Got that new 427 Pond block! I saw his post in Randy's thread and called that old goat up. He said the wife was kinda pissed but hey don't they all . Wait till she finds out how much the WHOLE engine is going to cost??? .. LOL He clued me in on some dyno numbers he's been messing with and it gonna be a REAL screamer! I'm not gonna let the cat out of the bag. He can clue ya'll in. Still no DSL line for him either. Maybe he'll have the engine done before that happens?????!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway congrats Russ and that's a great start to your build.


G.

 

Russ likes to keep some aspects of his project under the radar. I was fortunate enough to see some old proposal's and they were 3 times what he needs at his age.

 

Now that's too funny!
I'm still running the numbers through my head: 3 times never enough=never enough, never enough, never enough!
Now we divide by his age??? into his age??? multiply by the reciprocal of his age??? Hmmm, it still comes out never enough!

 

Is the Pond block cheaper than the Genesis? Is the casting any stronger or similar?

Madmike33

 

Mike the blocks are pretty evenly priced depending on who you get it from. Russ bought his Pond block for $3300 without final machine work. Early Genesis blocks used nodular iron maincaps and I understand the new blocks have billet caps like the Pond. One block holds a little more coolant than the other. I forget which tho...LOL. Barry R would know and I think he has used both. Casting wise they are better than the oem blocks and also 40 lbs heavier in iron.

G.

 

Mike, Russ spent $3300 for the Pond iron block. It still needs final machine work before assy. So I guess who you buy from can determine the price. Both block castings are very HD and 40 lbs heavier in iron. Not to mention the larger bore sizes. One holds more coolant than the other I remember reading. Not sure which one tho. The new Genesis blocks come with billet steel maincaps like the Pond I see. The old Genesis blocks used iron caps with billet as an $300 option. I'd love to have one myself. Anyone want to buy a 63 406?

G.

 

I guess I'll look at the Pond also, I was looking at the Genesis mainly but only because I had heard the most about it.

Thanx for the feedback

Madmike33

 

LOL, Glenn, I have had the Block 3 weeks now and have only seen it twice! BRB!!

Russ

 

LOL Russ if that were mine I'd keep it in the living room. It's just to purdy not to show it a bit. You can always keep it at my house. Maybe we can built it with some of my parts for now and see how it runs? Heck I'll even keep it in the cobra to run it around every now and then so it doesn't get rusty. What are friends for.....LOL.

G.

 

Well G, Bad news!! I sent ya a PM, and I'll give you a call this weekend and give yeah the skinny on the Block...(No Problems with the Block) Its PURDY!

But I just got back into town...From spending a month in West VA working ..and found out the wife lost her job! and we now dont have any health insurance...and were both on daily Meds that I now have to pay for out of pocket!

So I'am out looking for a job now with Benny's..and not being paid in cash!

(Life is a Bit*h sometimes) Oh well....I have to laugh to keep from crying!

Maybe I should just buy a used Vette and build a 383"er for it??? LMAO!!!

Russ

 

OUCH!! I've been in that insurance boat myself. Hoping the best for ya!!

 

Dang bud sorry to hear that. I sent ya a pm with my #. Give me a call when you can. Good to see ya back online and hang in there ok??


G.

 

Sorry to hear, hope it all gets back into place for ya soon. I second that it's nice to see you back on the FTE forums.

Madmike33

 

Thanks Guys.....I'll be checking in more often now...Looking for local work now..

Russ