61 biscayne build
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Dean:
Thanks for the update, but sorry to learn of your loss.
I lost my older brother ten years ago and still think of him each year on that day, which was last week. I try to focus on the good times we had together as kids.
Good luck on the build!
TomK
Thanks for the update, but sorry to learn of your loss.
I lost my older brother ten years ago and still think of him each year on that day, which was last week. I try to focus on the good times we had together as kids.
Good luck on the build!
TomK
Sorry to read about your brother, Dean
Sounds like he was a very likeable guy. Engine looks good tho!
Sounds like he was a very likeable guy. Engine looks good tho!
I really appreciate all of your comments about my brother and i know he would want me to keep moving along on my builds.......so i need a little help locating a crankcase vent ELBOW ( used on 63 chevs) that replaced the draft tube and went to a PCV instead with the long bolt to hold it in the quarter size hole in the back of the intake. I hope you all know what i am talking about. Thanks, Dean
seen some on eBay. Do you have the cannister under the intake for that type of pcv ???
thanks Cecil, was looking for the metal elbow....
Hey, Dean, just how long (or short) is that elbow? I recall the draft tube is maybe a foot to a foot-and-a-half long plus the elbow. Can you make one out of that?
TomK
TomK
They have those too.
Doesnt Showcars have them?
Easy Dean easy, Don't bang too hard!!!!
Looking good Dean. Is that your shop???
Looking good Dean. Is that your shop???
NO, its a friends that's building a 61 vert. Wish it was, but used his lift for engine swap and helped my old bones a lot. Don, the engine was built very mild..040 over with 3.76 stroker (built before they had kits available) with a custom grind (mild street) and low compression. Ran very well for the street, but was just a mid 14. sec. car. Tony is going to change out the Ross pistons for Diamonds with a bump in compression and going to a roller cam with more duration and lift. I am hoping for a 60 to 70 hp. increase. Tony will dyno it before i get it back and put it in the Biscayne behind a 4 speed and 3.70 gears. I have decided not to use the 12 bolt 4.10 rear and will offer it for sale to the highest bidder. Bought it from Phil and it is set up for X-frame cars.
bubbletop1961
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Sorry to hear about your brother Dean, and the build is looking great.
Well, a little setback in my "stock" 348 build for the bubbletop. Seems on startup, that my intake valves married the pistons.....so out came the engine and a new set of forged pistons and intake valves should set things right. LOL Guess you (me) never get to old to learn. I moved the cam from my stroker 348 to the stock 348 never thinking about piston to valve clearance...DUH!!