H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. - Page 2

Nmbr1GMfan · 07-22-2019, 10:36 PM

Sunday came and went with me riding the couch all day, that wasn't the plan but thats what happened. Worked on it some today and realized I never got any head dowels so I had to leave and track them down then go back for a couple hours so little progress but here's where we're at. Back to it for a bit tomorrow. If I could impart a nickels worth of free advice to any newbs like me I would tell them to pay close attention to how full you fill the block I paid close attention and still only have about a blade of grass worth of clearance from the torqued head bolt to the Hardblok after decking. I wanted to fill it as much as possible but after seeing it done I should have left it a tick lower. Some assembly required, warranty is pro rated and your results may vary.

Nmbr1GMfan · 07-23-2019, 09:11 PM

Slacking on the pictures but we are getting on with it. Checked cam lift, got the break-in rockers on, a mixture of restrictors tested while pre-lubing, swapped onto a dyno cart and started bolting stuff on.

Nmbr1GMfan · 07-24-2019, 08:57 PM

Everything is bolted on and moved into the dyno room, hooked everything up and found a few water leaks so we're getting them handled.

07-22-2019, 10:36 PM	#1
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Sunday came and went with me riding the couch all day, that wasn't the plan but thats what happened. Worked on it some today and realized I never got any head dowels so I had to leave and track them down then go back for a couple hours so little progress but here's where we're at. Back to it for a bit tomorrow. If I could impart a nickels worth of free advice to any newbs like me I would tell them to pay close attention to how full you fill the block I paid close attention and still only have about a blade of grass worth of clearance from the torqued head bolt to the Hardblok after decking. I wanted to fill it as much as possible but after seeing it done I should have left it a tick lower. Some assembly required, warranty is pro rated and your results may vary. __________________ Todd Greene Last edited by Nmbr1GMfan; 07-23-2019 at 12:05 AM.

07-23-2019, 09:11 PM	#2
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Slacking on the pictures but we are getting on with it. Checked cam lift, got the break-in rockers on, a mixture of restrictors tested while pre-lubing, swapped onto a dyno cart and started bolting stuff on. __________________ Todd Greene

07-24-2019, 08:57 PM	#3
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Everything is bolted on and moved into the dyno room, hooked everything up and found a few water leaks so we're getting them handled. __________________ Todd Greene