302 Is Back From Machining
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302 Is Back From Machining
This afternoon I got a call saying I could come pick up my block which I had boiled, along with new cam bearings and soft plugs installed. Also had the rod and rod caps turned to keep em round as well as had the crank turned .30 mains .20 rods. Tonight I got it back on the engine stand and all masked off for paint. Since the machine shop took all the money I had. I did not have money to go out and buy any engine paint and after searching the garage I found some Chevy orange engine paint. (i Know Gasp) Well the ford motor block dont look to bad Bowtie orange and when you on a budget like me paint is better then no paint ya know? Tommorow I will start putting it all back together. I still have not pulled the straight 6 outta the truck and yesterday we got about an inch of snow so I better get a move on. Any find yourselfs out by my place (cedar falls iowa) and want to drop in and shoot the sheeet your more then welcome too. Might even be able to use a hand or two never know.
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The cylinders were almost perfect. Good thing too since i dont have the money to get it bored over although i would of loved to been able to warm it up with a 30 over bore and a rv cam. Well ya know wish in one hand and you know what in the other see what fills up faster.
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From: Clinton
Make sure you go through that block with a white glove every passage and thread you would not believe what will come off a " Clean " engine run a tap through all threads and blow out the debris with compressed air Mine came back clean as a whistle till i started with the white cleaning brushes pipe cleaners and taps any dirt left in the engine will find its way to the bearings... Hope you have as much fun as I have building my 347 stroker motor...... Good luck
