Well after some reading I decided to take the head off and just have a machine shop fix me up. Read good things about Late Model Engines in Houston. Cool, no big deal getting the hole repaired. So I get the head off and see bunch of rust on the cylinder walls. Guessing hurricane Harvey waters sitting in the garage for a week got moisture in the motor through the exhaust ports, they just had rags stuffed in them. I've had enough of this for today lol. Time for a gun range trip to relax

Motor is a 70k mile LS2 from a 07 corvette

Cleaned on the motor today. Will do more once I start putting the top end back on

Just as a tip to help you prevent some flash rust in the cylinder by taking a clean rag and putting some Automatic Transmission Fluid on it and wipe down the cylinders liberally.

Build looks great! Hopefully, my car will be up and running in the next 5 months and we can get some cruising done!

Gray

LME out of Houston got me fixed up with a heli coil

Heads back on and motor off the stand. On a cradle stand now so I can get the ls7 clutch kit installed

Was there water in the crankcase?

Way to stay with it Brian.

:captain:

No there wasn't. Everything was very clean when I had the oil pan off to install the holley pan

Pilot bearing in. LS7 clutch on. Bellhousing on. T56 ready with slave and quick bleed line

That's all for today. On graveyards this weekend