Projects 33 3 Window Coupe

About 1 month for this then I will flip it...


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Last one on this side...



Hopefully the block checks out... the last piston on this bank was giving me fits. But I got it to go in the end.


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So completely done with this block!! Yay. Now off to the machine shop.


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Doesn't even look like it has the common bolt hole cracks! Nice.

 

I will be relieving this if it checks out to lower the compression. Probably will port and polish too.


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Will use this as a template for the other blocks...


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He may be in hotrod heaven, but his knowledge lives on


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Can’t wait to try this out in my 3 blocks


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Got the engine ready for delivery…

 

Will yank out the soaked engine here shortly…

 

You are in luck................ nothing melted away in your solution.

 

They are, in deed, 2 door sedan doors. Lots of folks convert them to 3 window coupe doors. He will need to fabricate a replacement top, rear corner of the door. Since the plans call for a heavy chop, the original 3 window coupe top door hinge will be eliminated.

as for fabrication of the new door top corner, guys have used the front, rounded door tops from another door - or fabbed the door top from scratch. Lazze has a YouTube video showing how he uses a bead roller to make these new door tops.

 

Preach brother preach!

 

Something’s wrong with you… lol

 

This went a lot easier… I wish I had presoaked the other one in the primordial goo like this one… the crank turned very easily!! Unfortunately the lifter assembly will need cut out as it won’t budge… Now my next block will be even easier, yippee!

 

15 down and 1 to go… what a total nightmare. . This took almost 3 hrs.

 

Looks like pretty nice patio u blasting grease & crud all over. Hope boss ok with mess

 

Probably not… but hopefully zep to the rescue

 

But But But Honey look how good my block turned out.

 

And now the patio has patina!

 

If that patina patio doesn’t clean up good I’ll be sleeping on it…

 

Pretty cool vise grips, never seen that type before. Have you got the correct flathead valve tools? makes life simpler

 

Yes… need to get these darn clips out first

 

Just finding this thread now, looks like I’ve got some reading to do!

 

Will attack this tomorrow

 

Four of these assemblies came out…

 

Then disaster hit…

the handle snapped… I will need to weld on a thick rod.

 

On another note the patio is coming along…I need a stiff brush and more Zep

 

I have an old Electrolux valve tool that looks like a pry bar. It works really well for stuck valves.