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Mar 6, 2010 | 03:38 AM

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Monte1go

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I had to take the radiator out and ended up turning the block sideways when I pulled mine.

Mar 6, 2010 | 03:57 AM

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yep, had to screw her out....lol

Mar 6, 2010 | 03:58 AM

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now, to soak everything in degreaser for the swap in

Mar 6, 2010 | 09:18 AM

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redthhies

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Originally Posted by 6fifty_f1fifty

Sorry didn't think to take pics in progress I was too worried about droping it being that I was on an incline

Does that make it a SLANT six????

Mar 7, 2010 | 09:49 AM

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6fifty_f1fifty

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HA!

Maybe it does. I was real nervous taking her out like that, the cherry picker wouldn't lift her high enough, so that is why I had to take everything off of the front.

I'm down to removing the cam, pistons and crank, then it's off to Napa's machine shop.

Mar 7, 2010 | 01:04 PM

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Hey Robert, how much are you going to hone out the piston walls? Are you going to have a different cam installed?

Mar 7, 2010 | 04:59 PM

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got the replacement eng in....she is between the frame rails atlast....now 300 more things to hook up, starting with putting the hood back on

Mar 7, 2010 | 10:55 PM

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6fifty_f1fifty

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Originally Posted by 6CylBill

Hey Robert, how much are you going to hone out the piston walls? Are you going to have a different cam installed?

Not sure about the honing, It seems to be stock, so I am hoping to get by with just breaking the glaze on it, if not, it is a bit long in the tooth so it may need to be bored. On a side note it looks like it has been zero-decked has anyone else noticed this on a stock 300? I'll have to take pictures and post them.

I am planning on a different cam, not too sure what to go with, I have been reading the forums at fordsix and haven't been able to find what will be good. I have to wait and see if it will need over-boring , then calculate the cr so I get a cam in the right area (some are recommended only for certain compression ratios.)

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Mar 9, 2010 | 07:57 AM

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6fifty_f1fifty

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Block photo

Here is a photo of the block at no1 cyl tdc

This is the definition of zero decked no?

Mar 9, 2010 | 08:56 AM

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300 Buster

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From: Hudson,Michigan

I think you would have to take an indicator and clean to bare metal on deck and piston and see how much lower the piston is.If they are dead even then I think that is dead zero,at least that is the way I understand it.I don't think they take much off and I don't think it's something that can readily seen,without gauges.