came out of a Camaro that was in the '60 when I got it and upgrading it to a 383 stroker.
Here is the stroker crank with flywheel and balancer on the balancing machine....note the drill dimples on the far left lobe....it was almost done!
Balancer spinning the crank!!!!
Block already honed and decked getting a good HOT degreasing and cleaning prior to painting....the block and heads will be painted BLACK
New pistons, cam shaft, oil pump and all the goodies......also getting a new Edelbrock aluminum water pump, using the original rods (cleaned up and made good as new) since this isn't going to be a drag motor, just a lay down the rubber from time to time motor.....
I wanted to go with Corvette script valve covers, but trying to find some that are decent and not an arm and a leg is tough (I know they don't have a breather cap in them, but this isn't going to be a drag motor, just a kcik in the butt from time to time)....I can find reproduced ones for $65 each, without any clean up on them, I can find from Paragon chrome plated ones but they are $200 each and according to the representative on the phone they were real nice on the sides but a little on the rough side on the top. Does anyone have any ideas of what can be done to the script valve covers to make them look really sharp? Chrome them? Is there a way to polish them? Someone told me to powder coat them (I could get that done for free where I work).......I have an aluminum Edelbrock manifold that will have a Holly 650 (I think it was 650 or it might have been a 600) double pumper on it....also brand new.
Need some good suggestions on what to do with the valve covers....ideas???? Your help is always appreciated!
Herb
ps, here is a picture of the motor as I dropped it off at the shop....
Here is the stroker crank with flywheel and balancer on the balancing machine....note the drill dimples on the far left lobe....it was almost done!
Balancer spinning the crank!!!!
Block already honed and decked getting a good HOT degreasing and cleaning prior to painting....the block and heads will be painted BLACK
New pistons, cam shaft, oil pump and all the goodies......also getting a new Edelbrock aluminum water pump, using the original rods (cleaned up and made good as new) since this isn't going to be a drag motor, just a lay down the rubber from time to time motor.....
I wanted to go with Corvette script valve covers, but trying to find some that are decent and not an arm and a leg is tough (I know they don't have a breather cap in them, but this isn't going to be a drag motor, just a kcik in the butt from time to time)....I can find reproduced ones for $65 each, without any clean up on them, I can find from Paragon chrome plated ones but they are $200 each and according to the representative on the phone they were real nice on the sides but a little on the rough side on the top. Does anyone have any ideas of what can be done to the script valve covers to make them look really sharp? Chrome them? Is there a way to polish them? Someone told me to powder coat them (I could get that done for free where I work).......I have an aluminum Edelbrock manifold that will have a Holly 650 (I think it was 650 or it might have been a 600) double pumper on it....also brand new.
Need some good suggestions on what to do with the valve covers....ideas???? Your help is always appreciated!
Herb
ps, here is a picture of the motor as I dropped it off at the shop....