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The PO was a real genuis. The number of invisible problems have finally broken my back.
I found yet another beautifully stripped out bolt hole in DT....guess that explains why he had the alt hung from grounding tab. Add that to the several stripped intake holes that I tapped that still don't seem right, the fact I have to jack the motor and pull the headers to change the starter, the continuing question of the terrible idle & what cam it has anyway, the poorly installed c6 with reverse valve body & manual shifts, and the overall lack of trust I can have for anything the PO touched on this car...I fell my only recourse is to pull the motor, tear it down, send out the heads and blocks to a machine stop and rebuild from the bottom up.
Since of course this was unexpected and I spent my money on brake upgrades, suspension upgrades, and simple top end performance mods (intake, carb, dist, 6a, etc...) it might take a little longer than expected.
Anyone care to guesstimate costs on the following items:
1. Machining the block and heads
2. Valve Job
3. Roller Rocker and new lifters installed
4. 408 stoker conversion for a 351c /forums/images/icons/smile.gif (I need something to cheer me up since I have to this headache work)
I found yet another beautifully stripped out bolt hole in DT....guess that explains why he had the alt hung from grounding tab. Add that to the several stripped intake holes that I tapped that still don't seem right, the fact I have to jack the motor and pull the headers to change the starter, the continuing question of the terrible idle & what cam it has anyway, the poorly installed c6 with reverse valve body & manual shifts, and the overall lack of trust I can have for anything the PO touched on this car...I fell my only recourse is to pull the motor, tear it down, send out the heads and blocks to a machine stop and rebuild from the bottom up.
Since of course this was unexpected and I spent my money on brake upgrades, suspension upgrades, and simple top end performance mods (intake, carb, dist, 6a, etc...) it might take a little longer than expected.
Anyone care to guesstimate costs on the following items:
1. Machining the block and heads
2. Valve Job
3. Roller Rocker and new lifters installed
4. 408 stoker conversion for a 351c /forums/images/icons/smile.gif (I need something to cheer me up since I have to this headache work)