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Originally Posted by FETorino
Ah jeeze what's the big deal it ain't like he's the first guy on this site with a billet dry sump pan.  |
True, but due to my resourcefulness, I bet I got it for a 1/4 of what you paid.
And don't give me that Ford vs Chevy parts availability excuse.
Okay I had a similar Matt Alcala situation the other day at Watson going over the motor teardown and inspection of my SB2.
Nothing is good and everything needs something.. of course.
#4 cylinder has a pretty deep score.
Bad main cap walk.
Crank thrust no good.
Wrong bearings.
Wrong piston ring package (napier).
Steel lifter sleeve (wish it wad bronze bushed).
Standard SBC cam core (may go to 50mm BBC size if there is room).
And then there was..... ok at this point I just pulled a Weld and said "just fix it."
There was some good news. They loved the dry sump stuff I brought over and it was the first time Mike didn't tell me the stuff I brought to him was crap or inferior.
He even brought Ben (Watson) who does all their billet and sheetmetal manifolds over and showed him the Hendricks pan. They loved it.
He's gonna send the crank out, do calcs on everything and then we'll decide where we go.
Oh, and he said the head gasket on this motor was the largest he'd EVER seen......
.120.
